Paper is still the medium!

I popped in to Sea Design last week.

Unfortunately Bryan Edmondson was tied up in a meeting, so couldn't join us, but he sent down a note with one of the guys - which is loads better than somone just saying "...oh Bryan says hi"

and it goes to prove that paper is still a fantastic medium (even though I am writing this on a blog!)

Anyway, thanks Bryan ...and keep up the good work for GF Smith!

www.seadesign.co.uk

10th V&A Fete 2009

This weekend was the tenth V&A fete and apart from the weather being a bit damp on Friday evening, the weather on Saturday really made it.

There were some fantastic stalls and there was lots to see and do.

As I mentioned in a previous post (17.07.2009) I was asked by the team at Johnson Banks to do a bit of guillotining. Anyway, all can now be revealed! The stall was selling recycled notebooks which were made up using all the old run outs from the last couple of years which they have been hoarding.

Combined with the corrugated packaging, they had also been hoarding and a wiro binding machine, they manufactured these recycled notebooks, which were then rubber stamped - to order.

Here's the set up...

The JB fete team and the rubber stamping table

and here's the tallperson (me) and slightly shorter person (Miho) who coordinated the notebook manufacture at JB.

Thanks to all at Johnson Banks for their hospitality and making me feel so welcome at their stall.

Check out the JB blog , for better pics and copy writing than mine!
http://www.johnsonbanks.co.uk/thoughtfortheweek/index.php?thoughtid=479

I also saw friends from Happily Ever After and Ico Design who both had stalls - I have some lovely badges from Leah at Happily Ever After, which I'll post once Mark has downloaded the images off my phone!

http://www.happily-ever-after.co.uk/
http://www.icodesign.co.uk/

New site

Check out www.dixonbaxi.com. It's a new site and well worth a look (sadly these guys don't use much paper but when they do, hopefully it's Fenner Paper!)

SHOP LONDON

Just received some file copies of this invitation piece/poster for the launch of SHOP LONDON MAGAZINE.

It's A2 size folding down to A6. Printed in just 2 colours on our lovely Offenbach Bible 60gsm.

Very nice and not a "crow's foot" in sight!

Design is by Studio8.

Print is by Granite

http://www.studio8design.co.uk/

http://www.granitecolour.com/

The do lectures

The "DO" lectures is an organisation started by David Hieatt one of the founders of howies. The idea is to get together people who are real "doers" to do lectures and make them as widely available as possible. Their promotional mailer is designed by the howies in house team and was spec'd on Offenbach Bible 60gsm. It's A2 folding down to A7.

Check out http://www.thedolectures.co.uk/

Claire (who is the administrator at the do lectures) says I'm a real "doer" because made this all happen for her so quickly (and gave them a bit of help on the price of the paper) - how about that!

The job was printed in 2 colours offset Litho by Principal Colour. It was machine folded and then hand finished. http://www.principalcolour.co.uk/

These are some previous howies catalogues that we have supplied Colorset (100% recycled) for the covers. Designed by Nick Hand

monoblack

It's about time for a shamless plug for one of our stock products I think!

Monoblack is a product we introduced a few months ago. It is available in ONE weight (very thick), ONE size and ONE colour which is why it's called MONOblack - gettit?

Sometimes, designers I work with use a certain other well known brand of (very expensive!) coloured paper in 700gsm and then they have it duplexed together to make 1400gsm - and it costs them a fortune! So we put this single item into stock, which is "ready thick" and much more cost effective - and it's been going very well indeed. Many people use it for invitations, presentation boards and mounted covers or boxes where a black edge is required.

Anyway if you would like some samples, please send me an e-mail (justin@fennerpaper.co.uk) ... just please don't ask what other colours it comes in!

...and just to prove that Monoblack already has some fans, here's a lovely note from Kirsty at Pentagram who just returned a printed sample that I leant to her - thanks Kirsty

First Light

My e-mail announcing the blog has attracted a few responses, including this package of items from Keith and Andy at d8 (Birmingham and Glasgow).

This is the literature from a new identity that they have designed for an organisation called First Light based in Birmingham. As you can see, it's a nice crisp identity using two strong colours (solids are printed on the reverse)

Also in the package was a copy of the A5 Annual Review which has striking graphics and printed using black and two fluoro colours. All the literature is printed on our 100% recycled Colorset (Natural) 120gsm

I don't know who the printer was, but they've made a very nice clean job of it.

And of course it's lovely to get a hand written note - which is not only a nice thank you but is beautifully produced - foiled in one colour ALSO on Colorset (Solar) 120gsm. Thank you Keith and Andy in Birmingham ...

http://www.weared8.com/