New York House. Signs by Umberto recently received a commission for their largest reverse gilded glass sign to date. At three meters in length and to be inst...

Umberto prides himself on delivering talks to the art and design industry on studio output and the practice of making signs that right way. Invited by Studio...

Today's blog post will focus on the process of Water Gilding. In previous blog posts a focus of inspiration has been the main drive such as hand drawn letter...

Wednesday 30_1_19 Signs by Umberto welcomed Copenhagen Signs to West Yorkshire. Organised by Signs by Umberto, Copenhagen Signs ran an intensive one day work...

I thought for this weeks blog post I would give a tiny insight into what goes on in the studio whilst I work. The first thing I do is put the kettle on, noth...

Appearing on maps in 1890 was the Zetland Arms at the bottom of Queen Street South in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. Situated across the street from my st...

Donald Jackson was born on the 14 January 1938 in Lancashire, not too far from the village I live in. A British calligrapher and official scribe and calligr...

Signs by Umberto were delighted to be featured in The Yorkshire Post Magazine, the first issue of 2019. The date of the feature was the 5th of January 2019. ...

nThe films show the nature and flow of the type, working through flowing script and sign painter showcard style typography.g annex extension. The films show ...

Signs by Umberto was hired to sign write a memorial near Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The memorial is a pit winding wheel sat on a base. The wheel [memorial...

Situated on the outskirts of Bradford is a small village called Saltaire. It is named after Sir Titus Salt who built a textile mill, known as Salts Mill and ...

To note Ken Barber from his interview with the German publishing company Gestalten, 'To draw is to become a better letterer'. I've been drawing lettering sin...