WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET SOME COASTERS PRINTED INSTEAD
Dreyer Press prints coffee bags for DOMA COFFEE. Perhaps you may have noticed some similarities between the marketing materials that DOMA has been producing over the last several years and that of OTHER AREA COFFEE ROASTERS. Rest assured that when it comes to BICYCLE + SKELETAL IMAGERY IN THE CONTEXT OF COFFEE, Dreyer Press + DOMA Coffee got 'em beat. We've been into that shit since like 2010. DOMA recently posted on their blog about these and other similarities which seem to imply some DERIVATIVE IDEAS.
Obviously, any sort of legal action would be stupid and costly, so the only sensible course of action is to make fun of them.
Possibly by coincidence, the day after DOMA's blog post began circulating, this OTHER AREA COFFEE ROASTER began a thread soliciting other examples of BICYCLE + SKELETAL IMAGERY. Responses ranged from PEDANTIC to AWESOME. Surprisingly, there was only ONE OTHER LOCAL COFFEE ROASTER UTILIZING BICYCLE + SKELETAL IMAGERY referenced, although there was a nice nod to A COFFEE ROASTER FROM TUMWATER with some beautiful NON-BICYCLE SKELETAL IMAGERY.
So. What may we infer from this post? Firstly, it almost has to be coincidental, as when viewed in the context of a response to being called out for derivative ideas, they seem to be suggesting that OF COURSE THEIR MARKETING MATERIAL IS DERIVATIVE. This certainly wouldn't seem like a tactful approach, as it would seem to lend credence to the other claims apart from the Skulls + Bikes. Secondly, we can infer from the small sampling of crowd-sourced remembrance of BIKE+SKELETAL IMAGERY that for the most part, usage of this concept is exemplified in MARKETING BICYCLES OR BICYCLE ACCESSORIES. In the context of SELLING COFFEE, there are only TWO ROASTERS who appear to doing this, and they happen to share the same market.
Let me break this down pure and simple for you: BIKES, COFFEE, SKULLS AND SKELETONS are all excellent things, and have appeared in various combinations throughout this history of culture forever. These items have been combined in various fashions over the years for the specific purpose of SELLING COFFEE, but to my knowledge there has been only one instance of two competing entities doing it at the same time. Of course, from a LEGAL STANDPOINT, precedence would be given to the earlier release -- I believe this is known as the "DIBS RULE" -- but also, LEGAL ACTION IS FOR CHUMPS. It would be much better to approach them directly with polite critique.
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HELLO THERE
I HAD NOT UPDATED THIS WEBSITE IN MANY YEARS BECAUSE FOR TOO LONG I HELD ONTO THE IDEAL THAT IF I KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING I WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY SOMEBODY ELSE TO DO IT, AND ALSO I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE AT FULL PRICE.
FOR FOUR LONG YEARS OR MAYBE THREE LONG YEARS THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN AN INFORMATIONALLY-STAGNANT MONUMENT TO THE AESTHETIC TRUTH THAT SOMETHING THAT LOOKS NICE IS COMPLETELY FUTILE IF IT DOESN'T COMMUNICATE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
HOWEVER, Areli Nathanson is working on a new website for me in exchange for some kick-ass Halloween Party invitations I printed last year. But, until that happens, and this whole place is totally CSS'ed out, I am just going to use HTML to communicate information through this venue. I think I remember enough HTML to get by.
["Mailto:" html code copied + pasted from Allen Duffy's Website, http://www.allenduffy.com. Pretty soon you will be able to purchase some Seven Dollars Ideas there.]
Dreyer Press is Chris Dreyer, located in Spokane, Washington. You can visit a dusty blog to see some dusty examples and occasional logorrhea by going to http://www.dreyerpress.blogspot.com, where you will see sporadic PayPal links to possibly purchase some tangibles. If you are interested in working with Dreyer Press on a project, please email with details and we'll figure out how much it will cost.
LETTERPRESS + OFFSET PRINTING
Dreyer Press uses antiquated technologies for which non-compromising flaws and defects in the finished product lend distinct charm and character. An example of this is a certain degree of 1) Color Variation, 2) Textural Variation, and 3) Misregistration. We do not run full color technology -- both presses run SPOT COLORS, one at a time, and the various layers of color tend to jiggle around and hit the sheet differently throughout the run. Tone in a color will vary throughout the pressrun as ink is applied by hand and in some cases the color will vary because the inks are MIXED by hand as well. If you are looking to reproduce a digital file exactly or you have fascistic brand standards and hold the opinion that those variations will negatively affect your Brand Identity Color Scheme, kindly fuck off. No, I am not referring to you specifically.
If you really want to you can poke around on the stupid Flash site I made several years ago. I GUESS. Just scroll down. But really, wouldn't you rather do something else:
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