Evolution of a Logo - Busse Custom Shop

[RobStanley]

Hi all,

Thought you might be interested in how the Busse Custom Shop logo came to be.

I was asked by Jerry and Jennifer to create a logo that looked like it was made of cast metal. They wanted a skull wearing Jerry's hat.

Here's what I initially came up with...

Then I added some more details - some corrosion to the metal texture and the cigar smoke...

It's looking good, but it's not quite right. Jennifer had the idea of putting a respirator on the skull. So using a reference pic of the actual respirators that the crew use in the shop, I added the respirator with a little nuke symbol on it...

Then I had an idea to shove some cigars in the respirator, as this is the sort of thing Jerry would find amusing and give the logo a bit of that Busse personality...

After seeing this, Jennifer told me that Jerry actually has a respirator that he has cut a hole in and stuck a cigar through so he can puff away while grinding our awesome blades. Can you believe it!!! I wouldn't normally, but we're talking about Jerry Busse here, it's fair dinkum. And so the Busse Custom Shop logo was born...

And add a bit of text to finish it off...

 

[Tom Kanik]

Interesting Rob, and very well done!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[evolution80]

i like the logo-heads - especially the custom shop head! :thumbup:

 

[Yabba]

Really, really like the diff logos & liquid metal look.....great job Rob.
Now someone make them all into infi beads please! Or silver or bronze

 

[walnutbear]

+1

Interesting Rob, and very well done!:thumbup::thumbup:

+1

 

[ragnerok]

Thanks for sharing- really cool:thumbup:

Would like a finger ring with that logo- made from INFI

 

[Mikeynyc]

I love it , where's the hog horns coming out the respirator

 

[CPC]

Mate you have an amazing skill. Every one of those is great.

+1 on the bead idea too!

Chris.

 

[mymindisamob]

Incredible, my friend!

 

[Eric Isaacson]

Rob,
Love it. Thanks for sharing your creative process.

 

[Hindsight]

Awesome work Rob.

 

[knife hunter]

so when we getting Busse Cigars with that logo on the ring?:thumbup:

Awesome Rob!

 

[Lycosa]

All of the above, broh.
NICE...

 

[Demonic1]

That's really quite cool. Do you have a similar sequence for the Hog head?

 

[David Brown]

Nice my friend very nice.

 

[Busto]

Great Work there Rob....Cigar Rings with the Busse Custom Shop Logo...I'm in!!!!!!

 

[drift draft]

Very nice work Rob. Those scream Busse from the very first one to the finished version.:thumbup:
My Mom always said I was borderline artistic, but I've never been able to do anything close to those before.

 

[winmagfrog]

Very cool Rob! Thanks for showing the evolution and explaining the thought behind them.

Is anyone surprised that Jerry has a custom fitted cigar friendly respirator?

 

[Hindsight]

Nope. It actually works pretty well until you decided to exhale the smoke.

 

[Barbarossa]

Awesome history thanks for sharing it.