A photo of a ghost sign I took in 2005 (previously posted here) has been selected for inclusion in the newly released fifth edition of the Schmap Philadelphia Guide:
Schmap is a leading publisher of digital travel guides for 200 destinations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The innovative technology behind Schmap Guides also lets end users publish their own ‘schmaps’ (to share trip itineraries, local reviews and more), and powers a popular range of Schmap Widgets, displaying maps with content and event schedules for travel, sports, concert tours and more on a fast-growing network of websites and blogs. Founded in 2004, Schmap is privately owned and based in Carrboro, North Carolina.
Chestnut between 7th and 8th [map]
A snippet from Jess Gibson's "Draplin Project". Somewhat related to signage design, more about the declining state of design in America. Language definitely not safe for work.
Today the Designphiladelphia blog featured a post about the Philly Ghost Signs Project blog. If you've arrived here from the post, welcome! If you haven't, you can read the full write-up here.
Kevin Derrick, who runs the blog, read a little deeper into the content contained here, beyond just the collection of photos of old buildings:
In doing this work, the photo-journal simultaneously questions our past, present and future all under the beguiling premise of peeling paint... Something of a revelation and altogether extraordinary, certainly.
The blog is the ongoing online presence of Designphiladelphia, a series of events that include studio tours, lectures, exhibitions, workshops, book signings and parties in and around Philadelphia design institutions.
If you have any tips or information on signs that you know about, please send me an email via the link at right. Thanks for looking!
