Have you noticed that more and more companies are going for hand painted signs
for their businesses these days? They are popping up in unexpected places all around us, especially here in Los Angeles. From storefronts to hand painted awnings to 15 story painted billboard ads... there is a type of business that wants to reflect a certain type of craftsmanship and attention to detail that a hand painted sign offers to their customers. I feel this is a really positive shift, (I may have a horse in the race...) as it seeks to balance out the numbing saturation, scale and overall repetition of glossy mass produced advertising images our eyes see in a given day. It suggests that one slows down for a moment and take notice of the details around us. But why? Because a person (a crazy person?) took the time to dip a paintbrush into a bunch of different colors to create a brief experience, a suggestion, a feeling out of nothing? Yes. That's why.
I have had the pleasure to work with an interesting variety of Clients
to develop, design and hand paint signs for their businesses. It truly
is one of my favorite things to do in the world! I have had a chance to
work on signs for so many lovely folks over the
past few months. I thought I would post a sampling of my favorites...
Design-wise I have worked in two capacities. Some of my clients have a
logo design and simply need the skilled hand of a sign painter to paint
it with some minor design solutions or color accents. Other times I
get to really dig in and get super creative from start to finish with my
own designs, lettering choices, custom-cut shapes, color palettes, etc.
Sometimes it's a textured wall...
... a perfectly smooth one...
... or a custom cut substrate.
A hand painted sign shows evidence of hours of time, skill and concentration, and because of that conveys a certain type of warmth. While it certainly is not the fastest method, it is a symbol that even in this busy world some things are still best made by hand.
