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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A trip to Sokolowski's University Inn is steeped in the past - for the most part. The 1920s James Beard Award-winning restaurant in Tremont is as old-school as it gets. There's a ...

Alina Kiliwa’s studio in northern Mexico City is a haven amidst the capital’s hustle and bustle. She opens a can of blue paint, picks up one of her brushes and delicately begins to paint five letters ...

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 ...

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 ...

“That’s How They Get Ya” by Alex Sheldon at Match & Kerosene, part of Signs Galore! at KO Gallery (All images by the author for Hyperallergic) Installation view of Signs Galore! at KO Gallery ...

Commercial painted signs will be held to stricter standards if the Jordan City Council approves a new set of regulations recommended by the city Planning Commission July 9. The Planning Commission ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - In a world full of stressful revelations, a drive by Vintage 21 Antiques, not far from Governor’s Square Mall, provides a brief distraction. Hanging up outside its gray ...

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 ...