The sneaky photo I posted last week of the Strong Island Co. crate was in fact a fake. I’ve been working on a design for friends and their new venture. I’ll keep it a bit hush for now, but here’s some of the development. Take one freshly made ply crate. Stain it mahogany. Beat and scratch the hell out of it with hammers, screwdrivers a plastering trowel and some sandpaper. Re-stain the dents and scratches to make them darker. Then scratch my head about how to authentically paint the logo on without making a mess of it…
Apologies to the people I duped.
claire sambrook
10 May
ha ha – amazing. So – how about some Strong Island Ale? anyone know of a local brewery that could make it? we could get local designers/artists to create ever changing labels?
Tristan
10 May
Super Strong Island Extra Ales……
Martin
10 May
You should contact Oakleaf brewery in Gosport, http://www.oakleafbrewing.co.uk/index.htm, best local brewers around…
Paul
10 May
Could run a home brew competition, have a tasting and prize award night and the best one gets labelled up as SI BEER
Tristan
10 May
Didn’t we talk about that in the boozer once. Not so SI, but just for fun. ASDA brewing kits all round and see what we can do.
Paul
11 May
Wilko’s have a whole home brew section!
Tristan
11 May
Lets do it. How long does it take? Millys might be up for a tasting session during the week at LJR.
Mark
11 May
Hmmm, looking at the exterior structure of brand new box compared to the final box they are physically different so think we are being duped again.
Tristan
11 May
@ Mark, that’s the back in the photograph. The other sides all have diagonal panels, which won’t have a logo on.