Sign Writing in the USA

Just seen a fabulous film about sign painters in the USA. Really gives the atmosphere of painting signs almost as a counter-culture activity. Sign writers in the US seem to be a bread apart and one that was heading for extinction, perhaps this documentary will help save them and their distinctive style. The style of roadside signs in the USA could never be confused with their counter part in Europe, where we have also seen these skills disappearing.

Poster design: Ira Coyne
Poster design: Ira Coyne