So following on from each of our previous posts about our bag designs we finally took a day out from Hoffi and visited the lovely people at PrintHaus to silk screen the bags. After a few false starts (Andrew) and trying to remember back to our student days we finally got in the swing of things. We had a 100 bags to print each and we mostly came back with a 100 each!(Andrew didn't). It was great fun taking the time out do something different, check out some images below of our progress:
Below are the finished products, these are available to buy now on our Etsy shop, the "shopping robot" bag is looking cool I think... feel free to let us know which one you prefer.
Posted by Andrew Thomas
Those who have spoken to me recently will know that I've started keeping chickens, so what else could my bag illustration be but an exploded diagram of the first Chicken coop that I built earlier this year. If only I had this when I first built the ark.
So following on from Julian's blog on his design:
http://www.hoffi.com/blog/julian-sykes/5p-carrier-bag
I'm throwing my design into the ring, there are 3 more designs to come
Well this year Wales has taken the bold step of charging for plastic bags. You can get more information about this from Cynnal Cymru's website. The idea is obviously to reduce plastic waste and get into bringing your own bags to the shops. So we thought it was a great idea to give you the chance to get some really cool canvas bags designed but our own fair hands.
This is my design which is still in progress. I am wrestling with the idea of whether I should also have 'I DON'T LIKE EGGS' written large on it. More bag designs form the rest of Hoffi to come very soon.
Which one do people prefer???
Sport has traditionally played a big role in business, it provides a great icebreaker for conversations on the phone, in person and now over the internet. Its quite prevalent at this point in time with the Six Nations taking place and with rugby a patriotic driving force of Welsh culture, it was fitting that we adapted the brand of Welsh dairy farming co-operative Calon Wen to support the Welsh team in 2011. To find out more about Calon Wen, why not become a fan on their Facebook page.
