A cool instructional zine devoted to basic "Egyptian" Lettering by artisan sign painter Colt Bowden.

In the not too distant past, painted letter forms were a part of daily life. The sign painted was as regular of an occupation as a postal worker or chef at a restaurant. Though there was always something more mystical and magical about the daily meanderings of a lowly sign painter. Their job had the power to influence people beyond compare to that of their civilian counterparts. The magic of the drawn, painted, printed and carved letter, formed by the hand of lay person.

...the sans-serif lettering styles are a basic, fundamental beginning to learning a score of other lettering styles, and teaches one a style that is both pleasing to the eye and profitable to the wallet.