Final Report.

This is the binding design and layout of my business plan.

Further Designs...

Toms Design, Sketch to Outcome

The Experience Economy

By Joseph Pine II and James H Gilmore this book is giving me great insight into seeing a product and its process as a service and experience to the customer.

Networking and Selling

BIG CARTEL SHOP and FACE BOOK FAN PAGE now up and running!

http://tattooshu.bigcartel.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tattooshu/

Packaging

Flexoplate made in print rooms to print cards, stickers and packaging as well as embossing the front cover of my report.

Toms Packaging

After purchasing a pair of Toms to experiment on, I found the packaging as well as being very nicely printed also included a small tote bag to carry them in. This small extra gave great added value to the product as a whole.

Likes and Dislikes

I think as well thinking about designs I would like to put on shoes, it is important to recognise designs I dislike and what does not work well so that I dont make the mistake of producing anything similar.

Here are some shoe designs I find aesthetically displeasing / upsetting:

http://mimedesign.com/product-gallery

http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?includes[0]=tags&search_query=hand+drawn+shoes&search_type=all&page=1

How those Vans turned out.

Remaking my original squid vs whale design in black and white on high quality Vans has really brought life and value to the design.

Packaging.

Looking at the packaging of these vans, nice print tissue paper and a silica gel sachet makes the product seem well packaged and looked after, therefore adding more value.

I will be packing these shoes a similar way but with added stickers and promotional pieces to make it a nice bundle of 'good post' for the customer.

Materials.

My shoe boxes and paints have arrived, lets make some shoes!

My shoe boxes and paints have arrived, lets make some shoes!

Contact.

Here is a list of other companies and related businesses that I have been in contact with, asking questions about their business and suppliers:

http://www.pimpmykicks.net/about-us/

http://www.pimpmykicks.net/about-us/

http://shop.vans.com/catalog/Vans/en_US/category/custom-shoes.html#/selectShoe

http://www.vans-otw.com/search/label/mr.%20cartoon

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/custom/shoes