Nearly everyone my age has memories of those great cartoon characters like Yogi Bear, Woody Woodpecker, Heckle and Jeckle, Mighty Mouse, Felix the Cat, Quick Draw McGraw, and Rocky and Bullwinkle, just to name a few.
Hot-dogs also evoke fun memories, so naturally I wanted to create a brand that would easily fit into a business serving food outdoors and at festivals and parties. My friend, Bud had told me many times of a character he had in mind, and his ideas seemed to fit perfectly with the hot-dog project.
Along the way to a Northern New Mexico camping trip, Bud and I stopped in Enid Oklahoma to meet Curtis Tucker, also known as That Sneaker Wearing Entrepreneurial Cartoonist Internet Guy. Curtis is the owner of Shaggy Duck Studios and a very gifted artist and designer. I knew immediately he was the cartoon logo designer for me, after seeing his web sites and blog. I am most impressed about how Curtis embraces every moment he has with his family. The best example of his spirit clearly shows through when you visit his own personal blog and browse some of his posts and videos of watching over his girls, and the antics of being a stay-at-home dadpreneur.
Hot-dogs also evoke fun memories, so naturally I wanted to create a brand that would easily fit into a business serving food outdoors and at festivals and parties. My friend, Bud had told me many times of a character he had in mind, and his ideas seemed to fit perfectly with the hot-dog project.
Along the way to a Northern New Mexico camping trip, Bud and I stopped in Enid Oklahoma to meet Curtis Tucker, also known as That Sneaker Wearing Entrepreneurial Cartoonist Internet Guy. Curtis is the owner of Shaggy Duck Studios and a very gifted artist and designer. I knew immediately he was the cartoon logo designer for me, after seeing his web sites and blog. I am most impressed about how Curtis embraces every moment he has with his family. The best example of his spirit clearly shows through when you visit his own personal blog and browse some of his posts and videos of watching over his girls, and the antics of being a stay-at-home dadpreneur.
We told Curtis about these ideas; a name for the business, and how we envisioned a fun and fashionably hip gorilla, wearing cool shades and a Hawaiian shirt.
Curtis went back to his drafting table at Shaggy Duck Studios, and with a few minor tweaks... he nailed it.
Curtis went back to his drafting table at Shaggy Duck Studios, and with a few minor tweaks... he nailed it.
Here is the artwork for the banner signage that fits into a stainless steel frame at the front of the cart.
And here is what Curtis did for the business card layout.
In just a few more weeks the rest of the business plan and health department permits will be in place, and the adventure of hawking hot-dogs on Tulsa’s city streets will begin.
such a nice post.......
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