The Hand-Painted Storefront Signs of Detroit by Ron Miller

kottke.org August 22, 2025 By Jason Kottke

a number of storefront signs

Ron Miller is one of the most prolific sign painters in Detroit. Photographer Andrew Anderson has collected dozens of images of Miller’s signs from Google Street View.

Ron Miller has been painting signs since 1978. He loves adding color to the neighborhood with his work. He has no website, no email and works all by word of mouth in Detroit.

Anderson also made a map of the locations of Miller’s signs. And here’s the man himself:

a photo of a man standing in front of a truck, covered in many different colors of paint

(thx, jordan)

Tags: Andrew Anderson · art · design · photography · Ron Miller · typography

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a number of storefront signs

Ron Miller is one of the most prolific sign painters in Detroit. Photographer Andrew Anderson has collected dozens of images of Miller’s signs from Google Street View.

Ron Miller has been painting signs since 1978. He loves adding color to the neighborhood with his work. He has no website, no email and works all by word of mouth in Detroit.

Anderson also made a map of the locations of Miller’s signs. And here’s the man himself:

a photo of a man standing in front of a truck, covered in many different colors of paint

(thx, jordan)

Tags: Andrew Anderson · art · design · photography · Ron Miller · typography

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