Starting out – always an artist

I graduated from UCLA with first class honours, as portrait painter in 1981 and started my first sign shop out of my art studio, Garrett Fine Signs, Battersea.

Training

I really enjoyed working in hand drawn poster writing, graphics and typography and fast became hooked on it training with Andy Whitmore for a year.

Growing my studio

Going on my own and making some cold calls and quickly won some great clients, who are still good buddies today.

We make you feel original

Painted House Numbers 

Gallery

Shops+Bars+Cafes

Gallery

Bespoke Hand Painted Letters

Glass Gilding Signs

NGS Painted House numbers names Traditional sign writers of London NGS Dulwich Margate Chelsea signwriters

signwriting book signpainting book urban distressed NGS London ghost sign gold leaf lettering

London Classical Romans


EARLY DAYS

Leaving art college I found myself specialising in creative sign writing (from 1984-1990), to 2 national Breweries creating thousands of pub signs.

Through a lot of soul searching and hard work I was being regarded as a top quality writer… though for me it was always more of a constant battle for perfection.

Today a resurgence in signwriting

The photo above shows what happens when i finish a hand painted sign.  It never happens when vinyl is stuck up… how can it? This moment of pure joy is exactly why I go up the ladder for you (even when it’s freezing the ass off London!).

A hand painted sign speaks volumes for most quality niche products and will genuinely build loyal business turnover – the lifeblood of retail success.

It says many things especially attention to detail... and commitment.

… the magical ingredient you get when hiring NGS hand written sign writing is quality communication.

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I hope you are inspired by the few recent projects I have displayed here – feel free to contact me and have a chat anytime.

Nick Garrett

LETTERING FASCIAS, FREE STANDING SIGNS, GLASS GILDING, GILDING, GRAPHICS AND DECORATIVE MURALS

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