New Publication Chronicles 100 Years of French Sign Painting Alphabets
Letterform Archive Books, the publishing arm of the San Francisco-based museum and educational nonprofit Letterform Archive, has released a new volume titled 'Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters' Alphabets.' The book is a comprehensive, large-format survey examining decorative letterforms that historically embellished French commercial storefronts and signs. It documents a full century of alphabetic designs created by professional sign painters in France. The publication is presented as a visually rich resource for those interested in typography, lettering arts, and vernacular graphic design. The work focuses on preserving and analyzing this specific area of French visual and craft heritage. The book is available for purchase, with further details accessible through the original source at Creative Review.
Key facts
- Letterform Archive Books published 'Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters' Alphabets.'
- The book surveys 100 years of alphabetic designs from French sign painters.
- The publisher is the imprint of the Letterform Archive museum and education center in San Francisco.
- The volume is a large-format, visually oriented publication.
- The subject is decorative letterforms used on French shopfronts and signs.
- The work aims to document and preserve this area of graphic craft history.
- The book is currently available for purchase.
- Further information can be found via the Creative Review website.
Entities
Artists
- Morgane Côme
Institutions
- Letterform Archive Books
- Letterform Archive
- Creative Review
- Violaine & Jérémy
- L’Échappée
Locations
- San Francisco
- France
- Paris