Yes, the days are shorter and you lose an hour of sleep, but you gain a glorious hour of beautiful sunshine. Sunshine that warms your skin as well as your spirit. Sunshine that brightens your day, and brightens your attitude. Sunshine that promotes the growth of your favorite panda’s favorite snack, as well as your favorite panda encrusted apparel brand. Fueled by sweet deserts (and a legendary musical group), the Ice Cream Series asks the question; “Which Flavor are You?”
Our initial idea was to create a retro design that would combine 60’s soda shoppes with 80’s ice cream trucks, and 90’s Hip-Hop royalty. We asked ourselves, “what font encompasses three eras of completely different design styles?”. We quickly discovered that there aren’t any. At this point, we began sketching ideas for a hand drawn font. A custom script was the common theme, so from a few hundred thumbnails, we began zeroing in on the look we wanted.
Something that says “back in the day”, but also has a modern appeal. We liked the shape and the idea but not the direction in which the final drawing was heading. With a few adjustments and edits, we came up with hand drawn text that we felt fit the mode.
Now that the hand drawn text was 90% done, we moved on the the rest of the design. With 60’s soda shoppe and Mr. Softee trucks in mind, we felt an ice cream cone graphic would tie the timelines and generations together. What says ice cream more than a delicious scoop on a crunchy cone? Nothing…other than two scoops of delicious ice cream on a crunchy cone. The often unseen, but very well used, double scoop ice cream cone is a modern day marvel. Doubling the deliciousness of ice cream without having to hold two separate cones was an ingenious and revolutionary idea. We felt it perfectly suited our design needs.
Vol. 1 of the series is the design that is closest to our original concept. Retro styling with the double scoop cone is our idea of a modern day classic. With colors and design cues that say soda shoppe, combined with a hand drawn script, we developed the first of the Ice Cream Series.
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~Herb & Bamboo
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