Finally, Amperbranch.com is launched! Well, there is still some odd and ends I need to take care of, but it's operational. There is only the print up for sale right now, but it should grow with some more products soon.
First, I preface the following statements by saying I'm totally just curious and I think what you've done for this is visually amazing.
I guess I've always wondered if creating mini-brands/mini-sites for single pieces of art like this is really worth the time and effort. Will this sell well enough to make it worthwhile? I guess a better question is, are you even worried about selling it or do you get totally stoked on the process and the labor of love to create something beautiful like this?
@Chris Wallace! Awesome question! I've actually thought about it a great deal. I've also chatted a bunch with other designers about their opinions so I think it a fun to talk about.
To be honest, I more enjoy the process of creating a small product compared to worrying about a solid business plan. For me, most of these brands are pretty inexpensive to get started and maintain. I pretty much do everything so it really comes down to how much time I want to put into it. I really don't have to sell that many to break even and if I just break even, that's fine with me. If sales are good, I have some ideas to branch (no pun intended) out into other Amperbranch products like t-shirts. I won't go overboard, but I'm not looking to strike it rich with Amperbranch.
So for me it's worth it because there's not that much upfront cost, a chance to make some decent extra income, I create a product I care about, and it gives me more practice in areas I love (brand, design, and illustration).
I've done the mini-brand thing with a couple projects. It's been successful sometime, and sometimes not. I've never regretted it because as you say, Ryan, it's also about learning and growing skills.
This looks great and congrats on the launch! I love the wooden iPhone.
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Ryan Putnam
Finally, Amperbranch.com is launched! Well, there is still some odd and ends I need to take care of, but it's operational. There is only the print up for sale right now, but it should grow with some more products soon.
about 1 year ago
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Dave Ruiz
Ah, well done, Ryan. It looks fantastic. Congrats!
about 1 year ago
congratulations man
about 1 year ago
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Nayla Smith
This is amazing! Congrats!
about 1 year ago
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Jason Gammon
So simple. Clean. Perfect. Great job.
about 1 year ago
YAY! Just ordered my print! This is full of lovely, Ryan.
about 1 year ago
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Paul Ungureanu
Gorgeous website! Only thing I'd wish would be for the wallpaper to be on a much darker background. Pretty hard to use as it is now.
about 1 year ago
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Ryan Putnam
@Thanks everyone and thanks @Maria Frey for the order!
@Paul Ungureanu Great feedback. I was planning on providing a couple of different version in the near future.
about 1 year ago
Stunning website! Congrats!
about 1 year ago
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matt rossi
love the favicon ryan, nice job and congrats on the launch!
about 1 year ago
Lovely site - great work!
about 1 year ago
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Ryan O. Hicks
very unique
about 1 year ago
Loving the email address
about 1 year ago
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Chris Wallace!
First, I preface the following statements by saying I'm totally just curious and I think what you've done for this is visually amazing.
I guess I've always wondered if creating mini-brands/mini-sites for single pieces of art like this is really worth the time and effort. Will this sell well enough to make it worthwhile? I guess a better question is, are you even worried about selling it or do you get totally stoked on the process and the labor of love to create something beautiful like this?
about 1 year ago
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Paul Ungureanu
Great, can't wait to have it on my desktop :)
about 1 year ago
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Ryan Putnam
@Chris Wallace! Awesome question! I've actually thought about it a great deal. I've also chatted a bunch with other designers about their opinions so I think it a fun to talk about.
To be honest, I more enjoy the process of creating a small product compared to worrying about a solid business plan. For me, most of these brands are pretty inexpensive to get started and maintain. I pretty much do everything so it really comes down to how much time I want to put into it. I really don't have to sell that many to break even and if I just break even, that's fine with me. If sales are good, I have some ideas to branch (no pun intended) out into other Amperbranch products like t-shirts. I won't go overboard, but I'm not looking to strike it rich with Amperbranch.
So for me it's worth it because there's not that much upfront cost, a chance to make some decent extra income, I create a product I care about, and it gives me more practice in areas I love (brand, design, and illustration).
I would love to hear what everyone else thinks!
about 1 year ago
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Steve Lowtwait
I've done the mini-brand thing with a couple projects. It's been successful sometime, and sometimes not. I've never regretted it because as you say, Ryan, it's also about learning and growing skills.
This looks great and congrats on the launch! I love the wooden iPhone.
about 1 year ago
beautiful, what a lovely design. footer font is very heavy on PC chrome btw
about 1 year ago
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Ben Lew
Congrats on the launch man! Beautiful site and beautiful print. Can't wait to buy more products from this store.
about 1 year ago
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Dave Cooper
Okay, honest question. What's the deal with the ampersand? Between this and ugmonk from Jeff Sheldon ... what am I missing?
about 1 year ago
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Martin Gross
Really nice work.
about 1 year ago
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Oli Lisher
love it.
about 1 year ago
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Joseph Alessio
Excellent!
about 1 year ago
I love this!! Does your Mid-Century Modern crate allow one to make a Twitter and Facebook icon like that? They are beautiful!
about 1 year ago
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Ryan Putnam
@Renee Swigert The crate has some wood styles but not exactly like the Amperbranch ones.
about 1 year ago