Trying to Not Paint the Sign

When new signs were installed at one of the stores at 

the Speedway Shopping Center, they were put up before

painters could remove cover the accumulated stains from

the old signage. Consequently, the painters had to take the time to

wrap and tape the newly installed work to avoid dripping

paint on the blue kitty, red puppy and letters.

How many additional dollars were spent because 

someone could not wait one day for the facade 

of the building to be painted?

The man in the chair is the supervisor of the 

younger man doing the work. While the controls for the 

cherry-picker lift are with the younger man, the work can 

only be performed by one of them due to the

cramped quarters in the basket.

Face Time

Say "Hello" to Matt and Freddie, who between them have nearly 50 years' experience as sign painters. These men were spending their work day installing signage on a local business, which consisted of a lot of very large graphic decals. While the men are grateful for the work, they have watched over the years as their skills have become marginalized and unappreciated.

In a world where everything seems to be done by computer graphics programs, then printed both in large scale and large volume onto sticky-backed vinyl, their ability to limn a design onto a wall, then control the flow of paint from their brushes is becoming a lost art. Still, not just anyone can apply these graphics; their attention to detail, sense of proportion and design ensure that the job will be correct, all the pieces matched up, the bubbles smoothed out.


Say "Hello" to Matt and Freddie, not just guys sticking decals on a window, but craftsmen out of place, making a living, taking pride in a job well done.