Senior SKIF Instructor receives a Nafudakake

In October 2015 we had an inquiry for a Nafudakake. The contact came after a recommendation from a 3rd party to contact us to see if we could help out. Our client knew they wanted a special presentation piece, but was unsure what they wanted to include in the design. Oh, and they wanted it for a specific date approx 4 weeks from the inquiry. This is a little quicker than our normal 4 to 6 weeks for delivery that we normally quote, however we were able to swap a few things round and prioritise the commission. Our client was able to provide an image of the SKIF logo and photos of a grading certificate and belt.
We like to use an existing translation if possible, but in this case as is common that people have a few slight variations to how their name is presented in katakana. The Dan grade certificate used the full Christian name, whereas the belt used the shortened version, there were also two different representations of the surname.  At this point in the design we will explain the differences and make a recommendation to our client. We traced the logo into our graphic design package for inclusion in the nafudakake and used the kanji at the base of the logo on next two nafuda. Maple has been used for the nafuda, this gives a strong contrasting background to both the logo and the kana, they were wrapped in a black kake. Every commission is different, but personally I like the balance of a five nafuda piece. 

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