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LONDON SOHO TYPE SIGN WRITER. NGS NEW RETRO FONT MAKERS.

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No Ordinary Type NGS Signs

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Soho Fonts typefaces by NGS

NGS

AT LAST,

A ‘TRUECUT’ LONDON SIGNWRITING

FONT FOUNDRY.

We now produce truly custom, 100% original fonts, each designed from the old hands of vintage London, Zurich and Roman signwriters.

The intent is to reproduce Truecut classic typefaces we use, adore and stumble upon while working recently in UK, Zurich, Edinburgh, Italy and beyond.

Our typography and brand clients include:

Pentagram, Moda, Cocoa Cola, Fullers, Amos & Amos,

The Chase, 12X3, Heals and Fred Perry.

Hope you like.

We are mounting a full book of fonts with dedicated website shortly.

Nick Garrett

‘Soho Bold Typeface’

For Canberra House, the former Australian Embassy,

Regent Street, London.

NGS Revival Lettering:

London Roman’s

Font Bodoni Type design, NGS London Font design Sign Writers, New Trend fonts, Style setting design. Arts and Crafts Lettering pedigree. Nick Garrett.

Constantly Inspired by our fore-father’s London Romans.

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NGS Trad London Roman fanlight signage. House numbers and Titles painted all over London.
Above: a classic London Roman fanlight we restored that got me really appreciating the fine considerations that went into these fine examples of painted ‘Serif’ letters. These considerations fill every corner of our lettering practice today and now inspiring our special NGS Font Foundry reference library.

NGS TRAJAN TYPEFACE

Truecut and Stone-cut

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Our Researched and Hand crafted

Heritage typefaces.

Pompeii, Rome and London

font designer NGS Trajan Baskerville

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These letters above are designed for our own bespoke practice entirely by hand. A pot full of joy to paint too, they are set up in terms of shape and weight to flow smoothly off the quill – while sitting perfectly in context architecturally, into any print format, media and api screen setting.

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Our craftsmanship is used by many fine stores and venues across London. If you desire truecut bespoke London typeface, designed by hand then reach out and chat to us about your project.
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Lettering genius of

William Sharpington

Lettering master William Sharpington’s carved plaque. Nr Liverpool St., London and bumping into him again at No 4 Canary Wharf, BMA Boardroom.

Destiny, fluke or serendipity…

Wikipedia: William Sharpington entry

Wikipedia article

‘William Sharpington‘

CASE

NGS Wartski Sharpington Gilded facades

Our restored version of Sharpington Roman for Wartski of St James’s are a testament to his genius.

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Over the years we have cataloged a collection of drawings made directly from ghost signs and vintage pieces around London that exude the real character of London signs. Today NGS are compiling these into a series of styles you can pick straight off our peg or ascribe to your plot.
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Browse this page and see if there is something here that would serve as a starting point for us to embellish in some special way for your unique logo and brand design.
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Birthing the NGS Soho Font Foundry

As a kid I’d sneak off up to Soho every Saturday and take it all in… it was in the seventies… inspiring me then and still enriching my journey today.. NG

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NGS typefaces include:
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NGS Supertype ‘Johnston Highbury’
NGS Johnston Edinburgh
MGS Madrid Sans Serif
Pirlo Wharf Bold
Soho Bold
Baldini Script
Helvatia Original
NGS Trajan
NGS Baskerville
NGS Bembo Demi
NGS Gill Sans truecut
Brick Lane Condensed
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Retro London Underground Vintage Lond fonts.

CASE: Edward Johnston

NGS Restoration type.

Restoration Type

NGS JOHNSTON Highbury Demi

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NGS has restored a collection of fonts that we have worked with over the past 36 years as London’s finest signsmiths.
These include an original version of Johnston, a Standard writer’s extended bold block and a classic honours board Roman.
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First off the design deck is the Johnston restored version here at Crown Cycles.

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Refined, crisp… always beautiful. It is not by chance then that we are releasing a series of London Vintage fonts from the works of my founding family of lettering masters the Bakers’ of Fulham and now NGS tradition.
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RESTORED FONT: NGS JOHNSTON Highbury

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Absolutely No Ordinary Type

found here…

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I have studied and painted the Johnston sans serif for 30 years and have been generally unhappy with the modified fonts released to date because they are simply lacking the calligraphic heart and poetics of the originals.
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In the Clerkenwell and Islington area of London there can still be found original pieces from the master’s hand in St. Pauls Road.
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Johnston Highbury found
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NGS Johnston comes in only the single weight as per the originator’s wishes.
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DESIGN PROCESS

Discovered while NGS were commissioned to restore a historic fascia (above) in Highbury London in May 2014. A trace was made of the letter forms painted scanned and loaded into Adobe Photoshop.
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These were then vectorised and set up in Fontlab 5.
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Certain characteristic such as the crossover W character and the more precise drafting of the G, Y, lower case g and S characters confirmed this was an original sign made from Edward Johnston’s drawn versions in 1905. NGS Johnston aims to retain all key poetics of the original forms.

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Lower case s and e were re-tuned along with refinements to all upper/lowercase and numeral glyphs. Every character has been considered.
Johnston is an incredibly important typeface and we believe the revival in the craft of lettering has set the stage for a series of properly refined drafts.
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We have Johnston Flare as a new version which uses a traditional wedge serif in accordance with the designs mapped out in 1905.

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NGS PIRLO Wharf Bold

A traditional chunky sans serif block letter found in original turn of 19th century writing styles.

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NGS Italia – ‘Bella Figura’ Letters

NGS ‘BODONI PARMENSE’

Designed for ‘Choosing Keeping’ store, London.

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MyFont design NGS Bodoni Parmense Bespoke 003 revival Fonts

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. . . 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 . . . . 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 .
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