TWO Liverpool designers are recruiting an army of amateur photographers to immortalise the signs and inscriptions that tell us the hidden history of Liverpool.

Aaron Bimpson and Adam Irwin have created the Letterpool community art project to celebrate the city’s best examples of typography.

They are urging keen photographers to snap the best examples of Liverpool typography “from funky and artistic to commercial and industrial”, whether on signs, hoardings, buildings, or on works of art.

The best images will be included on the new Letterpool website and in a book of the best 100 images.

Mr Bimpson and Mr Irwin, both based at design and IT agency, Switch Media, are also speaking to a gallery about mounting an exhibition of the photographs later this year.

They came up with the idea as a way of celebrating the city’s overlooked design heritage during Capital of Culture year.

The images so far include the plaque on the Billy Fury statue at the Albert Dock, signs and inscriptions from old warehouses, and a stark monochrome image of the Malmaison sign at the Princes Dock hotel.

Mr Bimpson, 27, said: “I’ve recently moved to the Aigburth area and I’ve found that driving home through Toxteth there’s some amazing examples of typography, like on the Coleman’s Fireproof Depository building, in Park Road.

“But a lot of buildings that used to be high-end banks are now things like sunbed places. It’s a really interesting contrast being able to see what those places were 60 or 70 years ago.”

Mr Bimpson and Mr Irwin, 26, are already working through over 200 photos to decide which to include in Letterpool, but say new contenders are always welcome.