A commemorative plate is a great way to celebrate a person or event. These plates can help you recall memories of said person or program and the best part is that they’re stylish. You should know that these types of plates are usually not used for eating but are rather used for decoration purposes, they can even be used as a collectible.
Material Options
Commemorative plates can be formed from different types of materials depending on what you want. Creating designs on these materials is what forms the custom dinnerware.
Ceramic and Porcelain: These materials are very good to form a commemorative plate from, they’re beautiful and make designs appear vibrant mostly because of their white background. If you make a commemorative plate out of ceramic or porcelain, you’ll have to handle the plate carefully as these materials cannot withstand pressure well and can easily break.
Metal: Metal commemorative plates do not require you to be too careful when handling them as they will not easily break when exposed to pressure. You can get your plates from different materials such as brass, copper, stainless steel, bronze or titanium. Commemorative plates made of metal materials typically have their design all over the plate unlike ceramic that has a design on a background (usually white). Metal commemorative plates are usually used in traditional events as they go very well with the theme.
Crystal: Crystal commemorative plates are one of the most beautiful types of plates you’ll find around. You’ll be amazed by the brilliant colours you’ll see when this material is exposed to light. Just be sure to be careful when using or moving the plate as crystals are even less durable than porcelain and can crack, chip or break under pressure.
Design Styles
When it comes to designing your plate, almost anything goes, all you need is what you’ll reference your design on and then let your creativity fly. If you don’t have a good reference, here are some themes to base your plate design on.
Traditional Commemorative: Traditional commemorative is one of the best design themes you can use for your plate and it’s very popular. Traditional designs include anything from portraits, family crests, flags, military badges and even texts. From this theme, you can now narrow down your design into something completely unique to you or your family. Traditional designs are usually seen on metal material plates but they also go very well on commemorative plates.
Photo Integrated: This design is done by ceramic tableware manufacturers by integrating high quality simple or sophisticated pictures into your plate material. Instead of wracking your brain thinking of a design to use that will suit your taste, you can just browse the internet and get good pictures that will satisfy you on your plate design. If you go along with photo Integrated designs, keep in mind that you’ll have to get high resolution images, minimum of 300 dpi for very good results.
Text Based: This type of design is very good for announcements or marking an event like a retirement celebration, birthday announcements, celebrating a milestone passed and so on. A whole new world of creativity is right here. When making a text based design, choose your font carefully and tweak your letters a little to beautify your plate even more. You can also just make a simple inscription or long complex messages depending on your choice.
Modern Approaches
Currently, commemorative plates feature clean designs, company brands and abstract patterns or texts and custom artwork. One out of these design styles can be found in all commemorative plates.
Production Methods
You can acquire commemorative plates in two ways, either by digital printing or by hand crafting.
In digital printing, plates are created through digital ceramic printing technology which will give you access to high resolution designs and complex colour patterns. You’ll also be able to recreate the plate with 100% accuracy.
While in hand crafting, plates are produced through different complex techniques including slip decoration, hand throwing, hand painting, custom engraving and so on.
Commemorative plates are very popular for the intricate designs they offer; however, they also mark and celebrate important moments in the life of their owners, just as its name implies, it commemorates an event or occasion.
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