We finish this week’s mini series on handmade signs of Antigua Guatemala with a wider perspective that includes the sign of Café La Parada and a coffee lover enjoying one of the espressos one can have in our charming town.
There’s so much diversity in the signs found in Antigua Guatemala. Take a photographic tour through the more than 212 signs I have shared with you thus far. Have fun and let me know which one is your favorite sign.
The handmade wooden sign for Mexico Lindo is simple yet effective with simple hand-writing letters and a Catarina skull with lots of negative space. ¡Qué rico!
Today I share with you the handmade sign with wood and metal parts for Donde el Gringo; you can find it right across from La Merced church.
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Alto for Stop.
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
