Editorial policy

Graffiti Letters is written and run by one person, Sadeem. This page explains how the guides and blog posts on the site are made, so you can judge how much to trust them.

What we write about

Graffiti lettering for beginners: styles, alphabets, drawing techniques, history, the law, and the tools people use on paper and legal walls. Topics come from the questions people actually ask about graffiti letters, for example in search results, in forums and through the feedback form at the bottom of every page.

How guides are researched

• History and people. Dates, names and events are checked against sources such as newspaper archives, museum and foundation pages, interviews with writers, documentaries and published books. Where accounts disagree, the guide says so instead of picking the more exciting version.
• Law. Statements about the law are based on the text of the law itself or on court decisions, and they describe the general picture only. They are not legal advice, and local rules change.
• Places. Legal walls and graffiti alleys are checked against the owner's or the city's own information where it exists, because the rules for painting at a spot can change from one year to the next.
• Tools and materials. Product facts, such as whether a marker is water-based or how it behaves on glass, come from the manufacturer's own pages. No prices are given, because they change too often to keep correct.

How sources are shown

Blog posts that state facts end with a Sources list linking to the main references used. We prefer primary and official sources (the original article, the court record, the museum, the manufacturer) and only link to sources a reader can open and check.

How guides are written and reviewed

• Drafts may be written with the help of AI tools. Every page is read, fact-checked against its sources, edited and approved by a person before it is published.
• The images of letters and drawing steps are made with our own engine, so what you see in a guide is what the generator produces.
• Pages are written for beginners, in plain language. Where a step is a matter of taste, the guide says it is one way to do it, not the only way.

How pages are kept up to date

Each guide shows the date it was last updated. Pages that depend on facts that change, such as the law, legal walls and the tools on sale, are the ones we recheck first. When a page is changed in a way that matters to readers, its date changes too; small fixes like typos do not move the date.

Independence

Some pages contain affiliate links (see the affiliate disclosure). Whether a product is mentioned, and what we say about it, is never decided by a commission, and no brand pays to appear in a guide.

Responsible content

We encourage drawing on paper, in sketchbooks and on legal walls. We do not publish advice on painting property without permission.

Corrections

If you spot a mistake, email hello@graffiti-letters.com with the page address and, if you can, a source. Corrections that change a fact are made as soon as they are checked, and the page's updated date changes with them. You can also use the feedback form at the bottom of any page.