On copyright, just because a client pays for your design time does not mean they own it outright, though it would be harder to prove on your part unless you have a good contract. You can make stipulations on your design that you can keep all the rights or some of them. I handle my design work as wha...

Here is another link I have....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hukes/sets/797985/

There was a traveling show and a book on mexican street graphics. The website for the show is: http://www.sensacional.com.mx/ And the book is called "Sensacional, Mexican Street Graphics" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568983468/qid=1134979042/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-6483436-1472737?s=boo...

Old letterheads, catalogs and bill of sales on ebay.

Old lettering books beside the signpainter/showcard book a few of us have, again on ebay.

Leslie Carbarga has a great book with his collection os letterheads.

The book "The Art of Modern Rock"

www.gigposters.com

I have a few books that have that era and type of signs: Entrez: Signs of France...having the most For good reference: French Modern Alphabets and Other Signs ABZ Design Connoissuer Typology The company I worked at designed most of the signs at Paris Las Vegas, the reference book was really cool, to...

On a similar note, I went to an event where Adam Cruz from House Industries was there. His observance was hand lettering was a dying art but I believe it has adapted, if you look at the process House Industries uses to do thier work and artists like those on http://www.gigposters.com and a few other...

I find the signs interesting, it would be a good debate...is it visual clutter or artform? I have a few books on street graphics....I myself, find it fascinating that they do this work, and is it any different than early roadside signage from the 20's and 30's . Here is an interesting link on one ty...