signs Archives - MobiSpirit MobiSpirit Thu, 19 Dec 2019 07:45:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 These Handprinted Signs Stand Out in the Sea of Plastic and Neon https://mobispirit.com/these-handprinted-signs-stand-out-in-the-sea-of-plastic-and-neon/ Sat, 21 Dec 2019 11:42:07 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=19158 After graduating with a degree in graphic design with a focus on typography, Chris Mackenzie-Gray was kinda stuck. So he decided to invent himself, by creating a job he would actually enjoy doing. That job turned out to be painting signs. “I’m so glad that I can do this job, that there are clients that […]

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]]> After graduating with a degree in graphic design with a focus on typography, Chris Mackenzie-Gray was kinda stuck. So he decided to invent himself, by creating a job he would actually enjoy doing. That job turned out to be painting signs.

“I’m so glad that I can do this job, that there are clients that will pay me to do it,” he admitted in an interview with Lecture in Progress. Amongst these clients, he counts Honest Burgers and the Museum of London, with his painting surfaces including brick walls, shop faces, and glass.

Working both digitally and by hand, his business – Toucan Signs – now offers sign-painting services ranging from very small door numbers to large-scale murals, and everything else in between. His work isn’t only creative but it helps beautify his urban environment. A win-win situation if you ask us.

“I think a lot of businesses are starting to see how, in a row of shops with neon or plastic signs, a nice piece of handprinted signage can set you apart,” Mackenzie-Gray explained. “There’s that tangibility to it. It’s human.”

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I was in Berlin recently with @hanasunnywhaler and @jakesamueltyler attending a @betterletters Surface Gilding workshop led by David Kynaston and hosted by @theosone at @scriptoriumberlin. Luckily, on the same weekend there was a panel jam at @studioelmberlin hosted by @lillelumper of Rocket Signs!! • We met so many great people at the workshop and panel jam and were lucky enough to paint a mural at @studioelmberlin on our last day, more photos to come on that later! Thanks to everyone who made our trip so special, here are some 35mm photos from our trip that I just had developed! Special shouts to: @studioelmberlin @lillelumper @anjariese @angeli_250 @yokelgraham @romanaschrift @art_of_kiki @letterista @typophrenic @tinobayer @johnnieparkstudio @robertdavidschwartz

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> signs Archives - MobiSpirit MobiSpirit Thu, 19 Dec 2019 07:45:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 These Handprinted Signs Stand Out in the Sea of Plastic and Neon https://mobispirit.com/these-handprinted-signs-stand-out-in-the-sea-of-plastic-and-neon/ Sat, 21 Dec 2019 11:42:07 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=19158 After graduating with a degree in graphic design with a focus on typography, Chris Mackenzie-Gray was kinda stuck. So he decided to invent himself, by creating a job he would actually enjoy doing. That job turned out to be painting signs. “I’m so glad that I can do this job, that there are clients that […]

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]]> After graduating with a degree in graphic design with a focus on typography, Chris Mackenzie-Gray was kinda stuck. So he decided to invent himself, by creating a job he would actually enjoy doing. That job turned out to be painting signs.

“I’m so glad that I can do this job, that there are clients that will pay me to do it,” he admitted in an interview with Lecture in Progress. Amongst these clients, he counts Honest Burgers and the Museum of London, with his painting surfaces including brick walls, shop faces, and glass.

Working both digitally and by hand, his business – Toucan Signs – now offers sign-painting services ranging from very small door numbers to large-scale murals, and everything else in between. His work isn’t only creative but it helps beautify his urban environment. A win-win situation if you ask us.

“I think a lot of businesses are starting to see how, in a row of shops with neon or plastic signs, a nice piece of handprinted signage can set you apart,” Mackenzie-Gray explained. “There’s that tangibility to it. It’s human.”

Follow his Instagram for more.

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I was in Berlin recently with @hanasunnywhaler and @jakesamueltyler attending a @betterletters Surface Gilding workshop led by David Kynaston and hosted by @theosone at @scriptoriumberlin. Luckily, on the same weekend there was a panel jam at @studioelmberlin hosted by @lillelumper of Rocket Signs!! • We met so many great people at the workshop and panel jam and were lucky enough to paint a mural at @studioelmberlin on our last day, more photos to come on that later! Thanks to everyone who made our trip so special, here are some 35mm photos from our trip that I just had developed! Special shouts to: @studioelmberlin @lillelumper @anjariese @angeli_250 @yokelgraham @romanaschrift @art_of_kiki @letterista @typophrenic @tinobayer @johnnieparkstudio @robertdavidschwartz

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