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SIGNS with
PAINTED GRAPHICS
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this page are all painted by hand. A hundred years ago every large town would have a sign shop to produce the store front and
vehicle signs needed by the local businesses. It takes years to develop the
coordination to construct letters with a brush. I have watched this skill fade
away in our society. The alphabets I learned as an apprentice were built
from brush strokes. These letter forms may become extinct. There are only a
few hardy individuals keeping the craft alive.
Now signs are made using a
computer and printing fonts. Most fonts are designed to appear a half inch
tall in a paragraph or page of lettering. Take these same letters and make a
sign with just two or three large words, and the effect can be awkward and
imbalanced. Signs today are more precise in their details and less
sophisticated in their layout and design.
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