Our Favourite Fonts: Max Miedinger and 10 leading Font Styles
Our Favourite Fonts: Max Miedinger. Great Typefaces build reputations and have been an integral part of what makes us stand out as a London design signage studio. Well made letterforms and fonts have been essential to the development of the Read more…
![[smartslider3 slider="66"] . . . We are NGS, Nick and Seraina. We hand create letters! . "If I'm ever asked to recommend someone for sign writing projects I only ever forward Nick, as you'll get an exquisite result and enjoy the ride too". Dana Robertson. Founder NEON Creative . . "Our paint has the knack of manifesting something a bit special" NG DESIGN-LED TEAM CHEMISTRY MAKES US UNIQUE 'Not Just a Pretty Typeface' Nick talks about the stuff. We are 2 design industry pros constantly churning fresh ideas, new trend, while thinking about our strengths and weaknesses and USP. It's a constant drive to refine our practices to give the best. Our own career training consists of on Seraina's side, a proper 5 year design apprenticeship +15 years studio management, all made in Switzerland which makes her a rare breed. My training started with a fine art career and 2 year apprenticeship in the sign trade, LCC 1 year graphics studio practices, LCC CAD training, 25 years senior/HO home interiors product design (Pottery Barn, Laura Ashley, Designers Guild, Next, Qoooltango, Lala Curio). All crammed alongside my 35 year lettering career. That's a very strong origin. A pure design-led DNA. OUR SERAINA THE ‘S’ IN NGS NGS’s Seraina Baumgartner (the one chewing her brush) hails from Zurich and joined me as a sign painter and gilder in 2019. With a background in fine art, screen printing, design management and graphic signage (more of a mouthful than that brush!), she got the job. A superb eye for detail, specialising in fine numeral styles and heritage designs. NGS MANTRA HARD WORK ETHIC & A DASH OF MAGIC Client success is our motivation. I have always believed in finding magic – magic only really happens by starting with the pencil drawing.“Draw solely with lines and you will become a very good artist.”Ingres BY HEART: SHARING THE LOVE OF ART ABOUT NICK My mum pushed me relentlessly into a creative career since I was knee high, so it always felt natural for me to draw. It was centering for me spending hours alongside her dad, my letter carver grandfather, chiselling his ‘London Romans’ in his tiny workshop in Putney. Hours that shaped my life of letters and seeded a sharing philosophy. I’ve studied art history and delved deeper into painting techniques, passing on these skills throughout my career. Paula’s Google Review: I phoned Nick and five days later had numbers painted on our house. Quick to respond, professional and good fun too. SIGNS DESIGNED TO LAUNCH YOUR BRAND ID For my lettering practice I travelled and studied always in the home of the world’s finest letters and art: Rome (Trajan), Parma (Bodoni), Zurich (Haas Helvetica) and London (Johnston/Caslon). These studies reinforced my typographic knowledge and refined the work I do for you, through to NGS custom font creation and other typographic design projects. It's sharpened up how we visualise your sign, convey designs and deliver. LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS "I sold my fave car and went to Rome! Drew for hours from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel." "Working from the greats gets into one’s marrow... your shapes become like fruit, crisp and graceful. But it doesn't just happen overnight. It ripens over the years. I believe it's a helluva gift." Finding the voice, musicality, drama or poetry from the past, giving it renewed life in the present, by sharpening the eye and the tip of the brush. NGS CUSTOM SHOP TOOL KIT The Humble Pencil. Hand-drawn Lettering. NGS Brushes. NGS Custom Shop Fonts. The Right Technology. IT’S WAY MORE THAN JUST IN THE DETAIL The tremendous energy that permeates our signwork is something difficult to put into words. I guess it comes from team constantly pushing the envelope. 52 Weeks to get it right. Welcome to 22 guys! Let's make this year special. Enjoy browsing some of the recent projects here and hope this gives you an idea of what makes us tick. Nick and Seraina. Aim high. . CONTACT US . nickgarrettsigns@gmail.com 07960113799 . [smartslider3 slider="66"] . . . We are NGS, Nick and Seraina. We hand create letters! . "If I'm ever asked to recommend someone for sign writing projects I only ever forward Nick, as you'll get an exquisite result and enjoy the ride too". Dana Robertson. Founder NEON Creative . . "Our paint has the knack of manifesting something a bit special" NG DESIGN-LED TEAM CHEMISTRY MAKES US UNIQUE 'Not Just a Pretty Typeface' Nick talks about the stuff. We are 2 design industry pros constantly churning fresh ideas, new trend, while thinking about our strengths and weaknesses and USP. It's a constant drive to refine our practices to give the best. Our own career training consists of on Seraina's side, a proper 5 year design apprenticeship +15 years studio management, all made in Switzerland which makes her a rare breed. My training started with a fine art career and 2 year apprenticeship in the sign trade, LCC 1 year graphics studio practices, LCC CAD training, 25 years senior/HO home interiors product design (Pottery Barn, Laura Ashley, Designers Guild, Next, Qoooltango, Lala Curio). All crammed alongside my 35 year lettering career. That's a very strong origin. A pure design-led DNA. OUR SERAINA THE ‘S’ IN NGS NGS’s Seraina Baumgartner (the one chewing her brush) hails from Zurich and joined me as a sign painter and gilder in 2019. With a background in fine art, screen printing, design management and graphic signage (more of a mouthful than that brush!), she got the job. A superb eye for detail, specialising in fine numeral styles and heritage designs. NGS MANTRA HARD WORK ETHIC & A DASH OF MAGIC Client success is our motivation. I have always believed in finding magic – magic only really happens by starting with the pencil drawing.“Draw solely with lines and you will become a very good artist.”Ingres BY HEART: SHARING THE LOVE OF ART ABOUT NICK My mum pushed me relentlessly into a creative career since I was knee high, so it always felt natural for me to draw. It was centering for me spending hours alongside her dad, my letter carver grandfather, chiselling his ‘London Romans’ in his tiny workshop in Putney. Hours that shaped my life of letters and seeded a sharing philosophy. I’ve studied art history and delved deeper into painting techniques, passing on these skills throughout my career. Paula’s Google Review: I phoned Nick and five days later had numbers painted on our house. Quick to respond, professional and good fun too. SIGNS DESIGNED TO LAUNCH YOUR BRAND ID For my lettering practice I travelled and studied always in the home of the world’s finest letters and art: Rome (Trajan), Parma (Bodoni), Zurich (Haas Helvetica) and London (Johnston/Caslon). These studies reinforced my typographic knowledge and refined the work I do for you, through to NGS custom font creation and other typographic design projects. It's sharpened up how we visualise your sign, convey designs and deliver. LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS "I sold my fave car and went to Rome! Drew for hours from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel." "Working from the greats gets into one’s marrow... your shapes become like fruit, crisp and graceful. But it doesn't just happen overnight. It ripens over the years. I believe it's a helluva gift." Finding the voice, musicality, drama or poetry from the past, giving it renewed life in the present, by sharpening the eye and the tip of the brush. NGS CUSTOM SHOP TOOL KIT The Humble Pencil. Hand-drawn Lettering. NGS Brushes. NGS Custom Shop Fonts. The Right Technology. IT’S WAY MORE THAN JUST IN THE DETAIL The tremendous energy that permeates our signwork is something difficult to put into words. I guess it comes from team constantly pushing the envelope. 52 Weeks to get it right. Welcome to 22 guys! Let's make this year special. Enjoy browsing some of the recent projects here and hope this gives you an idea of what makes us tick. Nick and Seraina. Aim high. . CONTACT US . nickgarrettsigns@gmail.com 07960113799 .](https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-5262-360x240.jpg "<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[smartslider3 slider=\"66\"]</p> <hr> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <p><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/No-Ordinary-Type.jpg\" alt=\"No Ordinary Type NGS Signs\" width=\"698\" height=\"546\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60830 aligncenter\" scale=\"0\"></p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\"> </p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We are NGS,</strong></span></h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Nick and Seraina.</strong></span></h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We hand create letters!</strong></span></h5> <p></p> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <hr> <p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\"If I'm ever asked to recommend someone for sign writing projects I only ever forward Nick, as you'll get an exquisite result and enjoy the ride too\".</em></span></p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dana Robertson. Founder NEON Creative </strong></span></p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dana-Robertson-Creative-Director-Branding-Consultant-Founder-Neon-600x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"140\" class=\"wp-image-56736 alignnone\" scale=\"0\"></span></strong></p> <p></p> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Brush-care-NGS-Signsmiths-training-London.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"843\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46664\" scale=\"0\"></span></p> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>\"Our paint has the knack of manifesting something a bit special\" </strong></em><strong>NG</strong></span></h6> <p></p> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":46} --> <div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:image {\"id\":50361,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NGS-Nick-Garrett-signwriting-on-the-wall-in-Wapping-London.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50361\"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":54} --> <div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --> <h5><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">DESIGN-LED TEAM CHEMISTRY MAKES US UNIQUE</span></strong></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} --> <h6><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>'Not Just a Pretty Typeface'</strong></span></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":20} --> <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><em>Nick talks about the stuff</em></span>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#112631\" class=\"has-inline-color\">We are 2 design industry pros constantly churning fresh ideas, new trend, while thinking about our strengths and weaknesses and USP. It's a constant drive to refine our practices to give the best.</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":20} --> <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Our own career training consists of on Seraina's side, a proper 5 year design apprenticeship +15 years studio management, all made in Switzerland which makes her a rare breed. </span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">My training started with a fine art career and 2 year apprenticeship in the sign trade, LCC 1 year graphics studio practices, LCC CAD training, 25 years senior/HO home interiors product design (Pottery Barn, Laura Ashley, Designers Guild, Next, Qoooltango, Lala Curio). All crammed alongside my 35 year lettering career. </span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":32} --> <div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">That's a very strong origin. A pure design-led DNA. </span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":46} --> <div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --> <h5><span style=\"color:#132e3a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>OUR SERAINA</strong> <strong>THE ‘S’ IN NGS</strong></span></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":25} --> <div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":55856,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG-6929-2024x1521.jpg\" alt=\"NGS Painted House numbers names Traditional sign writers of London NGS Dulwich Margate Chelsea signwriters\" class=\"wp-image-55856\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":60} --> <div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>NGS’s </strong></span><strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/seraina__baumgartner/\">Seraina Baumgartner</a></strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"> <strong>(the one chewing her brush) hails from Zurich and joined me as a sign painter and gilder in 2019.</strong></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">With a background in fine art, screen printing, design management and graphic signage (more of a mouthful than that brush!), she got the job. </span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":7} --> <div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">A superb eye for detail, specialising in fine numeral styles and heritage designs.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":35} --> <div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":59023,\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WhatsApp-Image-2021-11-20-at-16.53.42-7.jpeg?resize=675%2C900&ssl=1\" alt=\"Thanet Whitstable Canterbury Margate sign writer sign painter Seraina Baumgartner, signwriter, London sign writer, Lettering artist, Brand design, Typographic designer, Font design, Gotham, House Industries, Better Letters, Mike Meyer, David Smith glass gilder, 1shot enamel, Handover, Hand painted, IOAFS, bespoke signs, Joby Carter, Seraina Baumgartner, Signwriters London, Nick Garrett Signwriting London, Painted house numbers, House numbers, Glass gold, Glass gilding, Gold leaf, Signwriters London, NGS Signwriting London, Signwriting courses London, Signwriting classes, Signwriting near me Margate Kent, Shop Signs, Shop Signs,cafe Signs, pub Signs, hand painted lettering Numerals, Signwriting Jack, custom-logo,\" class=\"wp-image-59023\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":40} --> <div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":58226,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Sign-Writing-Seraina-at-NGS-signs.jpg\" alt=\"NGS Painted House numbers names Traditional sign writers of London NGS Dulwich Margate Chelsea signwriters\" class=\"wp-image-58226\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":51} --> <div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:group --> <div class=\"wp-block-group\"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style=\"color:#1297d0\" class=\"has-inline-color\">NGS MANTRA</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">HARD WORK ETHIC & A DASH OF MAGIC</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Client success is our motivation.</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":19} --> <div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em><strong>I have always believed in finding magic – magic only really happens by starting with the pencil drawing.</strong></em></span></p><p><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em><strong>“Draw solely with lines and you will become a very good artist.”</strong></em></span></p><p><em><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Ingres</span></strong></em></p></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":26} --> <div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"id\":62614,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-5253.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing layouts by hand old school lettering signwriting near us London traditional signwriters Drawing layouts by hand old school lettering signwriting near us London traditional signwriters Drawing layouts by hand old school lettering signwriting near us London traditional signwriters \" class=\"wp-image-62614\"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":52} --> <div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --> <h5><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">BY HEART: SHARING THE LOVE OF ART</span></strong></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6} --> <h6><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">ABOUT NICK</span></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":10} --> <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">My mum pushed me relentlessly into a creative career since I was knee high, so it always felt natural for me to draw.</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">It was centering for me spending hours alongside her dad, my letter carver grandfather, chiselling his ‘London Romans’ in his tiny workshop in Putney.</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":26} --> <div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hours that shaped my life of letters and seeded a sharing philosophy. </span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I’ve studied art history and delved deeper into painting techniques, passing on these skills throughout my career.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":38} --> <div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":56953,\"width\":844,\"height\":634} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img src=\"https://i2.wp.com/nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG-8533.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1\" alt=\"NGS Painted House numbers names Traditional sign writers of London NGS Dulwich Margate Chelsea signwriters\" class=\"wp-image-56953\" width=\"844\" height=\"634\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":62615,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-5249.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing layouts by hand old school lettering signwriting near us London traditional signwriters Drawing layouts by hand old school lettering signwriting near us London traditional signwriters Drawing layouts by hand old school lettering signwriting near us London traditional signwriters \" class=\"wp-image-62615\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":77} --> <div style=\"height:77px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/112766815005879781955/reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color:#294652\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Paula’s Google Review</span></a></strong><em><strong><span style=\"color:#294652\" class=\"has-inline-color\">:</span></strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong><span style=\"color:#4a5f6c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I phoned Nick and five days later had numbers painted on our house. Quick to respond, professional and good fun too.</span></strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":60} --> <div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --> <h5><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SIGNS DESIGNED TO LAUNCH YOUR BRAND ID</span></strong></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":10} --> <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">For my lettering practice I travelled and studied always in the <em>home</em> of the world’s finest letters and art: Rome (Trajan), Parma (Bodoni), Zurich (Haas Helvetica) and London (Johnston/Caslon).</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style=\"color:#192d37\" class=\"has-inline-color\">These studies reinforced my typographic knowledge and refined the work I do for you, through to NGS custom font creation and other typographic design projects. It's sharpened up how we visualise your sign, convey designs and deliver.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":28} --> <div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --> <h5><span style=\"color:#1c3543\" class=\"has-inline-color\">LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS</span></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><span style=\"color:#1c3543\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\"I sold my fave car and went to Rome! Drew for hours from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.\"</span></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":10} --> <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><span style=\"color:#1c3543\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\"Working from the greats gets into one’s marrow... your shapes become like fruit, crisp and graceful.</span></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><span style=\"color:#1c3543\" class=\"has-inline-color\">But it doesn't just happen overnight. It ripens over the years. I believe it's a helluva gift.\"</span></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style=\"color:#1c3543\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Finding the voice, musicality, drama or poetry from the past, giving it renewed life in the present, by sharpening the eye and the tip of the brush.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":55423,\"width\":422,\"height\":422,\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img src=\"https://i1.wp.com/nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Brushes-of-a-Signwriter-NGS-London-sign-002.jpg?resize=750%2C750&ssl=1\" alt=\"NGS Painted House numbers names Traditional sign writers of London NGS Dulwich Margate Chelsea signwriters\" class=\"wp-image-55423\" width=\"422\" height=\"422\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":40} --> <div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3} --> <h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color:#3e2a0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">NGS CUSTOM</span></strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":3} --> <h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color:#3e2a0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SHOP TOOL KIT</span></strong> </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} --> <h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><em><strong>The Humble Pencil.</strong></em></span></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} --> <h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><em><strong>Hand-drawn Lettering.</strong></em></span></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} --> <h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><em><strong>NGS Brushes.</strong></em></span></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} --> <h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">NGS Custom Shop Fonts<strong>.</strong></span></em></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} --> <h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The Right Technology.</span></em></strong></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":40} --> <div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":15} --> <div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":55847,\"width\":634,\"height\":476,\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG-6883.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1\" alt=\"NGS Painted House numbers names Traditional sign writers of London NGS Dulwich Margate Chelsea signwriters\" class=\"wp-image-55847\" width=\"634\" height=\"476\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --> <h4><strong><span style=\"color:#122e3b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">IT’S WAY MORE THAN JUST IN THE DETAIL</span></strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":10} --> <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style=\"color:#19364d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The tremendous energy that permeates our signwork is something difficult to put into words. </span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style=\"color:#193a52\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I guess it comes from team constantly pushing the envelope.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":20} --> <div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":61010,\"width\":530,\"height\":707,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/House-numbers-painted-by-hand-NGD-London-1518x2024.jpg\" alt=\"sign painter, signwriter, London sign writer, Lettering artist, Brand design, Typographic designer, Font design, Gotham, House Industries, Better Letters, Mike Meyer, David Smith glass gilder, 1shot enamel, Handover, Hand painted, IOAFS, bespoke signs, Joby Carter, Seraina Baumgartner, Signwriters London, Nick Garrett Signwriting London, Painted house numbers, House numbers, Glass gold, Glass gilding, Gold leaf, Signwriters London, NGS Signwriting London, Signwriting courses London, Signwriting classes, Signwriting near me Margate Kent, Shop Signs, Shop Signs,cafe Signs, pub Signs, hand painted lettering Numerals, Signwriting Jack, custom-logo,\" class=\"wp-image-61010\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --> <p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color:#18323d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">52 Weeks to get it right.</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":10} --> <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\",\"level\":5} --> <h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color:#18323d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Welcome to 22 guys!</span></strong></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":10} --> <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --> <p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color:#18323d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Let's make this year special.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Enjoy browsing some of the recent projects here and hope this gives you an idea of what makes us tick.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Nick and Seraina.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":30} --> <div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --> <p class=\"has-text-align-center\"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":10} --> <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --> <p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color:#1d3f4e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Aim high.</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":40} --> <div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":60588,\"width\":170,\"height\":139,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --> <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NGS-Roundel.jpg\" alt=\"NGS Corporate Signage\" class=\"wp-image-60588\" width=\"170\" height=\"139\"/></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":40} --> <div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <p></p> <hr> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #24465c;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https://nickgarrettsignwriter.com/how-to-order/\" style=\"color: #24465c; text-decoration: underline;\">CONTACT US</a></span></strong></span></h4> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></p> <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #24465c;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:nickgarrettsigns@gmail.com\" style=\"color: #24465c; text-decoration: underline;\">nickgarrettsigns@gmail.com</a></span></strong></span></h5> <h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #1b0d2b;\"><a href=\"tel:07960113799\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #1b0d2b;\"><strong>07960113799</strong></a></span><strong></strong></span></h4> <p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"></span></p> <!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":29} --> <div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> | NGS Sign lettering & writing.")