The numeraio Pasquale De Stefano’s handmade market signs are a dying breed of everyday beauty in a baroque city.

Outside of a residential building on North Miro Street in New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood, there is a thin, white pole about six feet high. At the top of the pole is the frame for a two-part sign; the ...

PLUMSTED – Among the many claims to fame held by Al Hutchins, owner of Al's Signs & Truck Lettering in the New Egypt section of Plumsted, is one record-setting fact – he says he's part of the oldest ...

Nov 5, 2013 Nov 5, 2013 Updated Jun 12, 2015 COLUMBIA — John Crockett is one of the last craftsmen around who still honors the tradition of lettering signs by hand. For two decades, the retired art ...

The historic individuality of Detroit's faded neighborhoods is preserved in characters, literally — in the fonts lining the vintage signs and hand-painted advertisements of small businesses. That is, ...

You've likely seen Pascale Arpin's artwork around Ottawa, and if it's working, it's helped guide you to the curbside pickup spot or take-out window of a local business. Arpin is one of only a handful ...

As fresh businesses inhabit long-vacant buildings in Detroit, an art once teetering on obscurity is increasingly used to set them apart. "It's a craft that for many years ruled the roost," said Doc ...

In an increasingly digital world, where design software can turn anyone into an instant Leonardo da Vinci, it’s easy to forget that signs were once lettered by hand using sable brushes, mineral ...

As an adviser at the University of Arizona, Ashley White told many students to find a way to turn what they love into a career. Three years ago, she followed her own advice and pursued her passion for ...

Toronto is filled with nostalgia-inducing hand-lettered signs. And one local artist is responsible for lots of them. Rcade Wizard, or Andrew Kidder, is a full-time sign painter. He uses a variety of ...