Thursday, 29 July 2010

First t-shirt delivery

This morning the postman bought the package with the first t-shirts from my own online store which I opened last week and can be visited here. Am very impressed with the quality and the speed of turnaround from Spreadshirt. Quickly had a product shoot so I can share here on the Gabriel Design blog images of the new shirts.

If you think your business could benefit from some uniquely designed shirts, or other marketing gifts just get in touch to learn more. Contact us here.

Thursday, 22 July 2010

DESIGNER T-SHIRTS

Once a graphic artist, always a graphic artist it seems. Not only do I run my own graphic design business, where I spend all day working on the design for websites, brochures, mailshots and more, I spend a lot of my free time in creative pursuits as well.

As well as writing fiction, drawing cartoons and illustrations and self-publishing three webcomics every week (see here) I have now opened an online t-shirt store. I have created and prepared all the designs in the new store here and will be expanding the range in both numbers of designs and products offered. There are a number of different designs on offer in a number of colour combinations and are at present based on Nerd/Geek humour and Lancashire/Manchester identity.

If your business could benefit from corporate wear, or perhaps team building t-shirts I will be able to use the store’s private design function to create and produce bespoke t-shirts (or other casual wear) just for you.

stubblemonkey.spreadshirt.co.uk

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

WALLPAPER* DELIVERY

Since the last post on this Blog Gabriel Design has been a hive of activity, although sadly with little headline grabbing news. There is much in the pipeline to reveal at a later date, but unlike BP this pipeline doesn't leak! However the last Gabriel Design post was regarding the fantastic experiment from Wallpaper* Magazine which allowed you design your own cover for the August 'Handmade' issue. You can read more about the design process I took in putting my design together here.
Last week saw the release of the August issue and the letterboxes of designers and the design aware were hit will hundreds of different designs, inlcuing mine here at Gabriel Design HQ.


There was, on first inspection, a subtle difference to my original design as my name and address now appeared on the front cover (to aid the delivery). However in keeping with the 'handmade' theme Wallpaper* had already considered this and supplied each recipient with a handy sticker to place over the address and create the final finished design.


Once affixed the design was complete and I was satisfied with the look and feel of the magazine, especially in that it was in keeping with the new look design of Gabriel Design itself. Sadly I didn't make the inside back page list of Wallpaper's* favoutite designs, but I for one am very pleased.