{"product_id":"b00dliu2p6","title":"Sign Painters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis illustrated history of hand-lettered painted signs across America, and the craftspeople who created them, is a lovely paean to a vanishing art ( The New York Times ).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere was a time—as recently as the 1980s—when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our visual landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade. In 2010 filmmakers Faythe Levine, coauthor of  Handmade Nation , and Sam Macon began documenting these dedicated practitioners, their time-honored methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship.  Sign Painters , the first anecdotal history of the craft, features stories and photographs of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not only a wonderful book, a delight to take in, rich and telling in its details and a visual pleasure with its gorgeous photography. It's an important book that captures a largely untold story. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67923602571509,"sku":"YSL50492","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/81ZT2H_OIrL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672186","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b00dliu2p6","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}