Manchester Print Fair

The Manchester Print Fair was held in the NQ2022 basement last weekend. We went along to see which designers were there and to spend some money on some lovely print! 

It was a great fair and we got to speak to a lot of different people - Some of which were in the same position as us - Starting up their own businesses on the side of a full time job or Uni.

Although all the designers were brilliant we can't list them all! So we have chosen the three who stood out for us. 

Jamie Mills 

... is an Artist and Illustrator, his work is so detailed and intricate. We have seen his "OHH DEER" work before and this was the desiger we were most looking forward to seeing. 

Check out his website here : http://jamie-mills.com/

Caroline Dowsett

... is an Illustrator, she is currently at MMU on the course we graduated from last year! It was great to speak to her and hear about how our tutors are getting on and also how the course has changed. She is a very talented designer and she is only in her first year! We look forward to seeing how she develops in the future!

...and out of all the business cards we collected Caroline's was our favourite!

Take a look at Caroline's Blog: http://dowsettdoodles.blogspot.co.uk/

Lisa Stannard

... is a Designer and Fashion Illustrator, her prints were so vibrant and unusual that we were drawn to them instantly. We loved her use of colour mixed with her illustrative elements, we would love to see some of those prints made into garments!

See more of her work on her blog: http://lisastannard.tumblr.com/

Our First BOUTIQUE Sale!

Identity Stamford have purchased a size range of our t-shirts!

Proud to be in a boutique!

Lets hope they sell well.... :)

http://www.identitystamford.co.uk/#!about

For Sale!

https://marketplace.asos.com/listing/t-shirts/rodo-creative-concrete-jungle/546303

Rodo Creative's Concrete Jungle t-shirt for sale now on ASOS! 

Only 50 limited edition t-shirts printed
Get yours whilst stocks last! 

Concrete Jungle Photo Shoot

Because our Concrete Jungle t-shirt has a sharp/clean design we thought it would be best to photograph it in a contrasting setting. After a couple of hours planning we came up with the idea of keeping it simple and using walls around the house. I have just moved into a house which at the moment is being decorated, we took advantage of the stripped decor and the bare brick cellar.

We are lucky enough to have a friend as a photographer who we can now work with regularly. We have recently designed some logos for Pete and we are also going to be designing flyers for him in the future. This way we don't need to worry about money, we can just re pay by doing design work for him. We learnt a lot from our photographer Pete Oakley and will look forward to our next shoot!

Photos By Pete Oakley Photography:

Take a look at his website - http://www.peteoakley.co.uk/

Preparing for Sales! Fabric Labels

FABRIC LABELS:


We had some trouble with our fabric labels, our t-shirts were ready to be sold and our paper tags were ready to be attached, however the company we used to print our Fabric Labels let us down on a number of occasions! It put our launch date back and caused a lot of frustration - we were ready but our t-shirts weren't.

We received our labels from http://www.wovenlabelsuk.com late and although not very pleased with the service, we are very happy with our labels - Better late than never I suppose!

Preparing for Sales! Paper Tags

PAPER TAGS:


We have had a busy couple of weeks preparing for putting our limited edition t-shirts on sale! We have been sewing in labels, having photo shoots and also getting the Rodo Creative Brand in the public eye! We underestimated the time this would all take but we now feel ready to get these t-shirts sold.


Take a look at our paper labels - Now ready to be pinned into the Tees!

Fresh off the Press

First Rodo T-shirt on Sale Soon! - Concrete Jungle

Our First Rodo Limited edition T-shirt arrived today! Available to buy on ASOS Market place soon!