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signs and signifiers: the snapper

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Dave

He is made out to be an original traveling troubador, but the reality is more varied and complex in the case of Woody Guthrie than being a mere singer of Cantos in the transplanted Spanish heartland of dust bowl America. … Continue reading →

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what signage are you?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) as far as i know “signage” isn’t a word. although it’s in use (and may have been recently added to the dictionary – i don’t keep up) it’s basically professional “lingo” that is entering our vocabulary. … Continue reading →

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the cat the glove and a tale

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Dave

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): my father was not a “good guy.” among his many rather reprehensible attributes was a certain pathological ‘cheapness’. today’s little graphic item of interest is a sign that he used to have pasted on the inside … Continue reading →