Back to the roots...

Hand lettered show card signs. Up until the mid eighty's, when vinyl plotters over took the sign industry, hand lettered show cards were the main cheap form of signage. I can remember as a kid being in the grocery store, and everything from the meat prices, to the sale items were listed on signs like these. This last week, I was asked to do an old time show card sign for a local band. I had forgotten how quick and easy these were to blow out. Single stroke letters with a quick drop shadow. Quite effective, I think I'll do these more often...