Resource location: North America
Mexico’s Hand-Painted Signs Inspire Class Conflict— But Not How You Might Think
A story about the banning of Rótulos—public art painted by hand on street food stalls—in Mexico City in 2022.
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Vernacular Type from El Salvador
An overview of the visual landscape and vernacular type of El Salvador.
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Vernacular Typography
Photographs from Molly Woodward’s vernacular typography project.
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Mexican Blackletter
Photographic essay that examines the popularity of this letterform in Mexico.
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American Sign Museum
The American Sign Museum promotes sign preservation and restoration by displaying nearly 100 years of signage.
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New York Sign Museum
Non-profit foundation dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of advertising and signage in New York City and the surrounding areas.
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Walker Evans: Signs
Fifty photographs of signs from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection.




