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There can be few trades that
have been changed so totally,
by the advent of the computer,
as signwriting. Here are a few
pictures of my work, old and
new, showing examples of
hand lettering and vinyl
graphics.
If done with care it is not
always immediately obvious
which is which without tactile
confirmation.
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I think most British signwriters will
have been influenced by the
enormous talent of Cecil Wade -
lettering artist, at his peak from the
thirties through to the fifties.
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Gold leaf - always looks good
when used for outline.
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Gold leaf - always looks good
when used for body colour.
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I always like to see a straight
forward sans serif, even for a headline. Shade can make the job look 'finished' as long as its not just used to mask poorly executed shapes.
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Gold leaf - always looks good.
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The introduction of Futura Display was a
real boon. Full of character, strong, simple and adaptable. I may have overused it in the early days.
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My own version of
Trajan, digitised distorted and shaded. A sign made for H.G.Matthews Brickworks
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Classic script and sans for the
traditional tradesman's van look.
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New casual livery for this for 24
hour recovery truck for C.G.Motors.
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These were unusual jobs. Detail
views of large window re-dressing blinds for two of London's West End stores. Charcoal grey open weave material . . .
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and:
gold on aubergine, tight weave.
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'50s retro feel to this 34" x 26" A-frame sign.
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Chesham used to be a Mecca of signwriting. My Father founded Bucks Signs just
after the second World War and was one of five superb writers working out of this relatively small market town. Each had a slightly different speciality but standards soared as each wrote to impress the others. Although it's not my own work, I couldn't resist including this rare picture of a fascia by Eric Norman, a true master of Old English lettering. Old English rarely looks good unless tightly spaced and fairly condensed, this is neither but I doubt you would ever find a finer rendition.
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To see further examples click the
Art Nouveau Lady and visit the Glass Graphics website.
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The Lendrum Family Arms.
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These three pictures show examples
of the cold glass painting I've been working on lately, using transparent paints to emulate fired stained glass.
The two Soldiers symbolise the
town's association with the Civil War. Eleven thousand soldiers of the Parlimentary Army were billeted on Stony Stratford, June 10th 1645, before marching to the Battle of Naseby, 14th June.
The Battle sealed the fate of the
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Ooh look! Fancy a
cream tea?
Riverside tea garden
between Marlow and
Hurley on the Thames
Path
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Modern steel pavement signs
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