Back to Paul Pender & Sons for another traditional signwritten vehicle, this time : 'The Big 'Ol Truck'!
Following on from the design we did on the 'Landy', and keeping the same type style and design just altering the colours slightly.
Wanting the vehicle to have that 'working' feel to the lettering and design, the Typeface was inspired and based on an old school haulage firm, and would have traditionally been hand painted and signwritten back in the day.. just as this was!..
Proud to be a small part of keeping the Traditional Art of Signwriting alive and kicking in 2018!

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Being a signwriter you get some interesting and unique jobs to do.. this being no exception!.
A fully restored classic french van that is to be used as a mobile bookshop for the lovely people at Troubador Publishing. All the lettering and the decoration was sketched out onto the vehicle prior to the whole design being painting by hand... a lot of the branches and smaller parts were added in the final stages, as it just grew and flowed off the brush near the end, this tends to be the natural way this sort of design tends to go otherwise it becomes too rigid and static.
More photos to come once its out on the road, but wanted to put this one up as it was such a lovely job to do.
Keep an eye out for it at your local fesivals soon!

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Been meaning to do this for a while, so here it is!.. i hope you like the new look.
Please note that there maybe a few teething problems with this, so if you find anything 'weird' or links that dont work the way they should.. please bear with me, will try and sort them out as i go along..

You will notice a lack of past Blog posts, other than the few i have reposted below, this is because its impossible to copy a Blog including its dated posts on here, so...  i have had to make do with a complete new 'fresh start' other than the ones you will see below.
I will in due course add a link to Archive blogs when i get it sorted... in the meantime, i will update as normal.

Back to it!..
TakeCare
Al.

Modern Image + Traditional Methods = Unique Sign for Local Business.

Signwriting gives a unique & more classic look for your establishment, making it stand out from the masses of standard vinyl & printed signage that you will see all over the highstreets nowadays.
This is a New Bar & Eatery coming soon to the heart of Loughborough, a nice modern feel to the Type on this and a unique logo hand painted in the business colours.


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Time for a revamp and fresh signage for the lovely people at Budding Floral Designs in Anstey, Leicester.
This time around its back to the classic traditional ways of signage, as this was all done by hand with my trusty ol' mahl stick, a brush, and a tin or two of 1Shot Paints.
To compliment the whole new look the windows have all been updated with etch glass with a unique designed pattern which is replicated on their company vehicles... no stock designs used here ;-)
Classic fonts/type used on this one as well..  Gill Sans.

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Cool one this!
Chuffed to be called to signwrite for a local funeral firm Paul Pender & Sons on one of their new ( old :-) ) specialist vehicles for their Funeral Services. This 6 Wheel Landrover has been custom made to carry a coffin on the back! Signwriting was done direct to the old traditional green paintwork as they wanted to keep the old school feel of the vehicle. All work done by hand, of course ;-)  ...shout out to 1shot paints for a quality product as usual.


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Trip out of town for this one!
Designed and painted for Campbell Munro in Lichfield, signwriting direct to painted fascia onsite, using trusty 1Shot enamel paints.. their gold paint is becoming my favorate to use by brush, lovely coverage and a quality finish.
This one will stand the test of time for sure.


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Gilding and Hand Gilt Lettering is one of those Crafts that never seems to lose its shine even in the modern signage scene., you just can't substitute real Gold Leaf!
These are a couple of recent projects that have come through the workshop... and both really quite different.
The Groucho Club in Central London's Soho Area is a well known established members only club ... both these bespoke signs now reside inside the famous club... 23.5ct Gold Leaf lettering with a Signwritten shadow to make it stand out more on the headers... on solid oak signs.
The other is keeping a traditional honours board in the style and finish it was initially started in all those years ago.. This was again, Signwritten and Gilded by Hand, recreating the original type style and feel up to date.
Its an honour to know that your a little part of keeping this old traditional art still alive in the modern 21st century world of signage... long may it continue!



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