Who makes the signs at Honest Ed's?

For the cover design of this week's issue, we asked Honest Ed's sign painter Wayne Reuben to lend us a bit of the store's iconic, eye-catching visual pizzaz.
Once he finished our designs, we talked to him about the store's long tradition of hand-painted signs.
Directed by Graham Runciman for The Grid.

[@jameslong1644]

This is how I got started in the Sign business I started painting signs for Albertsons in 1993 they phased it out in 1995 but not before I got hired by a local shop in 96 been making signs since.

[@ChristineLeakeyMusic]

it's going to be sad to see honest ed's demolished. as a graphic designer, i have always appreciated that the store kept traditional methods like this alive.

[@williamsanders6702]

"use any colour you like , as long as its red. "

[@chirtescu]

Great to see the man behind the scenes. However, I found the music really distracting and tacky (more so when I saw the ad for it tacked on the end). I didn't realise I was watching a commercial for some crappy song.

[@kabamyo]

I always wondered who drew them, they are very nice !

[@miso4thesoul]

Amazing!!!! I looking at artists studios. The messier the better

[@ScotCampbellwindowpainter]

Very cool, I use to do paper signs, I may get back into it at some point.

[@alw6445]

i used to do a lot of paper banner signs for a local company called the cruise company. the owner would have me do a couple of banners a month and he liked when i came up with a cartoon to go along with the ad. i used 1 shot poster paint.

[@haakaahid]

Very nice! What paint are you using?

[@monkeysign123]

I never got to do grocery style signs like those. I just got into the business a bit too late.

[@CarmafilmworksTO]

I feel like I just viewed a video on Michelangelo. (It's a Toronto thing.)

[@ChristineLeakeyMusic]

haha!! totally! ;)

[@katievonderheide9949]

the music is so loud in the background it's hard to focus on what he's saying. that's unfortunate.

[@Piritu]

My friend sold one of these signs for like $600.

[@MyFriendlyPup]

Nobody now.

[@ForvoQuizlet]

Great - could do without the music. Not a good fit.

[@Mxsmanic]

Ruined by the music, alas! And too short.