Decades ago, DC was full of hand-painted signs pointing customers toward various retail establishments. They were eye-­catching and distinctive, but they were also expensive, required regular ...

Artist Joan Stevens helps preserve Circus World Museum's historic wagon collection. As a teenager, Joan Stevens ran away with the carnival and fell in love with circus art. Today, she is helping ...

Jayson Salvi’s has become one of the top hand-painted sign makers in the Ocean State. We had a chance to talk with him and watch him in action.

Even in an age of emoji, when people revel in communicating online using a shared set of colorful icons, it makes sense that there are still those who are able to eke out a living painting signs for ...

Hand-painted signs are increasingly common, and this old-school style of art-meets-commerce hasn’t seen this much action since the 1940s. “I think people are looking for authentic, creative signs,” ...

“That’s How They Get Ya” by Alex Sheldon at Match & Kerosene, part of Signs Galore! at KO Gallery (All images by the author for Hyperallergic) Installation view of Signs Galore! at KO Gallery ...