It is where the industry started – painting letters and symbols by hand. Summer Brooks speaks to the artisans of traditional sign-writing and some new faces about why they love it
Category: Features
Liquid fire: the masters of neon
From its heyday in America during the ’50s and ’60s to its present day renaissance, it seems that neon has come full circle. Summer Brooks discovers why the world hasn’t fallen out of love with neon just yet
From Cali to Canada: four weeks travelling the Pacific coast
I spent four magical weeks travelling along the West Coast, stopping at Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver.
South East rising
For my final year at university I worked on a feature length article that explores the effects of gentrification on … More
On racism in the fashion industry
It’s 2016. Last year we saw transgender models proudly fronting ad campaigns, Down syndrome models walking the runways and a … More
An indie guide to Christmas shopping in Bristol
Are you looking for something one-off to buy your nearest and dearest this Christmas? Here is our round-up of the … More
Frome Life: Wedding daze
A wedding feature I wrote for Frome Life magazine.
Frome Life magazine artist feature
One of the features I wrote for the latest issue of Frome Life magazine, I interviewed local artist Kerrie McNeil.
A day in St Ives
Today I caught the train to St Ives, a picturesque fishing port that lies north of Penzance. The little two-coach train … More
Lucy Rose on a cliff-top one rainy evening in August
I’ve never been much of a critic, and for some time this has put me off writing about gigs and … More
