Potato Press

Coolangatta Surf Graphic Fit-Out

Potatopress — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:37:53 +0000

We recently did some store graphics for Coolangatta Surf and Billabong. The graphics mainly co-inside with Billabongs “Life’s Better in Boardshorts” Campaign.
The graphics turned out great, especially the large image of Parko on the outside of the building. Check it out next time you are driving through Cooly!

Australian Surf Retailers Awards

Potatopress — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:49:18 +0000

We were approached by the Australian Surf Retailers Federation to Design and Manufacture the Awards for the very first Australian Surf Retailers Awards.

This was one of our favorite projects to date. It was great to be given a brief and then let loose to come up with something really amazing. All the Design and Production was done in-house so that we had control over every step that went into making the awards.

It looks like the event was a great night and the awards were received extremely well. Special mention to Hurley for taking out “Mens Brand of the Year” and “Boardshort of the Year”, Billabong for winning both Mens and Ladies “Marketing Campaign of the Year” and to Rusty for taking out “Ladies Brand of the Year”. To see more photos and the full rundown of the night, head over to the Surf Retailers Federation website HERE.

Here are some images of the process right through to the event.

‘Youngbloods’ 7×7 by D.I.A

Potatopress — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:02:11 +0000

Recently Potato Press had the honour of presenting at the first forum in the 7×7 talk series ‘Youngbloods’ hosted by Design Institute of Australia at Rabbit and Cocoon on the Gold Coast.

The inaugural Seven by Seven Talk Series promotes collaborative design practice on the Gold Coast and celebrates the creative culture, leisure and lifestyle of the local community. This unique Gold Coast initiative provides connections and networking opportunities for emerging and established design professionals, design students and design related organisations with an aim to initiate collaborative projects that stimulate the design community on the Gold Coast.

The talk featured seven local guest speakers that spoke for seven minutes each covering topics which related to various design disciplines. These included Claudio Kirac from Billabong, Rob Bare from R&B, Kiel Tillman from Potato Press, Luke Brown from Mixr, Dominique Falla from Qld College of Art, Paul Everest from Unit and Jolie Hertzberg from Rabbit and Cocoon.

Go to www.design.org.au/7×7 for full speakers bios and upcoming events.

See more photos on facebook here

Billabong Gordie Awards

Potatopress — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:30:11 +0000

We were approached by Billabong to come up with a Trophy idea for thier upcoming internal staff “Gordie Awards’ The awards aknowledge individuals success throughout the Billabong brands.

So the final concept we came up with was a recycled timber block, sliced on an angle with a raised frosted printed plexi-glass plaque sitting on the face. We then laser etched the winners name and category on the front of the timber block. The recycled australian hardwood timber came from old an farm tank stand that had been lying in a paddock in northern new south wales for years. Once our joiner Rex trimmed it down and treated the wood, it revealed the stunning grain and amazing weathered exterior. We were very happy with the finished product and so were the winners!

Alpha Flight Services – Graphic Fitout

Potatopress — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:31:00 +0000

Here is an Office Fit-out we recently finished for Alpha Flight Services. The graphics had to be designed so that the different airline logos can be replaced. The fitout consisted of printed and cut frosted vinyl and laser cut signage.

Here are some images of the Project…….

Laser Etched Drink Bottles – Triple 8 Racing

Potatopress — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:17:40 +0000

We recently Laser Etched a whole bunch of Anodised Aluminium Drink Bottles for the guys over at Triple 8 Race Engineering.
Here are some images of the final product.

Tara Beach Resort Vanuatu – Key Tags and Signage

Potatopress — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:06:45 +0000

One of our first jobs on our New Laser Machine was for The Tara Beach Resort in Vanuatu.
We designed and produced the Key Tags for all of their rooms. We laser cut and etched the tags from Fijian Ply with a marine grade varnish over the top.
The Tir Na Nog’ Laser Etched Sign is for the Resort Owners House on the Island. Tir Na Nog’ is an old celtic saying meaning “Land of the Young”. The sign was made from Meranti wood with a Marine Grade varnish.

Runaway Bay Seagulls Vegas Promo

Potatopress — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:29:06 +0000

We recently did a Promo Package for the Runaway Bay Seagulls Leagues Club’s “Win a Trip to Las Vegas” Promotion.
The package included all Design and Printing of Flyers, Pull up Banners, Point of Sale Stands and the Large Signage out the front of the Club.

New Large Format Laser Machine

Potatopress — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:29:14 +0000

Just before Christmas we received our long awaited Large Format Laser Machine.
The new machine has been in the pipeline for a while and after a long wait, it finally arrived direct from the U.S.

With the new machine comes more services and capabilities for Potato Press to offer our clients.
Including -
- Large Format Laser Cutting and Etching – 1220mm x 2440mm bed size
- Commercial Full Sheet Capabilities
- Stainless Steel Cutting and Marking
- Metal Cutting and Marking
- Larger and Thicker Substraights
- Intricate Etching on a Large Scale

For more information about our new capabilities, don’t hesitate to drop us a line.

Outback Spectacular Spirit of the Horse Promo Material

Potatopress — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:47:50 +0000

Here is some promo material we have done for the new Australian Outback Spectacular show, Spirit of the Horse.

The Promo Material consisted of Wide Format Digital Printed Backlits, Digital Printed Members Only Passes and Printed and Foiled Premium Top Rail Passes.