Darin Rowland

Darin Rowland is a Philadelphia based Sign Painter and Lettering Artist, operating as Rowland Signs. A graduate of Temple University, he studied advertising in the school of Communication and Theater. Since, he’s worked in various art related services including graphic design, mural painting, artist assistant, and sign making. In 2006 Darin co-authored the book Freight Train Graffiti, widely respected as the definitive history of the underground freight train graffiti movement. While working as an artist assistant on the Love Letters Project along the El in West Philadelphia in 2009 he began to see the potential and focused his attention on the craft of sign making, specifically traditional hand painted signs. Since 2012, Darin has worked as a Sign Painter, creating hundreds of hand painted signs for clients ranging from small businesses to large corporations. He has partnered with various proprietors, designers, architects, artist and developers, consistently bringing craftsmanship and a detailed vision to every project.