Saturday 31 March 2012

Alessandro Bersani Photographer - Nick Garrett Signs Recommends




1stAlessandro Bersani


http://www.facebook.com/abersani2

http://www.alessandrobersani.com/

Libero professionista Fotografia









Italia 
Cinematografia e film

Connections
17 connections
Websites


  • Company Website


Public Profile
http://it.linkedin.com/pub/alessandro-bersani/21/59/300



Recommendations For Alessandro




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“Alessandro Bersani is a tremendously talented photographer. He can do anything photographically, absolutely brilliantly. His ability to light difficult objects such as reflective materials is second to none. I recommend him for top line interiors, beauty, prestige precious, landscape, architectural, DVD and product shoots. Wonderful technically and artistically. Intelligent and easy to work with.” May 4, 2010

YOU Nick G, Design Director, China Accent Hong Kong,
was with another company when working with Alessandro



Print & Plotter - Original Copy Centre - Nick Garrett London sign man recommends

Leanne at OCC is a great assist on fast turnaround projects.

fair cost good service great quality.



Original Copy Centre
12 Station Road
West Drayton
Middlesex
UB7 7BY, UK

Tel: 01895 443530
Fax: 01895 442058
http://www.copycentre.org

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Thursday 29 March 2012

NGS New Battersea workshop

New Workshop 274 Queenstown Road, Battersea, London SW8 4LP OPENING 1 May 2012




 

My Riviera Chalkboard

Retro sign haven, Riviera Italy - Nick Garrett signwriter London

Retro sign haven, Riviera Italy - Nick Garrett signwriter London

a real painted sign haven in Riviera - Nick Garrett London signs


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Friday 23 March 2012

Show reel of recent signwriting in London - Nick Garrett

Show reel of recent signwriting in London - Nick Garrett

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORDE7mKrZ08&w=960&h=720]

TESTIMONIALS - London sign writer Nick Garrett

London sign writer Nick Garrett


Testimonials





“It was great to bump into Nick again recently..

Nick could always be relied upon to come up with original and often stunning designs for pictorials and had a real feel for the genre. He worked hard and did a lot of work for myself and my colleagues dealing with Allied Breweries regional re-branding. His work was always outstanding. Happy memories!” 

William Allbrook 

A little birdie wrote me - Nick Garrett Signwriter Central London

Sign Motif in the moment Notting hill Nick Garrett signwriter west end central London

Cat and bird painted motif at Strutt and Parker Kensington Church Street London

Part of a mural spread across 103 Kensington Church Street.  The signwriting - mural work took 3 days to complete and featured soft tonal outlined characters with tree motif and some cat and bird theatrics.

Easy on the eye and very popular with the locals.

Pleasure working with Reflect Construction and partners of Strutt and Parker especially the lovely Charlotte.

Nick Garrett, www.Londonsignwriter.com

NGS
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Retro Electric Cafe - A true London original cafe



Above:  c1935.  The original sign still under the existing panel at the Electric Cafe W Norwood, London.

Wednesday 21 March 2012

Mosh signs... don't go there!! Nick Garrett signwriter

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Mosh signs... don't go there!! Nick Garrett signwriter

Always go for quality, don't cut corners and make sure the artist is a true cut pro.
NGS

More iPad tricks - ed Nick Garrett Signwriter London


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Any idiot can use an iPad at a basic level. It's designed that way. But even still, there are things that you're just supposed to magically know—things no one ever necessarily tells you. So we're here to help.

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We’d be the first to admit using Apple’s iPad isn’t exactly rocket science, and we will also admit that Apple is at the top of its game when it comes to easy-to-use products.

Top 3 Popular Wide Format Printers - theLondonsignwriter.com

This Article is the pro opinion of and written by John C Arkin, contributor of Office Supplies Information & Resources.


Top 3 Popular Wide Format Printer Models




Though not every household or office necessarily needs them, the wide format printers are distinctive printing devices which are highly in demand today. The wide format printers handle special type of printing jobs which regular printers are not able to produce. The wide format printing job is generally of architectural, artistic or engineering type.

Epson Stylus Pro 3800 review - Nick Garrett Signwriter, London











Epson SP 3800 A2 printerEpson Stylus Pro 3800 review


Using the SP 3800 A2 Printer


We've been using an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 for a few weeks now - the machine was kindly lent by Epson UK, along with a range of Epson Media.

Keith has restricted this review to Epson media and inks.

There is a wider discussion of using the printer in the conclusion section, and links to further information and additional paper reviews at the end of the article.

We now have 4880 and 7880 printer reviews as well.

Apr. 2010 Epson 3880 review added

Epson SP 3800




Updates - March 2010 A possible fix for printing full width on the 3800 when using OSX 10.6

May 2008 I've heard of numerous problems downloading the plugin mentioned below. These two links seem to work at the moment





  • Mac version ftp://62.41.72.157/pub/download/3210/epson321060eu.dmg

  • win version ftp://62.41.72.157/pub/download/3210/epson321059eu.ZIP





Epson have launched a new


Plotter Review: How Good is the HP Designjet T2300 eMFP?

Plotter Review:  How Good is the HP Designjet T2300 eMFP?


Wide-Format Printers/Plotters

HP Designjet T2300 eMFP


28 Jul, 2011By: R.K. McSwain




First Look Review: Web-connected wide-format device produces top-quality prints, scans, and copies with ease.


Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the Summer 2011 issue of Cadalyst magazine.


The new HP Designjet T2300 eMFP wide-format multifunction printer offers several attractive features, including color printing as wide as 44", color scanning and copying as wide as 36", and a wealth of new tools that make printing very easy. I've been using HP wide-format printers for more than 15 years and have come to expect quality — and this unit does not disappoint. All prints, copies, and scans were top-notch, and the T2300 is now one of several models to offer built-in access to the free HP ePrint & Share web service, which lets you scan to and print from your own secure web space, optionally sharing these documents as desired.

Printing Process

You have multiple options for printing to the HP Designjet T2300 eMFP.

Integrated USB port. Simply insert a USB flash drive, and a built-in color touch screen on the front of the printer lets you browse for a file to print, previewing the files on screen as you go. Using the USB interface, I printed a 300-dpi JPG image (5968 x 4098 pixels, 4.25 MB) in 1 minute, 20 seconds. A 100-dpi JPG image (1920 x 1280, 272 KB), scaled up to fit 36" paper, printed in just under two minutes. That includes processing and printing in the Default Normal print quality setting. The HP Designjet T2300 eMFP is rated at 549 ft2 (51 m2) per hour in draft mode, and the print times I observed confirmed this rating.

HP ePrint & Share. 
Another feature that makes the HP Designjet T2300 eMFP easy to use is the new, free HP ePrint & Share application, which performs two functions for this printer (and others equipped with the technology). First, this locally installed application lets you print to any HP Designjet printer without installing any printer drivers; second, it provides an interface to share and store documents to your own secure, shared web space. You can print and upload local documents to your web space at the same time.

The application also includes plug-ins for AutoCAD and Microsoft Office that enable printing from these applications directly to HP ePrint & Share. Through the web interface, you can view, organize, and share files uploaded from the local application, files scanned using the HP Designjet T2300 eMFP, and files shared to you by others. The application comes with 5 GB of free storage; more is available upon request.

HP ePrint & Share is available as a download at no additional cost for all HP Designjet customers. On the T2300 eMFP, you can access the application from the touch screen.

I encountered a few shortcomings in this new software. For example, it did not correctly perform some custom-printing features — such as scaling a document to half size and fitting a document to a certain size sheet.

Printer driver. The local printer driver installed automatically via Windows 7. All you have to do is supply the IP address of the printer; no downloads are required. Using AutoCAD 2012, I printed the sample file named VISUALIZATION_-_CONDOMINIUM_WITH_SKYLIGHT0.DWG (a fully rendered, 1.4-MB drawing) to a D-size sheet in 2 minutes, 20 seconds, including processing time. A line drawing (AutoCAD sample PB-EX41. DWG, 1.5 MB) printed on a D-size sheet in 1 minute, 15 seconds. As expected, quality was excellent on both.

As easy as it was to install the local printer driver, it's not even necessary. When you install the HP ePrint & Share application, a system printer is created named HP Designjet Go Web. When you print a file to this printer, your print job is sent to the HP ePrint & Share application, where you can make needed adjustments, then print and share with others.

Scanner Included


Scanning to file has become almost a necessity these days for archiving documents, versioning signed documents, and digitally transferring information. The HP Designjet T2300 eMFP can scan in color and black-and-white, in a variety of formats and quality ranges. The scanner is mounted on top of the unit and accepts documents face-up. The active color mode determines the speed at which documents are fed, and the instructions for scanning are easy to follow on the touch screen. The T2300 lets you scan to a network folder, directly to a USBconnected device, or to your HP ePrint & Share account. Scanning to a network location or USB-connected device are nearly identical processes. To scan to your ePrint & Share account, you log on and specify file-sharing recipients.


The HP Designjet T2300 eMFP delivers a wealth of features, including web connectivity, for $8,450.

Aslan Stencil Masking Vinyl - the London signwriter, Nick Garrett

At NGS we paint our signs by hand, by brush. We never use this stuff. But for those of you who like using masking here is a product that does a good job...


Nick Garrett NGS
















Stencil Masking Vinyl
Stencil Masking VinylAslan LogoFor each surface a perfect stencil film 

The Aslan range of paint masking and sand blasting stencil films all have a specially developed adhesive system that gives the user a residue free removal after use.

New signs, Nick Garrett signwriter London gallery short video

Gallery of recent work about town.
Nick Garrett Signwriter London


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Tuesday 20 March 2012

Youtube Nick Garrett Signs

Sexy little Nikon D3100 Review

Nikon D3100 Review


December 2010 | By Andy Westlake and Richard Butler


Review based on a production Nikon D3100, Firmware A 1.00, B 1.00, L 1.002


Nikon has developed a habit of making very attractive entry-level DSLRs, which are rarely the best specified but cleverly designed so that they're easy and enjoyable to shoot with. The D3000 fitted this pattern perfectly, a gentle refresh of the D60 (which was itself a slightly updated D40X), it added ease-of-use features to make it a pleasant little camera to use, despite a specification that was beginning to look rather out-of-step with the rest of the market.

The D3000 sold well, despite its rather aged 10 megapixel sensor and lack of both live view and video. However, there's only so long that clever product design and feature integration can make up for a specification that looks dated. So with this in mind, Nikon has announced the D3100 - probably the biggest refresh of its entry-level offering since it really attacked the low end market with the original D40.

The D3100 is built around a 14.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, bringing not only live view but also Full HD video capture to Nikon's entry-level model for the first time. In fact, this made it the first Nikon DSLR to offer 1920x1080 movie recording. It can only record clips up to about ten minutes long (due to a 4Gb maximum file size limitation shared by all DSLRs), but this still counts as an impressive feature addition at this level.

The body gets a slight refresh from a basic design that essentially dates back four years to the D40, gaining an extra button to the left of the screen, a drive mode switch at the base of the mode dial, a sprung lever to engage live view and a direct record movie button. Revisions have also been made to the feature-teaching, hand-holding 'Guide Mode', and an additional autofocus mode that's designed to allow better focusing in live view and autofocus during video shooting.

All of this adds up to a DSLR that incorporates all of 2010's 'must have' features but looks like the product of evolution, rather than dramatic innovation. And 2010 has been a year during which the rest of the market hasn't devloped along such predictable lines, not least during the expansion of the large sensor, mirrorless interchangable lens camera crowd.

Camera makers always try to stress that mirrorless cameras are creating an entirely new market, rather than competing with entry-level DSLRs, but it's pretty clear that many people planning to upgrade from their point-and-shoot compact will consider both types of camera when making their decision. So, while the D3100 is unequivocally a DSLR (in a time where the line between DSLRs and mirrorless cameras is becoming increasingly hazy), its beginner-friendly guide mode puts it squarely in competition with several of the mirrorless models that are equally eager to welcome point-and-shoot upgraders.

Many of these cameras, such as Sony's NEX-3 and 5, Olympus' E-PL1 and Panasonic's GF2, offer similarly accessible interfaces in a smaller, competitively-priced packages. They also, by eshewing the conventional DSLR design, are able to offer a shooting experience that is much closer to that of a compact camera - which even the best DSLR live view implementation can't easily mimic at the moment.

So, while the D3100 offers an improved feature set when compared to a camera we really liked, it remains to be seen whether these additions will be enough to make it stand out as well as its predecessor did.

Nikon D3100 Key Features



  • 14.2 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor

  • 3.0" LCD monitor (230,000 dots)

  • Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)

  • 11 AF points (with 3D tracking)

  • IS0 100-3200 range (12,800 expanded)

  • HD movies (1080p, 720p or WVGA)


Nikon D3100 vs D3000: Key Differences


The D3100 substantially refreshes the D3000, taking a rather outdated-looking specification and turning it into one of the most competitive in its sector.




  • Higher resolution sensor (14.2MP vs. 10MP)

  • Ability to shoot Raw + Fine JPEG

  • Socket for connecting Nikon GP1 GPS unit

  • Optional wired remote via GPS socket

  • No wireless remote option

  • Live view

  • 1080p HD movies

  • HDMI output

  • Wider ISO range

  • Full-time AF mode (AF-F in live view)

  • Revised focus screen (different AF point illumination)


Compared to the Nikon D3000 and D5000: major feature and specification differences


As you can see from the table below the D3100's specification not only exceeds that of its predecessor, but also in some respects that of its more expensive bigger brother.















































































































































Nikon D3100


Nikon D3000


Nikon D5000
Sensor• 14.2 million effective pixels
• 23.1 x 15.4 mm CMOS (DX format)
• 10.2 million effective pixels
• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD (DX format)
• 12.3 million effective pixels
• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS (DX format)
Image sizes• 4608 x 3072 (14.2 MP)
• 3456 x 2304
• 2304 x 1536
• 3872 x 2592 (10.0 MP)
• 2896 x 1944
• 1936 x 1296
• 4288 x 2848 (12 MP)
• 3216 x 2136
• 2144 x 1424
Movie modeYes
1080p24
720p30/25/24
424p24
NoYes
720p24
Live ViewYesNoYes
Sensor cleaning• Image Sensor Cleaning
• Airflow control system
• Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
• Image Sensor Cleaning
• Airflow control system
• Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
• Image Sensor Cleaning
• Airflow control system
• Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
Autofocus• 11 area TTL
• Nikon Multi-CAM1000
• 11 area TTL
• Nikon Multi-CAM1000
• 11 area TTL
• Nikon Multi-CAM1000
In-body focus motor• No• No• No
AF area modes• Single point
• Dynamic area
• Auto area
• 3D Tracking (11-points)
• Single point
• Dynamic area
• Auto area
• 3D Tracking (11-points)
• Single point
• Dynamic area
• Auto area
• 3D Tracking (11-points)
AF drive mode• AF-A
• AF-S
• AF-C
• MF
• AF-F (Live view only)
• AF-A
• AF-S
• AF-C
• MF
• AF-A
• AF-S
• AF-C
• MF
Live view AF modes• Face priority
• Wide area
• Normal area
• Subject tracking
N/A• Face priority
• Wide area
• Normal area
• Subject tracking
Sensitivity• ISO 100 - 3200
• To ISO 12800 with boost
• ISO 100 - 1600
• To ISO 3200 with boost
• ISO 200 - 3200
• ISO 100-6400 with boost
Continuous• 3 fps• 3 fps
• 25 / 7 frames (Fine JPEG / RAW)
• 4 fps
• 63 / 11 frames (Fine JPEG / RAW)
Viewfinder magnification• 0.8x• 0.8x• 0.78x
Viewfinder Frame coverage• Approx. 95%• Approx. 95%• Approx. 95%
LCD monitor• 3.0" TFT LCD
• 230,000 pixel TFT
• 3.0" TFT LCD
• 230,000 pixel TFT
• 2.7" TFT LCD
• 230,000 pixel TFT
• Articulated
Dimensions124 x 96 x 74.5 mm (4.9 x 3.7 x 3.0 in)126 x 94 x 64 mm (5.0 x 3.7 x 2.5 in)127 x 104 x 80 mm (5.0 x 4.1 x 3.1 in)
Weight• No battery: 455 g (1.0 lb)
• With battery: 505 g (1.1 lb)
• No battery: 484 g (1.1 lb)
• With battery: 534 g (1.2 lb)
• No battery: 560 g (1.2 lb)
• With battery: 611 g (1.3 lb)
Image processing engine• Expeed 2
• 12 bit
• Expeed
• 12 bit
• Expeed
• 12 bit
Active D-lightingOn/OffOn/OffAuto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
Automatic chromatic aberration correctionYesNoYes
In-camera retouching• D-Lighting
• Red-eye reduction
• Trimming
• Monochrome & filter effects
• Color balance
• Small picture
• Image overlay
• NEF (RAW) processing
• Quick retouch
• Straighten
• Distortion control
• Fisheye
• Color outline
• Perspective control
• Miniature effect
• Edit movie
• D-Lighting
• Red-eye reduction
• Trimming
• Monochrome & filter effects
• Color balance
• Small picture
• Image overlay
• NEF (RAW) processing
• Quick retouch
• Color outline
• Miniature effect
• Stop-motion movie
• D-Lighting
• Red-eye reduction
• Trimming
• Monochrome & filter effects
• Color balance
• Small picture
• Image overlay
• NEF (RAW) processing
• Quick retouch
• Straighten
• Distortion control
• Fisheye
• Color outline
• Perspective control
BracketingNoNoYes

Foreword / notes


If you're new to digital photography you may wish to read some of our Digital Photography Glossary before diving into this article (it may help you understand some of the terms used).

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How to Create a great Sign - Nick Garrett Signs

From the minds eye into success


We all know how difficult it can be making decisions about marketing our own products.

The first thing you must remember when designing your new sign is the first impression you have ... in your minds eye.

This will be the guiding star through a mass of options and suggestions... don't become clouded by the ideas of others unless they suggest something you instantly click with.

Ok so you've got yr first idea... now sketch it or find something similar in a magazine or on the web.

Make a page in Word for example and start sticking images on it that create the mood you are after.

That first step is the most important... now all you need to do is find the right sign service and make it happen.

Best of luck.

Nick Garrett

NGS

 

Adobe Photoshop Touch App - theLondonsignwriter.com


Adobe Photoshop Touch











What is Adobe Photoshop Touch?




The new Adobe® Photoshop® Touch app lets you quickly combine images, apply professional effects, share the results with friends and family through social networking sites like Facebook, and more — all from the convenience of your iPad or Android tablet.¹

Saturday 17 March 2012

Top 30 Freeware Downloads: Graphics/Design





Top 30 Downloads: Graphics/Design











Program Name
Downloads

 1.
PaintStar v2.70
PaintStar is a versatile digital image processing software.My Review: Rubbish toolbox errors locks fails

 411383

 2.
Free OCR 3.0
Free OCR is a scan and Optical Character Recognition program.

 390061

 3.
K-3D v0.8.0.1
K-3D is a free 3d modeling, animation, and rendering system.

 186707

 4.
Photoscape 3.6.1
Fun and easy image editing software with a number of useful features.

Top 30 Freeware Downloads: Graphics/Design

Top 30 Downloads: Graphics/Design
 
 Program NameDownloads
 1.PaintStar v2.70
PaintStar is a versatile digital image processing software.
 411383
 2.Free OCR 3.0
Free OCR is a scan and Optical Character Recognition program.
 390061
 3.K-3D v0.8.0.1
K-3D is a free 3d modeling, animation, and rendering system.
 186707
 4.Photoscape 3.6.1
Fun and easy image editing software with a number of useful features.
 176880
 5.Diagram Designer 1.25
Vector graphics editor for creating flowchart and diagrams.
 173057
 6.FreeKapture 2.0
Free TWAIN Image capture scanner software.
 164025
 7.IrfanView 4.32
A fast free image viewer/converter for Windows.
 162670
 8.Image Analyzer 1.34
Advanced image editing, enhancement and analysis software.
 148556
 9.Image Forge v3.60
Freeware image editing, paint, animation, more.
 127995
 10.Fly Free Photo Editing and Viewer 2.99.6.3
View/edit multiple photos simultaneously and easily, freeware with Mac style skin.
 126856
 11.XnView 1.98.8
Xnview is an easy to use graphics viewer/converter.
 112788
 12.Photobie 7.2.10
Image editor with advanced screen capture and photo frame editing features.
 94127
 13.3DCrafter (formerly 3D Canvas) 9.1.1
A real-time, 3D-modeling and -animation tool that incorporates a drag-and-drop approach.
 86301
 14.Picasa 3.9
Automatically finds and organizes all of your pictures.
 79656
 15.Paint.NET 3.5.10
Free image and photo manipulation software.
 71849
 16.Sqirlz Water Reflections 2.6
Add pools of water to an image or video and animate the rippling reflections.
 68421
 17.OpenFX 2.0
Open-Source 3D modeling, animation, and rendering suite.
 67714
 18.PhotoFiltre 7.0.0
A complete image retouching program.
 64099
 19.Friskfonter 1.0
Compilation of 12 Germanic Runic fonts and a Gothic font.
 58642
 20.FastStone Image Viewer 4.6
Manage, view, convert, and edit your images.
 49406
 21.Google SketchUp 8.0
An easy-to-learn 3D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D.
 48364
 22.FotoSketcher 2.25
Convert your digital photos into a sketch, a painting or a drawing.
 47405
 23.Pencil v0.4.4b
Create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics.
 46742
 24.Stykz 1.0.2
A multi-platform stick figure animation program.
 44103
 25.Greenfish Icon Editor Pro 3.0
A professional freeware icon, cursor, animation and icon library editor.
 44054
 26.Truespace 7.61
A fully-featured 3D authoring package that will let you model, texture, light, animate and render 3D content.
 43935
 27.FastStone Photo Resizer 3.1
An image converter / resizer with a host of useful features.
 43301
 28.The GIMP 2.6.12
Retouch photos, compose and author images.
 41628
 29.HP Photosmart Essential 3.5
Free photo editing, organizing, printing and sharing software.
 40725
 30.Synfig Animation Studio 0.63.03
A powerful, industrial-strength vector-based open-source 2D animation software package.
 38513

Friday 16 March 2012

A woman sign writer at Parsons Green

A woman sign writer at Parsons Green - The London Signwriter


Don't see nearly enough of this... wonder why that is...

Record provided by
London Transport Museum


A woman sign writer at Parsons Green during the Second World War - photograph


Description:
A woman signwriter works in London Transport's Parsons Green building department during the Second World War. Women were needed in many areas of the company to take the place of men who had joined the armed forces.
Production Date:
1939 - 1945
ID no:
LTM_1998/36119
Maker:
Photographer : Topical Press; Commissioner : Colin Tait
Copyright:
Transport for London

A woman sign writer at Parsons Green

Hello nut boxers

The missing Finsbury Park Tavern sign panel!!

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Adobe Illustrator trix - Garance Dore



ILLUSTRATOR CS5,PROJECTS

PROJECT #15: LIVE TRACING & THE PEN TOOL (ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR)




With each design I complete using the Pen Tool I learn so many new things and I think I amfinally beginning to feel comfortable with it.  I spent much more time on this project than I probably should have haha..

I love this drawing by Garance Dore:



& this is my version:



If only I could draw as fabulously as Garance… Mine is much more cartoon-ish.  To make my design I traced this image of myself by hand using the Pen Tool:



I adjusted certain features and then Live Traced the drawing to get the “photocopied” sort of look. I thought the pink lips were a cute addition!  To create the cursive text, I wrote “Practice Makes Perfect” on a piece of paper:



Then I used the Live Trace function to isolate my text & I changed the fill to improve the appearance.

So ready to work on something new, maybe it’s time for a new blog banner!


Wednesday 7 March 2012

Frog tape - awesome masking stuff

How to Tape on Textures - Central London Sign Project NGS


NGS Notes from signmaking diary

We just used 22 rolls of Frog tape on Tate Modern project and have to say it works incredibly well.

For us at the London Signwriter.com frog tape has proved itself a valuable display artwork team tool.

The method below has all the safeguards included.. this method also works with ordinary masking tape. With identical results.

Nick Garrett,  NGS

Getting a clean line on a textured surface with FrogTape alone can be tricky. It is virtually impossible to fill in all of the nooks and crannies that a texture surface has. If FrogTape doesn't get completely pressed down into every crevice on your textured wall, paint will leak underneath.

Tate Modern - Largest sign mural in history of the gallery NGS



Behind the first floor wall the NGS team worked a solid 14 shift completing a sensational hand rendered precision mural.

Signwriting in central London is always a buzz but the project just finished at Tate Mod has to top all of my sign writing experiences.