The handmade sign of Aruma found on Calle del Arco is the latest addition to the most extensive collection of signs from Antigua Guatemala. TAP the link to take a photographic tour through the over 207 handmade signs from Antigua Guatemala found in my collection.
La Antigua Guatemala is full of creative signs like this one: A falta de amor, otra cerveza por favor. How would you translate the saying into English?
Here is yet another quotidian vista from Antigua Guatemala, as I promised to share with back in May 1st, 2006. A sign that says free coffee and beer is bound to make people do a full stop. Only when you read the tiny writing you realized you have been taken by the big screaming font … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Chompipe for Turkey If you think the Spanish spoken in Mexico has too many regional terms, well, wait until you learn Guatemalan Spanish lexicon. For instance, in Guatemala you can use the following words for turkey — pavo, chompipe, and chunto. I am sure I am … Read more
You can never get bored with the signs you find in Antigua Guatemala. If you don’t believe me, take a photographic tour through the 175 posts with signs from Antigua Guatemala. Follow the white rabbit to » to food options found in Antigua Guatemala.
It’s been a while since I shared a hand-made sign with you guys. As many of you know, I enjoy collecting pictures of hand-made signs found in and around La Antigua Guatemala. I must have hundreds of pictures in the Sign category. Is there anything that you like about the Angel’s Café sign?
Every so often I capture the current state of the façade of Casa de los Gigantes, located right across from Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande. That’s how I know the color of the wall is changed almost every year. The current yellow color is not amarillo La Merced, which I think would be a … Read more
Here’s a creative way to place a business sign on the streets by using a vintage bicycle in front of the doorway. It’s been a while since we shared a contribution to the Sign category, one of my favourites categories, by the way. You know what, now that I think about it, I should create … Read more
Houses with names and figures, that’s so common around Antigua Guatemala, how about where you live, do the houses in your neighborhood have names and figurines to represent them?
It’s been a while since I last fed the Signs category, over two months ago to be precise. As many of you know, I enjoy capturing the hand-made business signs. That’s because as a graphic designer I really enjoy the art that goes into the crafting these signs. Take a tour through the many signs … Read more
Business signs are getting more creative in Antigua Guatemala. If you don’t believe, take a tour through Signs category to sample some the business signs I have collected through the years. The “A Lo Chapín” sign is the business sign for a typical food restaurant in Antigua Guatemala. I really like the organic textures and … Read more
I never get tired of telling you how much Guatemalans love fried chicken. We have so many fried chicken restaurants from the transnational Pollo Campero to the hole in the wall Chapincito.
