Jake credits the easy working relationship of the group to the fact that, although there is overlap, they have different interests and strengths. \u201cTom’s day job is graphic design, he prefers bands to DJs and pubs to clubs,\u201d he says. \u201cThat aides our working relationship pretty nicely actually. Tom views the work from a very pure design standpoint, whereas I’ll bring the DJ\/promoter view for a record or poster design. It’s a nice balance.\u201d And their friends-first approach extends to freebies too. \u201c<\/span>Give some out to your mates for free from time to time,\u201d says Jake. \u201cIt’s nice to be nice!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n When it comes to collaborating with friends, or anyone for that matter, developing a design process that works well for everyone will help it all fall into place. This will depend a lot on the skills you have and what each party brings to the table, and the right process will look different for different people and teams. It could mean volleying ideas back and forth, sharing sketches until something starts to emerge, or developing a brief that one person will go away and respond to. The No Bad Days team\u2019s approach is pretty fluid. \u201cIn terms of our process, usually I’d go to Tom with an idea,\u201d\u00a0 says Jake. \u201cSometimes I’ll do a sketch (badly) and he makes it look sexy. Other times it’s a case of he’ll design something for a poster and we’ll just be like, “Well that HAS to be on a tee!”\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It’s cool to discuss projects over dinner or a pint\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In terms of designing their logo, Jake describes the process as a combination of trial and error, and being able to see old work in a new light. \u201cInitially, we had this idea for a face with the letters NBD as the features of the face. We tried and tried but just couldn’t get it to a standard where we were happy,\u201d he says. \u201cTom had drawn \u2018the face\u2019 exactly as it is now as a bit of fun a few months beforehand. He showed it to me at the time and I was like “Oh sick! That’s what our logo should be like.” We kept reverting back to it for inspiration and eventually we had that lightbulb moment where we realised it had been quite literally staring at us in the face all along.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n When designing T-shirts that are an offshoot of your main project, it can be tricky to know where to start. Jake advises looking to what you\u2019ve already got on for inspiration. \u201cLink it back to something else you’re working on, an album, a playlist, a party, anything,\u201d he says. \u201cPeople like to join the dots.\u201d If you\u2019ve got another idea you\u2019d love to try though, don\u2019t be afraid even if it\u2019s not super tied-in to what you already do. While No Bad Days tend to bring out tees that riff on their projects, they\u2019re not dogmatic about this. \u201cMost of our tees directly reference the parties, our radio show or our “Floaty Yet Punchy” Spotify playlist,\u201d says Jake. \u201cOthers like the Balearic House Mafia tee is very much just a tongue firmly in cheek word salad that popped into our heads one day.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n No Bad Days have put out seven T-shirts with us now, but they didn\u2019t have a firm plan mapped out at the beginning. \u201cAt first it was kind of an experiment you know, see how it goes,\u201d says Jake. \u201cIt felt like a very straight forward process and naturally we started to build up a nice relationship with Everpress.\u201d It\u2019s a testament to keeping a loose approach, giving things a try and seeing where they might lead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n People like to join the dots<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nFind Your Design Process<\/h4>\n
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Link It Back<\/h4>\n
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Give It A Go<\/h4>\n
Think Practically<\/h4>\n