Something for the Weekend: BLAG Meet is Coming

This Saturday, I'm excited to host our first ever BLAG Meet, and you're invited to join us for this free, online event.

BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 03 is an opportunity to meet contributors to Issue 03 of the magazine through a series of talks, interviews, studio visits, and demonstrations.

The Q+A and text-based chat will also be open, keeping things interactive for all. We kick things off at 16:00 London time.

BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 03 is happening on Saturday, 7 October, touching into Sunday 8 October in some parts of the world. It's free and online.

The whole event will be just over six hours long, but you can dip in and out for the sessions you're most interested in, so check out the line-up below.

(If you attended any of Lockdown Letterheads in 2020, then you'll know what it's like—jetting all over the world to meet some fascinating folk, and learn about their work.)

Issue 03 of BLAG, with limited edition poster insert.

The Line-Up

Thank you to all the contributors that are making this event possible. It is offered to everyone completely free of charge, but you can leave a tip here to support the technical running costs.

BLAG Meet Timetable Download the full schedule with localised timings for regions around the world. BLAG-Meet-Timetable.pdf • 28 KB

Making Miniatures

Get up close and personal with Chris Raley at Route 9 Signs (@route9signs) as he shares his miniature signs and process.

Chris Raley and his Moon Motel miniature.

Ross F. George at Letterform Archive

Join Stephen Coles (@stewf) and Kel Throughton (@keltroughton) for a look at Letterform Archive's incredible Ross F. George collection. This will include some gems that aren’t shown online, from his own show cards, to prototype pens, to a rare glimpse of his studio.

Original ink-on-signboard artwork advertising Ross F. George's Speedball pens. From the collection at Letterform Archive (@letterformarchive).

I'm Only A Fucking Sign Painter

Bob Dewhurst (@nevadahandpainted) talks about trying to make a living as a freelance sign painter, and some of the basics he's learned over the last 47 years.

Puntastic Valentine's from the collection by Bob Dewhurst.

Tozer's Secret Santa

Bristol's Tozer Signs (@tozersigns) showcases her Secret Santa project, with tips on how to run your own.

Irregular Signs (@irregularsigns) by Abbi Paints (@abbi.paints) for Tozer's Secret Santa.

Painting Acanthus Leaves

In his regular BLAG column, Gustavo Ferrari (@ferrarifileteados) is revealing the secrets of Fileteado Porteño. This session builds on the third in the series with some more advanced acanthus leaf painting techniques.

Acanthus leaves for a Fileteado piece by Gustavo Ferrari.

Halfstudio Visit & Interview

Meet Mariana Branca and Emanuel Barreira, the duo behind Portugal's Halfstudio (@halfstudiosigns) to learn how their work has evolved over time, while retaining its stylistic essence.

Detail of Flawless, a piece by Halfstudio from their Floating Vibes show in Lisbon.

Starting Out and Finding a Niche

Jill Strong (@jill.strong.signs) shares her journey into the trade, and finding her niche within it, offering a host of practical tips along the way.

Jill Strong on the brush.

Interowriting: Writing from Rhythm

Regular BLAG columnist Alice Mazzilli (@alicemazzilli) explores her Interowriting concept through rhythm in this interactive demonstration and talk.

Alice Mazziili writing on the wall.

Tiny Things from a Tiny Closet

Danielle McGurran from City Folk Studio (@cityfolkstudio) takes inside her closet-based studio (aka The Cludio), which is the tiny space from which her tiny creations are brought to life.

Detail from Danielle McGurran's miniature, The Sign Painter's Studio, which is the poster insert in BLAG 03.

Signs at the Seaside

Justin Burns (@jburnsdesign) shares more of his adventures in the typographic vernacular of the English seaside.

Work in Justin Burns' recent exhibition at the Museum of Art + Craft.

Thank You

Thanks again to all our contributors; I cannot wait to see more of what they have in store for our first ever BLAG Meet.

The event is completely free, but you can leave a tip here to support the technical running costs.

See you on Saturday, Sam

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