Design & Illustration

We were contacted by Surfing Queensland to design and produce the trophies for the Burleigh Breaka Pro. So what we came up with was a large slab of hardwood with an image of Burleigh etched into it. We then mounted the laser cut letters and logos off the wooden base with a piece of clear acrylic. The etched image sat nicely in the background and the hardwood base gave the trophy a nice solid feel.

The guys got some good waves for the event and burleigh hill was packed with spectators. A huge congratulations to Owen Wright and Sally Fitzgibbons for taking out first place in the Mens and Womens events.

We were recently contacted by Surfing Queensland to design and produce some custom trophies for the 2012 CHIKO Queensland Championship Circuit. The QCC is a series of 4 comps throughout Queensland. Starting with the CHIKO MP Classic at D’Bah then to the CHIKO Sunshine Coast Pro and the CHIKO Alley Classic at Currumbin and finishing up with the CHIKO Burleigh Classic.

The brief was to create something awesome which incorporated the different mythical icons that represent each comp. A splash of stainless steel was also requested.

We chose to incorporate three different materials which complement each other. The back layer is Laser Etched and Laser Cut from a Teak Timber Veneer. The middle layer is a piece of Clear Acrylic with a Reverse Applied Print and the front layer is a piece of Stainless Steel made by Laser Etching and Laser Cutting with our in house Laser Machine.

So this is what we here at Potato Press came up with……..

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.

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!