I think he does a lot of the design himself, at least from what I had read he designed the logos for the Drac and Frank boxes which in the article it said he spent a good bit of time perfecting them which if you look at the type/logo portion of the boxes, they are very simple. I dunno, maybe he takes a lot of pride in his design skills but I think he should stick to blending cigars and leave the graphic design to a designer. :-) Hell, I'll do his creative for free smokes on the good ol fashioned barter system.:-)
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Don't get me wrong, I think he blends some tasty smokes, but visually the "tramp stamp" thing rings true for me. Both of them look "Glyph-ish" ala Prince, like someone said.
I am probably not his "envisioned target demographic," nor do I need to be. A logo for a company can be a powerful thing, and if that is what he wants to do? Who the hell am I? Just a dude that smokes cigars I can afford. I know nothing.
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Maybe this should be the theme song when you access his website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOSZwEwl_1Q
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It's about the cigar, not the band or box or logo for me.

:-)
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Whether you like him or not he's a great marketer. Three pages of discussion in one day so far because he changed his brand symbol!
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Ick.
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Contrary to popular belief though, a little bit of banter in the remote dusty corner of the internet called CA is hardly "any pub is good pub" George. Especially when about half is derision. I don't think that this thread is either on Pee Jays radar, nor anyone who really gives a flying hipster cool factor ugly damn.


I can babble about a lot of things, his "marketing" makes me wonder why, in this ever Utopian World, everyone might as well be famous, in thier own little minds! :-):-)
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A cigar band could have a photo of Big Bird on it, doesn't matter to me...Either the cigar is good or it sucks. I don't smoke the logo :-)
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I'm with him, pretty bands are all good and well, but I'm in it for the cigars. As long as Pete keeps selling me cigars that hit the spot, I'll be a fan.
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i'd be intrigued by a cigar with big bird on it... it'd probably lead me to smoke it

stearns
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I prefer to think of it as a well known fact that very few people know Pete.....:-)

It was the best I could come up with without commenting on the "maze". :-)
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Image

:-)
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how about the cigar formally known as .........
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ooooooh i have a collectors ash tray now....... I'm rich?? :-):-):-)
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Don't like it one bit!


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Chris.....
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:-):-):-)
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Weak....

Was expecting more

Bart
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Image
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:-)
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duh... i think a decent tattoo artist will come out with far better design from both of these...

i know i know.. a good cigar no need a great design band...but why not?
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