More projection mapping!
16 May 2022
In 2019, several teams of students in our COMS374 Intermedia II class produced some awe-inspiring projections on some of the signs in the MSP collection. We’re delighted to report that this year’s Intermedia II class revisited this creative approach to remediating MSP signs in the CJ building, in a well-attended vernissage and celebration titled Convergence ...
MSP on Daybreak Montreal
15 May 2022
CBC’s Sean Henry speaks with Matt Soar about the loss of the iconic Super Sexe sign in a fire. Listen here. ...
MSP on the Elias Makos Show
5 April 2022
Here’s a live radio conversation between Matt (MSP) and Elias Makos (CJAD) all about the Voyages Andes Travel sign, which took place on April 5th 2022. ...
MSP on Channel Letters and Coffee
26 May 2020
Channel Letters and Coffee is a terrific Youtube series featuring short, snappy interviews with folks in the Canadian sign industry. The show is hosted by Robert Blyth (Nummax) and Lee Murphy (Access Signs), both of them board members of AQIE, the Quebec sign association. In this edition, they’re in conversation with Matt in his role ...
Solari Board in Singapore’s Changi Airport
10 March 2020
In this short audio piece from PRI’s The World, Matt Soar weighs in on the increasing trend of re-purposing older analog signs like the Solari arrival/departure board in Singapore’s Changi Airport for an artistic second life. Photo credit: Changi Airport Group ...
MSP on NPR
28 December 2019
Thanks to local journalist (and talented illustrator) Emma Jacobs for putting together this brief report on the work we do at the MSP. It was broadcast on NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report on December 26, 2019. ...
MSP in the Journal de Montréal
15 May 2019
In this interview with Le Journal de Montréal, Matt Soar talks about the Montréal Signs Project and the possibility of displaying signs downtown. Photo: Simon Dessurreault ...
Projection mapping – bringing signs to life
1 May 2019
On April 11, 2019 my son and I had the pleasure of attending the end-of-year vernissage put on by the students in COMS374 Intermedia II (Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University). Taught this year by my great colleagues Professors Razan AlSalah and Tagny Duff, with talented TAs Kelann Currie-Williams and Patricia Petit-Liang, the students took ...
MSP and Urbania
30 November 2018
In this interview for Urbania, Jean-Pierre Bastien and Matt Soar talk about the importance of saving sign heritage and the work of the Montréal Signs Project. Illustration courtesy of Germain Barre at Urbania. ...
Design Update
9 October 2018
This new website has been put together with the expert help of Alexandre Saumier Demers. Its launch also marks the rollout of our new identity, centred on the wonderful lettering of Luke Norrad. There’s an extended blog post on Luke’s website, titled Case Study 5: Montreal Signs Project, explaining the design process. (You may need ...