Artistic skills and handmade products are of great importance for lower- and middle class entrepreneurs to gain one’s livelihood.
Upcoming digital printing and graphic design by computers in de developing countries are creating opportunities for some but also more competition and less work for others.
The Barber signboard project was started in 2012 to connect the artistic skills of street artists in developing countries with the demands and desires of consumers all over the world that appreciate handmade arts and crafts.