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Melton is a food town, and food towns live or die on their packaging. Labels, cartons, market stall boards and farm shop print — drawn to the cutter guide so what comes back from the printer is what you signed off on screen.
Services
Forty minutes across the county on the A607, which is a fair drive for a first meeting and no distance at all for a press check.
A mark drawn for your business, tested small, in one colour and at sign scale.
→Type, colour and the printed guidelines that keep everyone honest.
→Catalogues, event guides and literature, artworked ready for press.
→One idea across press, six-sheets, digital screens and social.
→Fascias, wall graphics and exhibition stands, supplied ready for the fitter.
→Cartons and labels drawn to the cutter guide.
→Templates and post sets that match everything else you put out.
→Letterheads, cards and folders that look like the firm they represent.
→Areas covered: Melton Mowbray, Asfordby, Bottesford, Waltham on the Wolds, Somerby, Frisby on the Wreake and Long Clawson.
Proof, not promises
Real names, real towns. Every one of these is work Steve did himself, and several are written up in full on the case studies page.
Melton Mowbray in particular
Shelf design is its own discipline. The mark has to survive a curved surface, a cold chain, a 4mm ingredients panel and whatever the retailer's own guidelines demand. Steve draws to the cutter guide, supplies the vector, and checks the proof before it runs — because a packaging reprint is not a small invoice.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for food and drink producers across Melton Mowbray.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for farm shops and delis across Melton Mowbray.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for market traders across Melton Mowbray.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for hospitality across Melton Mowbray.
Related case study: How a 30,000-product catalogue gets artworked.
The difference
Most agencies put an account manager between you and the person doing the work. There isn't one here, because there is only Steve.
The person who takes your brief is the person setting the type three weeks later. Nothing gets handed down to a junior at the point it gets interesting.
Bleed, trim, spot versus process, and which idea dies on an uncoated stock. Files land at your printer right the first time.
Forty minutes across the county on the A607, which is a fair drive for a first meeting and no distance at all for a press check. You can meet him, and he answers his own phone when you ring about it.
In their words
“Steve took the brief and produced a set of designs across all marketing formats, from socials to print materials, that exceeded all expectations. He's a pleasure to work with but more importantly, he produces high quality work.”
“He worked with us to understand the scope, offered advice, utilised our colours and branding and produced work that showcased our company fantastically — leading to both enquiries and sales.”
How a job runs
Fixed price agreed before anything starts, and you always know what is happening and when it lands.
A call or a coffee in Melton Mowbray. What it is for, who it is aimed at, and when you need it.
Routes drawn on paper before anything is opened on the Mac.
Real options to choose between, then amends until it is right.
Print-ready artwork to your printer, sign-maker or team, checked before it goes.
Common questions
Yes. Cartons, labels and sleeves drawn to the cutter guide your printer supplies, with the vector artwork and colour builds they need to run it.
Yes. Steve has produced artwork inside other people's guidelines for twenty years, including co-branded work where two sets of rules had to be satisfied at once.
About forty minutes on the A607. Most Melton projects run by phone and email with a meeting at the start, which suits most people.
From £160 to £500 depending on the package. Fixed price, agreed before anything starts, with copyright signed over to you.
Let's begin
Tell Steve what you need. You'll get a straight answer, a sensible price, and a person on the other end of it.