Tag: lettering

  • Holy Trinity School – Guilford

    I’m catching up with my posts! Last Friday I visited Pewley Down Infant School in the morning and Holy Trinity Junior School in the afternoon. I had a wonderful time at both schools. Each was buzzing with excitement and activity, with lots going on for Book week. Geraldine, their Librarian, helped me find an art…

  • Too Much Customer Service – Direct Line Insurance Fail Miserably

    I’ve received a birthday card from Direct Line Insurance and it almost made me feel ill! Do I know these people? Do they know me? I am a faceless e-customer and occasional telephone caller – not a mate. I’m friendly with their staff when I call, but I’ve never had the same person and have…

  • The Beatles – Sign of the Times

    Also at the Stoke Potteries Museum and Art Gallerywas this wonderful cinema poster for the Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night movie. All the lettering is screen printed and hand cut. In those days signs like this would normally be painted by hand in poster paint on showcard, but The Gaumont, Hanley probably wanted a few copies…