Janine Taylor is the first woman to progress from Apprentice to Expert Painter at Colossal Media.

A show of mastery on reverse glass gilded panels from the American Sign Museum’s collections.

Santiago Carrasquilla and Danaé Gosset share the work painted by Luis Benz while filming his biopic.

Tracey Thorne profiles Bug Art Sav, a Jamaican sign painter keeping the island’s traditions alive.

I’ve got some new titles in the BLAG Shop (see below), including the American Sign Museum book that starts shipping this week. For December deliveries, orders must be placed by 27 November with the exception of the UK which has until 11 December. ## New Books ### Doyle David Butler’s Book Packed with over 250 pages of exquisite design, lettering, and illustration inspiration, this new book is a slice through the prolific output of one of the sign world’s most revered designers. In the words of Mark Oatis: “Doyle David Butler loves what he does. You will too!” Buy the Book There’s more from the book coming in BLAG 08. More from Inside * * * ### The American Sign Museum Book This lavishly illustrated book from The American Sign Museum invites you inside with over 250 photos showcasing its dazzling sign collection. Featuring detailed stories behind dozens of its most important exhibits, you’ll learn about the fascinating history of American signage, discover how this Museum came to be, and how the institution celebrates these signs and the craftspeople who make them. Buy the Book If you’re ordering the book to somewhere in the EU, then let me know if you’d like it signed. More from Inside * * * ### The Beatles in Posters Artist Tony Both worked in Liverpool during the early 1960s, just around the corner from The Cavern Club and close to the Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein's office in Whitechapel. Tony’s work caught Epstein’s eye, and he went on to produce posters, printed leaflets and a wide variety of publicity and display materials for Epstein’s artists, most notably for a young four-piece beat combo called the Beatles. His original posters now fetch a considerable sum of money, and _The Beatles in Posters_ features these as well as exact replicas of those that have been lost to time. Buy the Book* *Please note that I only have a handful of copies of this title as I bought the last remaining stock from the distributor. The book has served as inspiration for an ‘On the Brush’ piece in BLAG 08. More from Inside * * * ## Low Stock The following publications are very low on stock, in some cases with just a single copy remaining. * The Golden Era of Sign Design * Lots of Sign: Jamaican Dancehall Signs * Karbid: Berlin — From Lettering to Type * BLAG 04 . This page of the shop has all available back issues, with BLAG 01 and BLAG 02 only available digitally. The Golden Era of Sign Design | Lots of Sign | Karbid: Berlin | BLAG 04. * * * ## Even More Books To close, here are some of the most popular titles from the last year of sales in the shop. The Origin of the Serif | All the Fonts of the Fair | Sign Painting | Gold Leaf Techniques Browse More Books * * * Thank you for shopping with BLAG. All sales help to keep our adventures in sign painting on the road, and your shelves well stocked with knowledge and inspiration 😊 Sam sam@bl.ag | @blag@typo.social BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) ShopShop from BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) selling sign painting books.BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)

The Dublin mural by Vanessa Power that inspired Meghan McDermott to become a sign painter.

Short film celebrating the late Brian Walker's life and work as a signwriter in Hackney, London.

Fundraising for the Ignite Sign Art Museum in Tucson, Arizona, which has lost hundreds of exhibits.

This Is My Costume speaks to BLAG about its decade-long initiative refashioning abandoned shops.

Celebrating 25 years of the American Sign Museum through the lens of its most important exhibits.

Lettering the weather, Hong Kong ghost signs, the New York Sign Museum, and more from the field.

A new book documents the diverse decorations found on working vehicles from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.

Mastering Layout's Mike Stevens riffing on brush technique, letter formation, and mahl sticks.

Blackboard art tips, tricks, and techniques shared in a pre-recorded session for Letterheads 50.

43 years later, host Mike Jackson reflects on a meet that redefined what a Letterheads could be.

Bonus content from Meredith Kasabian's BLAG 07 feature on women, trans, and nonbinary sign painters.

The first instalment of the digital companion to BLAG 07, the Letterheads special.

BLAG's first special issue applies an IOAFS twist to its worldwide adventures in sign painting.

A historic event at the American Sign Museum through the lens of photographer Natalie Grilli.