tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64167531173433871852024-02-21T04:32:28.888+00:00Meticulous Ink Fine StationeryMeticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-75318430851989425802015-05-16T11:18:00.000+01:002015-05-16T11:18:04.844+01:00Letterpress Wedding Invitations - Justine and EdwardHand drawn maps are an incredibly popular choice amongst our customers here at Meticulous Ink, combining the simple functionality of a map, with a playful and elegantly illustrated design unique to stationery specialist and designer Athena Cauley-Yu.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWuv_Z6Wc3H4WalLl5cp9vG6Djx9rFlahvbb_HYiYTkHwxb-dEC-CbgqCDq52xtz-YCadJEQzcJZfj6q0-rJQEraqtQvDNs-IfDCUUxWCbzRYQ3piFhN95ofknVGjQH7pb83YsxU5QdsH/s1600/dayinvite1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWuv_Z6Wc3H4WalLl5cp9vG6Djx9rFlahvbb_HYiYTkHwxb-dEC-CbgqCDq52xtz-YCadJEQzcJZfj6q0-rJQEraqtQvDNs-IfDCUUxWCbzRYQ3piFhN95ofknVGjQH7pb83YsxU5QdsH/s640/dayinvite1.jpg" width="640" /></a>For Edward and Justine this was something they really wanted to feature in their invitation suite, the day itself was intended to be quite a laid back affair so we wanted to ensured the invitations held this feel well. To accentuate the relaxed theme, the design was drawn entirely by hand - adding a little playfulness and fun to the invite.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiQsQ34KaKRBRKpJra9WQ2OcdhH5eR_fWYXToYufVO0EzJzwBBAH9BRnn1dKH_5Ebe66kTAetE-sl5FBd7WvNsdGBSPZEN2WSI6ngrqqfFg3UJZAndoOl4U5WnEU8Sf99AnYpWySbLtXG/s1600/dayinvite4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiQsQ34KaKRBRKpJra9WQ2OcdhH5eR_fWYXToYufVO0EzJzwBBAH9BRnn1dKH_5Ebe66kTAetE-sl5FBd7WvNsdGBSPZEN2WSI6ngrqqfFg3UJZAndoOl4U5WnEU8Sf99AnYpWySbLtXG/s640/dayinvite4.jpg" width="640" /></a>The invitation itself was letterpress printed in dark green ink - onto 425gsm Bockingford board, a stock we often use for letterpress due to it's wondrous impression taking properties. Intended originally as a watercolour paper, it is an incredibly soft and nicely textured stock, allowing our letterpress machines to bite gently into the board leaving a well considered impression.<br />
We complimented the invitation with a brown recycled envelope and soft yellow tissue lining to enhance the delicate letterpress print that was to sit inside the envelope.<br />
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<br />Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-19216793940755042682015-04-09T17:17:00.005+01:002015-04-09T17:22:17.888+01:00Hand Lettering Workshop, Heal's London.We will be heading back to London later this April, following our successful workshop at Another Country in Marylebone - and will be holding our hand lettering workshop at Heal's on Tottenham Court Road for the second time this year!<br />
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Back in February this year, we participated in the Heal's Modern Craft Market - a fantastic fortnight of amazing craftspeople, furniture making and conversation curated by Hole & Corner magazine. Heal's was such a wonderful venue, we have decided to hold our hand lettering workshop there again.<br />
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On the 29th of April, our hand lettering expert Athena will be bestowing her hand lettering knowledge upon pupils at Heal's in their beautiful store on Tottenham Court Road.<br />
The workshop will start at 5.30pm and will last until 8pm. On the day we will provide each pupil with a nib, nib holder, practice sheets, guide sheets and a pot of Meticulous Ink.<br />
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We will go through the basics of hand lettering, from handling a nib and ink to forming beautiful letters and words in a copperplate style.<br />
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Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-92033235564735209322015-03-24T17:48:00.002+00:002015-03-24T17:48:36.928+00:00Hand Lettering Workshop at Another Country, London.Over the next couple of months we will be holding more of our ever popular hand lettering workshops in store, of which we will be releasing more tickets for later this week.<br />
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But on the 4th April we are collaborating with the wonderful Another Country in Marylebone, London to hold our hand lettering workshop in their beautiful store on Crawford Street.<br />
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Another Country are a contemporary craft furniture store based in London, who produce the most beautiful furniture inspired by archetype - calling on the familiar and unpretentious forms of British Country Kitchen style, Shaker, traditional Scandinavian and Japanese wood work for inspiration.<br />
Consequently their store on Crawford street is a beautiful environment, and one that we know will aid in a tranquil and inspiring atmosphere for the days lettering efforts.<br />
The workshop itself will be held in their store, and you will be scribing away on their beautiful furniture - a privilege in itself!<br />
Another Country are hosting the event and will be providing tea and cake to enjoy whilst you master your hand lettering skills.<br />
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We have 10 places available for this particular workshop, and it will be held on the 4th of April from 2pm - 4.30pm.<br />
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We are extremely pleased to announce some more dates for our full hand lettering workshop as well as an exciting taster in collaboration with our most favourite magazine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Athena working her magic on some lettering for a wedding stationery suite.</td></tr>
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This December the 6th we will teaming up with Cereal magazine to put on a special taster course in hand lettering. The course will take place at The Ace Hotel in Shoreditch, London. </div>
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It will be a condensed version of our full course that we usually hold at our headquarters in Bath, teaching the basics of calligraphy and hand lettering. We will start with how to handle your pen and nib, using ink, basic pen strokes and then start to form indiviual letters. The course will end with each person writing a delightful message on a christmas card available to purchase on the day.<br />
Book tickets here http://readcereal.com/calligraphy/</div>
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We are also extremely excited to announce our exclusive collaboration with Cereal magazine. We have teamed up with our good friends at Cereal to produce two fine offerings for this Christmas. Designed by Cereal's head designer Rich Stapleton, and printed here in Bath - the cards are letterpress printed in an Ombré print onto Pristine White Colorplan and foil printed in white onto Smoke Colorplan. They will be sold individually and in mixed packs of 6 with matching Smoke envelopes. Individual cards and sets will be available to purchase at the Ace Hotel along with our Christmas cards, box sets and calligraphy items on the day.<br />
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Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-89628591000806432012014-11-12T15:36:00.001+00:002014-11-12T15:36:57.817+00:00New Meticulous Ink Goods - Christmas 2014Christmas is almost here, and so we roll out our new products for Christmas 2014, as well as some new additions to our current stationery range.<br />
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Earlier this year in March we took our first break since we started Meticulous Ink in 2010 - to a little village in Northern Norway called Oldervik. It was absolutely beautiful, a country we had both wanted to visit for some time and it was so much more than we expected.<br />
We were particularly taken by the nordic huts that scatter the landscape, and the colours that were chosen which seemed to be consistently well matched.<br />
So much so we decided to base our latest christmas designs on the beauty that we saw - our latest christmas offerings feature nordic huts, mountains, northern lights and a Norway inspired colour theme.<br />
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We have also added a few other new products to our offerings, including labels, bookplates and some new correspondence cards and greetings cards.<br />
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All of our new range is available to buy in store and online in our Etsy shop.<br />
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https://www.etsy.com/shop/MeticulousInk<br />
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<br />Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-23462073544144906922014-09-19T20:13:00.000+01:002014-09-19T20:13:01.703+01:00Exciting news - We're Moving!<div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the 26th of September we will be moving from our shop at 33 Walcot Street, to our new Printworks premises at 134 Walcot Street. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our products and bespoke orders will then be produced entirely in house, everything from the design and printing of our letterpress stationery to the wax seals we apply to our own brand box sets. We are extremely excited to have everything in one building, with the focus on our own brand products, which will be available for purchase at 134, together with some of our other favourite stationery items and accessories. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Customers will, of course, still be able to peruse samples of our bespoke stationery here, and place their orders with us in store, with the additional possibility of watching their stationery being printed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We started Meticulous Ink at number 33 back in 2010 and it's been a whirlwind of activity ever since, from printing downstairs in our shop on a Model No.4 table top press, to printing hundreds and thousands of pieces of stationery for all to see on our Heidelberg windmill presses at 134 Walcot Street.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This Saturday at 33 Walcot Street we will be having a sale on selected goods in store - Rifle Paper cards and accessories, Invite. L leather goods and stationery, Prior books, Original Crown Mill and a few of our own brand products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We look forward to welcoming you into our new store very soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Charlie & Athena </span><br />
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<br />Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-38630867531633983782014-07-22T12:02:00.001+01:002014-07-22T12:22:31.439+01:00The Lost Art of Hand Lettering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">The word calligraphy comes </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">from Ancient Greek</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"> </span><span lang="grc" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;" xml:lang="grc"><a class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="wikt:κάλλος">κάλλος</a></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">kallos </i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><i>meaning </i> "beauty" and </span></span><span lang="grc" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;" xml:lang="grc"><a class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%AE" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="wikt:γραφή">γραφή</a></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">graphẽ</i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> meaning “writing”. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22px;">I remember receiving my first hand lettered envelope and being unable to comprehend that somebody had written the address by hand. The fluid curves of the letters, the opaque white ink jumping off of a scarlet envelope, the sheer neatness of each individual letter, all struck me so deeply that I have kept that envelope and it sits besides me now as I type this blog post. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22px;">Calligraphy has become a significant part of the day to day business of Meticulous Ink. We have always incorporated hand lettering in our letterpress designs, and our unique and playful stye has become ubiquitous of Meticulous Ink. In the summer of 2013 we began offering the service of hand lettered addresses, starting with a commission of sparkling gold ink on ivory envelopes. We have now completed calligraphed addresses in everything from egg yolk yellow on brown kraft, to deep aubergine on olive green. There is nothing more exciting than experimenting with colour and style when it comes to addressing an envelope.</span></div>
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We will be holding our first hand lettering workshop in store on the evening of Wednesday, 6th August, where Suzie, our calligraphy expert will guide you through an introduction to hand lettering. The workshop runs from 6pm to 8pm and will include a hand painted dip pen, nib, a pot of our own Iron Gall ink, along with a Guide to Hand Lettering and a letterpress calligraphy practice pad; all to take home after the workshop. The workshop costs £75.00 and spaces are limited, so please contact us to book your place: (01225) 333004</div>
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Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-40571759256122086252014-05-22T16:22:00.001+01:002014-05-22T19:59:38.647+01:00Meishi<br />
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In Japan the act of exchanging a business card is a ritualistic tradition. A Japanese business card is called a meishi; translated mei means name and shi thorn; traditionally the cards would have been hand carved using sharp splinters of bamboo. When the card is presented it is held in the top two corners, face up and turned so the person receiving the meishi can read the card; the meishi should be received and held in the bottom two corners, it is considered impolite to cover the name with ones thumb. Once the card has been read one must thank the person and bow. <br />
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This concept is very foreign to us in the UK; all too often a creased, digitally printed card is pulled from ones pocket and immediately stuffed into a wallet without a second glance. Our belief is that a business card is the first physical impression of you and your business. Everything from the weight of the paper, the texture of the print and the typesetting of the text all lead to a lasting impression that is formed of you.<br />
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Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-74125415333678466732014-05-01T15:52:00.003+01:002014-05-01T15:52:41.472+01:00A Window into our Soul<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: black;">Our new print works are shortly opening on Walcot Street, Bath.<br /><br />From our conception in a dusty old shed in Dorset, to a windowless industrial unit on the outskirts of Bath, the time has finally come to move the printing machines to pride of place in their own stand alone store on Walcot Street, Bath.<br /><br />We print using two beautiful Heidelberg 10x15 Platens dating from the 1960’s and everything from their windmill like motion, whooshing and whirring as they print, to their physical beauty (1 ton of elegant German engineered black steel, wielding 40 tons of pressure); are a pleasure to behold.<br /><br />So, one day, very soon, as you are walking down Walcot Street, why not cast your gaze upon no. 134 and witness for yourself what really goes into </span>making a meticulous letterpress print. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">This clean, 1920's themed invitation took inspiration from the deco style railings that surround the building in which the lovely Alex and Peter were getting married. We incorporated the bold geometric design of the railings into the wedding stationery suite by blind letterpress printing it onto the soft 600gsm 100% cotton Cranes Lettra board. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">This subtle technique of Letterpress printing without ink is not only pleasing to the eye but creates a tactile pleasure too. A mix of typefaces all with a nod to the twenties come together to create this elegant invitation.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">And, we are sure now that Downton has hit the roaring twenties, this invitation would even be fit for Lady Mary Crawley if she ever decides to accept her proposal from Lord Gillingham (fingers crossed!)</span>Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-32068804119929803602013-10-23T17:49:00.000+01:002013-10-23T17:49:52.466+01:003 Wonderful Years!Today is our 3rd Birthday! (the 23rd of October)<br />
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It's been non stop since we first opened our doors here on Walcot street, and the weeks have been flying past. We've gone from printing bespoke stationery on our small table top presses to reeling off hundreds of prints at a time in our new print works in Oldfield Park.<br />
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The shop is still busy as always, and we will shortly be undertaking a small shop refit to allow us to stock more of our favourite goods and so that we can fit in the increasing amount of our own products. It's taken a while for us to fit in designing more of our own goods, but thanks to new team members Suzie and Zoë we have been able to design more products, release our first catalogue for wholesale and even send out our first wholesale order to a shop in Singapore - we've gone international!<br />
In January we will be partaking in our first trade show for our own brand paper goods, at Top Drawer in London - the next step for Meticulous Ink.<br />
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We continue to enjoy producing private bespoke stationery for our customers from our lovely shop in Bath, and have seen an incredibly busy year. We have had the pleasure of designing many beautiful wedding stationery suites for many happy couples, as well as helping companies develop their branding into something we would be proud of ourselves.</div>
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Our platens haven't seen a dull moment, both printing away into the night on new box sets, christmas cards and our first calendar for 2014.<br />
We are currently designing many more products and expect to bring you more lovely paper goods next year. In addition to this we have been slowly phasing in our new branding which will be in full effect by January.<br />
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Here's to another glorious year!<br />
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Some pretty summer wedding invitation inspiration for you today, a classic English country wedding.</div>
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Gemma and Samuel took full advantage of the bespoke nature of our invitations and requested an illustrated border containing various items that really meant something to them - hot air balloons, daisies, roses, a rugby ball and knitting needles amongst other things. This illustrated border perfectly framed classically typeset information for the big day.</div>
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They chose pretty soft summer colours - a soft yellow and dusty blue, to be printed on to a beautifully thick 535gsm Bockingford board - a board that we often use for printing as it performs so well with letterpress.</div>
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We also provided them with matching day stationery - an order of service - with matching colours, ribboned in bright yellow. Scattered throughout the pages of the order of service, more illustrations we created of items that meant something to them. This idea really brings together a truly personal feel to the whole wedding suite, and something that is now a very popular style for us.</div>
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For their wedding favours, they made small pots of jam for their guests - so we provided them with a pretty jam jar label to match the rest of their stationery.</div>
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Stationery photography by <a href="http://www.benkin.co.uk/">Benkin Photography</a>.</div>
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Since we started in 2010, we've barely had time to really sit and look back on what we've achieved and how we've done it - but something came up on the day which completely captured the modern approach to Letterpress, and captured how we use letterpress to produce our stationery.<br />
So I thought I would try and explain modern letterpress without pushing aside or forgetting about its traditional beginnings.<br />
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Traditionally Letterpress is a flat print. We set the type, make our packing just right so as not create any indentation upon our paper and print. The outcome is a crisp, perfectly inked flat print. Letterpress originated this way, from the days of Gutenberg, Caxton, Caslon and Baskerville, a flat print - a print that could barely be seen to be pressed into the paper - was a fine print.<br />
Anything else was considered the work of a poor printer, a print that bruised the paper or bit into the card - this was just no good.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some more fine examples of traditional letterpress printing from Incline Press</td></tr>
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From the advent of polymer in the 1980's, we find ourselves with a slightly more flexible and hardy material to work with, both literally and creatively. Polymer allows us as designers to use anything, from an illustration to hand lettered text. Now we have a material that will take a beating, a material that is sturdy enough to last several print runs and not break or become damaged within the process - and a material with which we are able to press into our paper to achieve a different kind of finish to our prints.<br />
When printing with moveable type, it should not make an impression onto the paper, amongst other things this can cause the type to become damaged and therfore useless for future printing needs. Polymer allows us to make this impression without damaging the type, especially when we are using type that is of a certain age, rare or of great importance.<br />
There are still working type foundries in the UK and US today making a wide array of fonts, such as M & H Type in the States and Whittington Press in the UK. More working type foundries <a href="http://www.letterpressalive.co.uk/">here.</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bespoke Meticulous Ink letterpress invitations, both on extra thick board - a must for that sought after bite.</td></tr>
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However, as purveyors of fine print - and designers who enjoy the variety and creative freedom allowed to us by polymer, we find polymer something we could not live without.<br />
It allows us absolute creative freedom within the design, not to mention the flexibility within the paper and board we print on - allowing us to go up to weights as thick as 2100gsm.<br />
The images below will explain the differences between traditional and modern letterpress printing techniques. I feel neither should be compared as both have their own qualities, each presenting type and design in their own individual way.<br />
For us, our preferred method is the modern way, but this does not mean we dislike traditional printing, nor do we look at it with disregard and abstain from using traditional print methods. We look to traditional printing as our elder, something to look back at with respect and to admire when you know how much tweaking and adjusting goes into a crisp flat letterpress print.<br />
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We print letterpress in error, and we know this - it is this modern way of printing in letterpress that we tend to prefer, 99% of the time. We know it is not the way letterpress was intended to be but it is how we and many others have found to be a very pleasurable way to print.<br />
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Logo design and branding.</h4>
At Meticulous Ink we like to create simple, print friendly logos that are typographically beautiful and are completely personal to you and your company.<br />
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We begin with 3-5 different artwork options, then work with you closely to evolve the logo until it is completely perfect.<br />
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When the final logo is complete we will supply you with a simple identity guide, which includes colour codes and typefaces to use alongside your new logo.<br />
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Next comes the design of the stationery - business cards, letterheads and compliment slips if required. Templates for in-house documents can be made for you too.<br />
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At Meticulous Ink we specialise in the design and production of stationery, however, working with web design & build expert <a href="http://www.j-parker.co.uk/" target="_blank">James Parker</a>, we created the shiny new website for Darwin Ecology.<br />
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As well as being in harmony with their new brand and identity, the website is now user friendly and informative, giving new clients the opportunity to see the Darwin Ecology team at work. You can see their site in all its glory here: <a href="http://www.darwin-ecology.co.uk/" target="_blank">darwin-ecology.co.uk</a><br />
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<br />Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-76053979825130609322013-02-27T09:40:00.000+00:002013-02-27T09:49:06.396+00:00Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair 2013It's here again, the wonderful Bristol Vintage wedding fair - one of our favourite wedding fairs in the South West, and these days we don't find a huge amount of time to do wedding fairs - but we just cannot miss this one.<br />
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This year we had the pleasure in designing the artwork and posters for the fair, which we gave a hand drawn, typographic style.<br />
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Bristol Vintage Crockery (<a href="http://www.bristolvintage.co.uk/">http://www.bristolvintage.co.uk/</a>) have supplied us in the past with wonderful vintage crockery and teapots for our opening and subsequent birthday parties and they are a true pleasure to use. Their annual wedding fair brings about their passion for all things vintage - and this certainly comes across in the wonderful array of business they handpick to be involved in the wedding fair itself.<br />
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<br />Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-82377528377182393322012-11-27T15:06:00.000+00:002012-11-27T15:08:16.781+00:00Wedding Stationery - Faye & Chris<br />
Winter weddings can be just as magical as Summer ones - a touch of fur here and there and a sprinkling of snow can make the day complete. An indoor wedding also means you don't need to rely on perfect sunshine for your perfect day. For Faye & Chris the 4th of February was their chosen special day. The look for the day - simple, stylish and white.<br />
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We met Faye and her mum Ann at the Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair, where they were looking for something with a hint of classic style, without the rustic vintage trend that is so popular at the moment. Being the perfect client, they were very open minded when it came to the stationery design, giving our creative muscles space to stretch and come up with some very unique ideas.<br />
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The outcome - a subtle grey on white scheme, with a monogram motif used throughout, simple and understated without being too fussy and with a hint of fun.<br />
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We created the entire suite for the wedding - the accordion Save the Date cards with matching handmade mini envelopes, the main day and evening invitations and all of the day stationery, including the order of service, escort cards and place cards.<br />
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Enjoy this Wintery inspiration. (Yes, it even snowed!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Save the Date cards - accordion style, litho printed with matching handmade lined envelopes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Invitation - Letterpress printed with superfine metallic silver dust onto beautiful Cranes Lettra 600gsm 100% cotton card.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the invitation, showing the superfine metallic silver dust sparkling in the light.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...for the gentlemen, a lucky lottery ticket!</td></tr>
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Stationery by <a href="http://www.benkin.co.uk/" target="_blank">Benkin Photography</a></div>
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Faye & Chris's Wedding by <a href="http://www.westphotography.co.uk/" target="_blank">West Photography</a></div>
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Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-45289434100844599732012-11-24T18:12:00.001+00:002012-11-24T18:12:10.899+00:0012:35Todays post relates to interesting occurrence that took place here at Meticulous Ink H.Q. - and one related to one of our customers who visited us recently.<br />
After careful selection Mr. Taylor chose a dip pen, two nibs and a bottle of our 'Cafe Des Iles' J. Herbin ink.<br />
As we rang up the purchase on our till the clock struck 12:35pm and the total came to £12.35 - a strange coincidence, and probably nothing too amazing you might think. But when you experience such interesting monetary and time related incidents, and then also receive the creative outcome of such events - it certainly makes for an interesting little post. Thank you Mr. Taylor.<br />
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<br />Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-25166855619621231342012-11-14T13:30:00.000+00:002012-11-14T13:30:08.531+00:00Our new blog - a long time coming.First of all, we are sorry - I'm ashamed to say it's now been a whole year since we have blogged anything considerably worthwhile. It's an absolute disgrace I know, and I can only hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive us. We've been working hard to try and match our blog to our website so hopefully they fit together well, we think they do. Many thanks to our good friend Louis ten Kate for his patience and infinite html knowledge.<br />
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We have of course also been designing and printing day and night, and this only means we are now bursting with lots more beautiful stationery and design to show you.<br />
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A lot has happened this year, we've finally moved everything to Bath - presses, paper and even ourselves. This means everything we produce and sell under Meticulous Ink is designed, printed and finished entirely in Bath.<br />
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Last month we also hit 2 years in business, which has gone past ridiculously quickly - we still haven't produced as much of our own products as we would have liked but we're slowly making more and more - starting with some delightful typography postcards which will be arriving in store over the next couple of weeks. We're a little behind on our christmas cards and products but we ensure you we shall have these in store mid to late November.<br />
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Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-51890525222696048572012-09-14T17:49:00.000+01:002012-09-14T17:49:35.076+01:00Nearly there - our Shiny new blogWe have been working hard, getting our fingers inky and printing lots of beautiful things that we can't wait to share with you. Our new look blog is nearly complete, with just a few meticulous tweaks needed here and there before we are back with regular blog updates.<br />
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In the meantime, do pay a visit to our store on Walcot Street, where you will find lots of tactile, textured printing samples to feel and get you inspired. If you are a bride to be, we will also be at the very stylish bridal event, Le Soirée des Filles on Thursday 20th September at The Holburne Museum, Bath. Unlike the average wedding fair, the evening will be very relaxed and aims to show the discerning bride & groom to be the very best of independent, local bridal experts.<br />
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We shall be back very soon with a plethora of printing goodies to share.<br />
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Meticulous Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102136935144294949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416753117343387185.post-48573292818896477082011-11-12T16:24:00.001+00:002011-11-21T17:24:21.055+00:00Wedding Stationery - Sam and AmyMore wedding invitation inspiration for you, and one we've been meaning to post for some time now.<br />
This wedding stationery suite was designed with a vintage/butterfly theme in mind, with a very classic look and colours to match the bridesmaids dresses.<br />
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Included were two invitations, day and evening - both printed in thermography on Fine wove oyster board, 640gsm for the day invites and 480gsm for the evening.<br />
Each invite had a bevel painted edge in teal to match the text and came with paper lined v-flap envelopes to match.<br />
Also included in this suite were menus, order of service booklets and a table plan.<br />
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Well, unbelievably it's been a year since we opened our doors here on Walcot Street. It's certainly flown by quicker than we thought it would, the sign of a good busy first year no doubt.<br />
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We have hopefully brought joy to the people of Bath and our fans elsewhere, perhaps boosting the love for stationery even more.<br />
There has been a couple of new arrivals here since we opened, two big mechanical ones and some other more decorative ones - and more to come!<br />
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Back in August we took in two lonely old Heidelberg platens, now working hard for us in our temporary studios outside of Bath, they truly are a couple of little beauties.<br />
We've also made a few tweaks to the shop, a new colour scheme for the outside, a new display and a few more product lines. With more to come very soon!<br />
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A big thank you to all those who have supported us and helped us so far - here's to an even busier second year!<br />
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A beautiful wedding suite we created for a delightful couple, including wedding invitations, order of service booklets and a table plan for a classic, traditional wedding. </div>
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After travelling the country looking for the perfect press, I finally found what I was looking for. Missing a few extras but still running magnificently, I decided to take the plunge and took it.<br />
Unfortunately, not everything went as smoothly as I was hoping. About 3 miles from where the press was to be delivered, the palette upon which the press was strapped to cracked, causing the machine to topple onto it's side. A horrific sight, as you can see (1).<br />
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Luckily a quick minded driver stopped the thing from smashing onto the road, however it took us a little while to get the machine sorted, but has since been redelivered and sits safely on our studio floors.<br />
Shortly after obtaining our first Heidelberg we managed to acquire another, slightly more well equipped version. Heidelberg platens are highly versatile, allowing us to die cut, print, fold, score and even make packaging all from one machine! They both now sit happily in our temporary studios outside of Bath.<br />
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