A new era for CKA

We have been producing Dan certificates for the Chiltern Karate Association for a while now, but last weekend following Dan gradings they presented successful karateka with certificates with the Imperial calendar date showing the new Reiwa era.

The Reiwa period, in Japan,is the imperial reign period that began on May 1, 2019, following the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the elevation of his son Naruhito to the Chrysanthemum Throne. The two kanji constituting the period’s reign name are rei (meaning “order” or “auspicious”) and wa (“harmony”). The official English translation of the period is “Beautiful Harmony.”

Congratulations to all recipients including Bernard and Alex above.

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More than a simple thank you

I had a call a little while back from an existing client asking for ideas .....
This is quite common actually, customers know they want something special, they may have an outline of a project, but need to explore what is possible.
The majority of everything we do is custom, specialising in one-offs or small production runs so before long a concept can be developed.

We developed the graphic around one of our standard plaque sizes 350 x 220mm. The design used the clients logo which we had developed in a previous commission. From the basic design above we went on to personalise each plaque with the recipients name.

The maple boards were wrapped in oak frames, sealed and a wax applied. 

Minakami kindly shared some photos with us and gave us permission to post.

The cost of our standard plaque, using a standard graphic is £89.
We did have some existing Minakami design on file so were happy to develop the graphics and undertake all the translation at nil cost and still apply a discount for a multiple sale.
Hopefully this helps in building long term relationships with clients.

If you have a project in mind, feel free to drop us a E Mail to sotosabisu@btinternet.com