Emily Day the owner of Flour + Co is opening a new American bakery on Hyde Street in San Francisco. This sign project turned into a very personal project for me as I've worked with and have known Emily for years and I'm so excited to see her dream finally coming to fruition. These signs [...]
Today the newest La Boulange bakery had its grand opening at the Metreon in San Francisco. The latest La Boulange at 781 Mission Street is now open and it looks fantastic. Martin Sign Company did quite a bit of work for this location. Of course we did the La Boulange menus which are screen printed [...]
For a unique sign you should make your sign like they did 50 years ago. When I look at old photographs of myself from high school the first thing I notice besides my goofy grin is the hair style. For me it was the mid-90's when I was in high school so I had a [...]
The hanging signs can be a small sign for a big effect. In San Francisco there are many neighborhoods like the Marina, the Mission, West Portal, Potrero Hill, China Town, North Beach, Noe Valley, the Castro, just to name a few. Each of these neighborhoods have one or two streets where the small boutique shop [...]
This last Saturday my business partner Matt, his wife Kristin, and I went to the opening at Guerrero Gallery for a show called An American Language which featured various sign hand painters from around the country. Martin Sign Company friend and fellow hand painter Bob Dewhurst was in the show. I thought this show is [...]
Hand painting is a classic way to make signs. It is still popular. It's time consuming and it takes some skill but hand painting is still my favorite way to do signs. For La Boulange, they wanted a sidewalk sign for their California street location. They wanted a classic hand painted look instead of digital [...]
