A few jobs from the last season, with the plain facts: how many, on what, and how long it took.
Recent work
| Job | Run | Paper | Colours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cards for a violin maker | 300 | 600 gsm cotton | black + blind deboss |
| Wedding suite, six pieces | 120 | 300 gsm cotton, deckle edge | sage, copper |
| Poster for a film club | 80 | 170 gsm cartridge | red, black wood type |
| Bookplates, private library | 500 | 90 gsm laid, gummed | dark blue |
| Menu cards, harvest supper | 60 | 350 gsm grey board | white ink, two passes |
| Letterhead for a surveyor | 250 | 120 gsm wove | black, hand-set |
Lead times now
- Business cards
- 3 weeks from approved paper proof
- Invitations
- 5 to 6 weeks; allow more before June
- Posters
- 2 weeks if the type is in the cases
- Bookplates
- 4 weeks including plate-making
Minimum run is fifty of anything. Below that the make-ready costs more than the printing and we would rather say so up front.
Paper and ink
We stock cotton board in three weights and two whites, and order coloured stock per job. Inks are oil-based and mixed by eye to a swatch you approve; metallics are possible, fluorescents are not.