Nick Garrett

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  • Traditional London Signwriter Nick Garrett: Gallery Ted Baker – NGSigns

    See – New sign panels for new Knightsbridge shop – Opening June 2012.

    Quickview of recent mural design project for Ted Baker.

    Case History of new Ted baker store interior… hand painted signage NGS

    nickgarrett's avatarNick Garrett Margate & London Traditional Signwriting & Glass Gilding

    For Ted Baker – London Signwriter Nick G, NGS

    Chalkboard Ted Baker - Nick Garrett traditional signs

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    NGS completed 11 in-store traditionally hand painted sign panels for Ted Baker’s flagship store in Bluewater Kent. The brief was to bring a rich hand painted feeling to the logos of several themed interior settings, using layouts produced by the in-house design team.
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    The nostalgia ”Tedbury” concept included various village shop sets with quaint English vintage signwriting – a tea shop, a butcher shop and a pharmacy staging… These interior wall and ceiling sets were literally designed as room spaces then ‘de-constructed’ or dissected, with walls displaced creating a broken visual constant: a shifting continual context around the store… heaps of mirrors assisted the whole shabaz, The mix of Goth typography and Victorian ornamentation made the writing fun and after we went over with a distress rub down and glaze, the panels really looked the part.
    We are constantly…

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  • Artisan Signs…. the truth in traditional craft

    London sign-writer Nick Garrett

    …more info bout murals and signs at Londonsignwriter.wordpress.com
    There is so much more a hand rendered sign will give you… depth, richness, voice.  Details that are subtle but crucial.
    … and trusted depth of success can only come from such attention to detail.
    Signs carry a voice and meaning when painted analogue, by hand.
    By digital vinyl they simply state a message.
    Combining the two processes is a new stunning option.
    By adding this richness and distinction you add reality: communicability… connect make it better by creative design, your business dynamic.

    Nick Garrett
    artisan sign writer and designer