So here are a few segments from some designs I have been working on recently. Not all of them are finished and some I might not even use but just thought I would tantalise your taste buds….. and also prove I am working hard on getting my brand going! Take a look and see if you can figure out what they are! ⁌______⁌
So after doing a bit more thinking after my previous post I decided I want to start taking my brand in a certain direction. This direction is Vintage/Retro/Art Deco/1950′s Ice Cream stuff. Well It’s not going to be exactly like that, I am going to have a slight modern twist on it but it will hopefully have that feel to it. In my previous post I posted a picture of a sticker, that I will be using, which has a vintage feel. So carrying on with that idea I have designed my tags for my clothing range (below).
After having a nervous breakdown and realising that there is sooooooo much more to starting a T-shirt brand than just designing and printing a few pretty Tees, I got to work and started researching a little more in to vintage adverts, styles, colours etc. which has given me more ideas and direction.
I thought I would have some designs ready soon to put online but after the rethink and realisation of everything I have to do I’m not sure how long it’s going to take me now! I am hoping that before Christmas I will be able to get my first range out and have the online shop ready. Starting a company is hard, the dream is there but you have to stick with it and stay motivated! Anyway below is my new T-shirt tag ↴_______↴
Nope it’s not a bad quality image, it’s just I don’t want you to see what I’m doing yet!! Hehehe…… sorry!
Hello one and all! As some of you (who visit this page more than once every 6 months) may have noticed, I haven’t been updating my blog very much recently. Also if you haven’t been following me on Facebook or Twitter you wouldn’t have seen any news or updates, and by now you are probably thinking – this guy isn’t doing anything, or has given up on his t-shirt company! Well these ideas or thoughts are not true! I have in fact been working like a little biatch, trying to sort out a lot of things. I have to admit I was probably a little premature putting up the last t-shirt designs when I did, as I didn’t even have an online shop for you to buy from. However I am making steps towards rectifying this and in the process, designing a lot of new tees to tickle your taste buds!
Things have been a little slow the past two weeks, due to illness and other things. But let me bring you up to speed a little. As I mentioned I have been designing new tees which will be printed up soon and WILL be available online. I am not sure how long the whole process will take but I have decided to blog and twitter/facebook a lot more to keep you informed of everything! But for now my plan is to have 6 (maybe 7) new designs printed up and ready for the grand opening of my shop. The old designs have been selling here in Mexico so there aren’t many left. I will however print up another batch (of 10 – 20) IF they are in demand! So don’t worry if you still want one of the old designs email me once the shop is online and I will sort you out.
Another reason why things have been going a little slow, is I am trying to sort my legal status here in Mexico. I need to get an FM3 form so that legally I can work here and sell my tees. I also need this form so that I can register my company legally, so I can get the little ® after my name and also, later, a © on my website.
So in a nut shell, I am working very hard to get everything sorted so that this is a proper company, with more than just two t-shirt designs. I have decided on quite a lot of improvements, one being that I think I’m going to drop the Gustard Kream logo/name and just have CustardMustardGustard T-shirts. I’m kind of just waiting for the right time to strike and launch everything together (new tees, online shop etc.).
Sorry for the long post, give yourself a pat on the back if you managed to read all of it without falling asleep. Please keep coming back, as I will be posting a lot more now (hopefully daily) to update you on my progress and PLEASE keep letting other people know about me, my company and this site – I know its hard as I don’t actually have any t-shirts online to sell yet but they will be coming and they will be limited. Oh yeah I am also hoping to design a proper website as well. This probably wont happen for a while yet but it will be a bit more in keeping with my T-shirt range. Right I’ve finished now. You can leave!
As some of you, who visit this site enough, may have noticed I have a new logo. I did like my previous logo but I needed something a little more versatile. Also when I down sized the cupcake logo it got a little bit messy as there was too much detail and too many lines. So I decided to change to something a little more simple in shape and design. The logo still consists of a face but even at small sizes the shape of the logo is still recognisable as a Lolly!! So this means I have had to update everything (including my T-shirt designs). I know what you are thinking ‘what about the T-shirts that have already been printed??’. Well I have only printed one batch so far, that I am selling here in Mexico for the time being, but from now on the new batches will contain the new logo! So I hope that you all like it! Like I said it wasn’t that I didn’t like my old one, it’s just it was too messy on prints. ⋑______⋐
Below are some samples of how it will look. The logo is a lot more versatile than the previous one so I can use endless amounts of colour and pattern combinations to create different effects.
One day soon I hope to register my name and logo so I can put the little ® after it…… that will be a fun day!! Can’t wait. ^_______^