The video below highlights the rich history of sign painting in Dublin. As a person that started his graphic design career doing hand lettering, this short film captures something I hold dear. The art of craft, the art of creating by hand. Watching the people in this film hand letter signage with brush and paint is truely wonderful. Listening to a son talk about his father, grandfather, and great grandfather all passing the craft forward to the next generation is simply fantastic.
Sign Painting
“Sign Painter” the Movie.
“Old signs become art. I want to make signs that become art” that single line from the trailer to Faythe Levine and Sam Macon’s documentary says it all. When I started my career in graphic design, you had to know how to or know someone who could hand letter. What was thought of as a dying craft is making a comeback thankfully. Thanks to Levine and Macon along with cinematographer Travis Auclair for documenting the fascinating and talented individuals that keeping sign painting alive and kicking.
