Summer Brief

When I noticed this in the Barber Shop whilst my little brother was getting his hair cut, I squealed at my mum. I really love the vintage feel to the price list and I've never really seen price lists like this in hairdressers. It works really well due to each letter being a vinyl sticker stuck onto a chalk board, making it unique and interesting to look at.

I love the train station signage at Kingham train station. There are quite a few of these old style signposts at all the local surrounding stations as well, which I think is quite unique to The Cotswolds. I always admire these signs when I see them.

The Mill House Hotel front sign is quite typically Cotswolds as well. A lot of the pubs and restaurants around this area are pretty similar in design. I really like the elegance of the ornate frame, and it definitely draws your attention to the signage. I think it helps give the pub refinement and makes it seem luxurious.

This is another sign made for The Mill House Hotel in Kingham, and it corresponds to the same luxurious and upper class theme as the previous sign. I like how clear and concise this sign is, as you can pretty much sum up how much it will cost you to dine at this pub restaurant. I can't remember, however, whether the sign is painted or vinyl cut.

The road sign where I live isn't that interesting, however I prefer it to most road name signs that you see about as it looks a bit more traditional and hasn't resorted to using Helvetica. The road signs were recently refurbished, so it does look really different to how it used to look when it was hand painted.

I quite liked the shadowing effect on this Paella menu at Lakefest. I was quite annoyed when I realised, after feeling the sign, that the letters were vinyl cut, but I still like the effect of the red letters with yellow shadowing. It was one of the best signs at the festival.

I am really fond of typography that has been written in chalk on a chalkboard, especially pub type. I thought this was really sweet and unique and added a friendly vibe to the pub. The illustration at the bottom was a bit iffy, but it helped give the pub character. I love how the type has been hand-rendered, and I think that whoever did the sign did a really good job of it!

I found this quite interesting as you can tell it was crafted a long time ago for the bank. I really like the effect of the wear and tear from over the years, and the simplicity of the serif typeface used. The gold colour works well as it helps you trust in the bank to look after your money, as it seems professional and desirable.

I don't really like this signage, however I appreciate the hand painted lettering. I think they could have chosen a more traditional typeface though, as the "car park at rear..." part seems quite cheap and informal. However, this could seem cheerful and inviting. 

Found some rather traditional looking wayfinding signage in Tewkesbury that I found quite interesting. I like how the typography and colours used are different to usual signs you see about towns and cities.

I really like sign-writing on the sides of canal boats, because they're always different to every other canal boat, which gives the boat charm and it's own unique feel.

There were lots of hand painted signs at Lakefest that took my interest. I played on Sanger's Stage with my friend Phoebe, and the man who painted the sign above and the sign below lives in a caravan and travels around England selling his paintings and painting wagons for travellers. I really like the font that says "Sanger's Stage Show".

The side of one of Dave Sanger's wagons has been painted for his gigs and festivals. I loved looking at the fine detail in the painting, and kept strolling up to the design and stroking it to feel the texture of the paint on the wagon wood. I love the gold paint, as it makes the wagon seem luxurious.

The Big Feastival is a food and music festival situated pretty much at the bottom of my garden in Kingham, and is run by Alex James. I liked the design of the poster for the festival as it's simplistic yet quite trendy and cheerful. The poster also really reminds me of lots of things that Jamie Oliver has produced, for example the branding for Jamie's Italian is really similar to the poster design.

I thought that this sign was absolutely adorable and instantly fell in love when I saw it at another traveller festival I went to over the summer. The entire festival was run by solar panel, so I thought it was sweet that they advertised this with a really nicely painted sign.

Another one of the traditional train station signs around The Cotswolds. I just really liked this photo of the one in Charlbury.

You can't really see it too well, but I thought that this old pub sign was quite desirable looking. I like the use of gold in the typography and the subtle "Hook Norton Ales" written along the wooden beam on the right hand side.

I really liked this sign for the Art Shop in Banbury, as it was really unexpected. It really reminds me of the sign-writing you get on the sides of canal boats, especially the little floral illustrations. I think that the sign is really pretty and I love the blue banner idea, with the little gold trim.