NGS Plain Beautiful English Lettering
French and Italian Typography flavours our Stylish Classical London themes and inspired Signs
CLASSIC LONDON LETTERING
(with a slice of NYC Boho panned in!)
HOT SIGNS NOW SERVED
WITH A COOL MODERN TWIST
Above: Gill Sans Light with Bold Drop Shadow | Bone white.
STYLE OVER FASHION
FONTS AREN’T TO BE ALWAYS TRUSTED
We never just take a font and jazz it..
we check all the fonts clients fwd our way and balance them out.
We then hand-paint lettering that is always carefully spaced and stylishly scaled.
Whether a rich old school cool vintage classic sign,
or fresh, new, joyful minimalist,
… a cute twist of both worlds.
Sign things are made differently here.
This page is all about our Proper Classical Modern signs.
Adding the inspirational NGS twist.
So, with each twist, the project becomes more unique, ‘accented’ and bespoke.
From pure brand ID design, to small signage,
or your local coffee shop,
we love them all equally!
A Twist mix of NGS Accent Signs.
Below:
Retro Chic Cafe Murano, Covent Garden.
Short story:
Cafe Murano Signage Flavours
For this special Samson interior design project in Covent Garden, we added a clean cut modern stencil element to this classic Roman font.
Worked a treat especially in Tiramisu Crema naturale!
NGS
LONDON VINTAGE
MODERN MAGIC
The Tasty Twist mix of NGS Flagship Retail Signs
It Shows… We Do Love Retail Magic.
PURE URBAN COOL RETAIL BRAND
COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE YOU NEED.
Design psychology is alive in everything I do…
Nick Garrett
YOU DESERVE
THE SMOOTHEST, BEST PERFORMING LETTERS.
NGS London… sign painting Retail + Hospitality Signs.
NGS London.
Painting on bricks + rough stuff.
The Electric Cafe
MORE CAFE SIGNS: Gallery pages
Design is in constant change…
One thing that isn’t, is our best dressed quality.
Painting your Retail + Hospitality Signs.
NGS’s SERAINA’S SPIN ON SIGN DESIGN
Seraina shares her thoughts on
Cost-effective design
CREATING BOLD BEAUTIFUL SIGNS
In the moment, in London.
History in the making?… we think so.
Over the past 25 years, I’ve contributed to fairly big bold trends in lettering, and distressed wall finishes. Mixing in tweaks that give a design accent is something we at NGS specialise in.
Today, we constantly develop new ‘relic’ or ‘bronze lustre’ surface finishes. We design new typefaces/fonts, that dip into London past, derive foundations, and deliver great, new, brand image, for today’s + future businesses.
NGS: THE BOLD TYPE
Our clean, fresh ‘Classic chic’ Script style
Southbank near the Swan/Tate Modern.
Cool design tweaks pull London’s vintage typography out of the mothballs.
“Customers, and public alike are responding warmly to our New twist retro classic typography.
NG
Painting Retail + Hospitality Signs | Painting Retail + Hospitality Signs.
Always trend edging ahead
Check this:
EVOLVING IS Being Original
INFORMED BY THE RIGHT ORIGINS
We do a lot of fun in our work process. Defining new designs means a lot of soul searching at times.
Finding the right fit for a powerful trend-driven capital.
”We don’t adopt gimmicks. We do develop originality”
NG
Classic Serifs, Chunky Blocks & Sweet Scripts.
(Tap image to zoom in).
Adam’s Gold, Slanted ‘Script’.
A family heritage script, in pure Gold.
Storytelling signs:
Working with Adam, at Adret.
Adret’s gold leaf “Script” letters, off Bond Street, imbue the original handwriting of the founder’s beloved grandmother, (who nicknamed Adam ‘Adret‘).
While being mindful of keeping Adam’s emotional bond very much alive in the sign story, we added a little weight and zing, to accent the visual delivery and to embed the calligraphy warmly into the stunning, heritage (‘Bolstered’ Façade and bowed Cuban Mahogany framed window and front), architecture.
“Totally passionate about typography.
Highly recommend, will for sure be using again...”
Adam Rogers ‘Adret’, New Bond Street
NGS London + UK.
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RECENTLY WE’VE CREATED A LOT OF VINTAGE THINGS.
REFINING INTO AN EVER SO COOL, SERENE MINIMAL, BRAND MOMENT.
PEOPLE JUST LOVE OUR ‘SIGNATURE’ SHOPS.
Nick Garrett
Modern Sans
WHAT’S YOUR IDEAL, CALM, SWISH, SWASH?
NGS London + UK.
Next up:
Signs or Home
Our much loved ‘Serif’ house numbers combine it all.
A Classic Holland Park House Title.
Fine-line Serif Font with extended width of ‘A’ characters and a swashed ‘Q’ for a bit of visual hold.
There’s a lot going on in this particular painted house number panel above. I coin it ‘helpful, subconscious‘ design feeds.
With fine Roman letters like these, I often look for characters that I can extend a little wider, in order to add a warm voice and importantly, slowing the read down, holding the viewer’s secure attention that bit longer.
For addresses and deliveries it increases the likelihood of deliveries coming to the right home.
Subtle, psychologically aware design.
Contemporary Twist Signwriting.
Richness of past. Today’s fresh.
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Painted very purely
This modern-twist gallery aims to feed your direction.
Taken from our recent work – to inspire you to start a powerful collaboration and identity.