Red Tiki

Although we don't have a uniform here on Red Tiki Island, like most people, we like to wear clothes. The Red Tiki King demands a high level of style from his slaves. I've been wanting to design a Red Tiki shirt for a while now and a few days ago I finally put pencil to paper and sketched out a design.

The Process: I decided to do a flat colour version of the current RedTiki logo and after a few failed attempts on the original logo I knew it wasn't going to work. I think deep down I was hoping for a "Make Awesome Now" button in illustrator but alas, it was not there.

Back to the Drawing Board: Staying close to the original design I kept the most prominent lines of the face and sticking with the tiki theme, added a spear and shield. I liked where this was going on paper so I moved onto phase 2, Illustrator. After several hours of tweaking in illustrator I ended up with a few concepts, one of them being the final one colour version. After much deliberation we decided to go with the one colour since it meant being able to easily adapt the design onto any colour tee shirt.

The Fabric Printers: Any design studio knows finding a good print shop is like trying to find a good barber. Theres always that anxiousness that comes with trying out a new place for the first time.

With the design complete we sent it off to The Fabric Printers, a local print shop who seemed a cut above the rest. When the package arrived I think it's safe to say we we're all pretty happy with the end result. The tees arrived in as many colours as there are cocktail flavours, you may have noticed we do enjoy a cocktail or two here on Red Tiki Island.

The shirt is currently being put through its paces by the tiki team and will be made available to the masses soon. We look forward to opening up shop with a bunch of cool products made fresh by the talented designers here at Red Tiki. Keep an eye glued to the telescope for shipments of precious goods.