Decades ago, DC was full of hand-painted signs pointing customers toward various retail establishments. They were eye-­catching and distinctive, but they were also expensive, required regular ...

Jordan city planners have been asked to come up with new language to regulate painted commercial signage in downtown Jordan. The move comes as city officials face the prospect of approving new painted ...

With a swift and steady hand, Ruben Marcilla is painting a 3-foot-tall “T.” The “T” is white, and Marcilla is cutting crisp lines around it in teal. When he’s done he moves on to “H,” then “E” and an ...

The ban on this signage in the streets of downtown Mexico City caught the attention of younger generations. EL PAÍS speaks with artists and apprentices, who have revived an essential profession in the ...

Vic B. Linden and Sons used to span storefronts across Spokane. Now, after 75 years, the brothers who took over their parents’ hand-painted sign business have decided to retire. “We just feel like ...

Artist Shawn Gilheeney shares how he became Providence's go-to sign painter. Shawn Gilheeney, known for his sign painting business Providence Painted Signs, has left his mark across all of Providence ...

Even in a successful city, businesses come and go, often leaving nothing behind but the memories of those who ate and drank there, bought that vendor's goods or paid for its services. When those ...

JORDAN – City planners are looking to regulate painted commercial signage in downtown Jordan as city officials face a gallery of deteriorated and painted-over works downtown. Murals and painted ...