When asked why, Lui joked: “They had extra paint.” In actuality, he said, CB&I, the contractor hired to complete the work, painted the letters in the wrong font.

That is, until decades-old signs for laundromats, bars, car washes and more are torn down, painted over or sun-baked away. To preserve that history, a graphic designer and illustrator in Detroit ...

The buyable font, Painter Kafeel, has a $50 price, representing $25 for Kafeel, the painter, and $25 toward Kureshi's project, Hand Painted Type. At the project's online store, a blurb explains ...