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New Umbro England Football Kit by Commercial Type - D1S1 Design Spotlight

Studio: Commercial Type

Client: Umbro

Work: Typography

Industry: Design

New Umbro England Football Kit

Two-tone numerals for the England national kit

Commercial Type partner Paul Barnes designed the two-tone player numbers and letters for the 2012 Umbro England football kit. The work was developed with Umbro's design team led by Robert Warner. The kit launched on 29 February 2012 for England's match against the Netherlands at Wembley Stadium.

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The lettering uses a two-tone construction.
Design was a collaboration between Barnes and Umbro's in-house team under Robert Warner.

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Date: Fri, Nov 13

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