Keweenaw Coffee Works is expanding our roastery with shiny new equipment! Join us on a caffeine-fueled adventure!
So far so good....only one hiccup with one of the reward categories (which we already fixed) If all keeps going well, and we can hit over 50% of the test surveys without any more bumps, we will roll everyones survey out.
We sent the surveys back to our pals at Backerkit this morning and will hopefully get the final A-O-K to release them and gather all your details.
Hope to have another update for you by Tuesday or Wednesday! Fingers crossed! 🤞🤞🤞
It's been a little over a month since we gave an update report, and we are excited to share the latest developments.
As we mentioned before, we were having a difficult time with the original t-shirt and mug designs. The digital rendition just wasn't coming through on the real life print versions, and Melissa's beautiful design wasn't going to print the way we wanted it too on the apparel pieces. Not to worry though, you will still be enjoying Melissa's work on the notecard, prints, coffee bag label, sticker and misc packaging.
Given that we felt the apparel pieces weren't printing correctly, we had to spend some time developing artwork that:
1. We felt represented the Kickstarter project well.
2. Was something that fit with our current brand and unique style.
3. Was something we know our backers would absolutely LOVE!
Below are the results of our hard work! We couldn't be happier and hope you feel the same way.
Thanks to our pals at Tee See Tee, they've put together some mock-ups of the design. We will be printing these on Bella & Canvas tees, similar to the tees we sell in the shop (if you're familiar with those). They are super soft and we know you will enjoy the quality. We will be offering 5 color options, so you can select which color best suits your style.
500ml (16 oz) Enamel coated Stainless Steel Camp Mug
The design for the mugs is slightly more simplified from the t-shirt so that we could shrink it down a bit and still maintain the quality and "old-thymey" feel of the illustration.
Now that the t-shirt and mug designs are done, we are working with Backerkit to finalize the last frustrating bits of our surveys. The biggest challenge outside of the t-shirts has been developing SKUs for each and every item included in each reward category. What that means is that we have to develop a SKU for each bag of coffee in each box, so if you selected a box with 3 coffees, we need 3 SKUs for those coffees. We need SKUs for each card, t-shirt, mug, print etc etc for each reward level. It's fairly time consuming, but we are super close to having those SKUs done, especially since we can take the focus off of fixing the apparel and channel that into the surveys.
If you haven't been receiving updates from us, please make sure you check your spam box, or login to your Kickstarter account and confirm you email address with them. We know some of you haven't been receiving all the updates, so we encourage you to share this update with your pals that also backed the campaign, in case they are one of the few folks that haven't been getting these. We will also be sharing this post publicly on Facebook and in our newsletter, just in case this update gets lost in the inter-webs.
Thanks for your continued patience, and know we are nearing the end. Finalizing the designs and the surveys is a long process, especially given the fact that we've been so so busy at the roasterie over the summer months. September has been a little slower, which has been the perfect time for us to get this project closer to the finish line. Hang in there and thanks for being so gracious during this project :)
If you like the results of the refreshed designs give us a like on this post or send us a quick message.
Sincerely,
Nate and Val
If you’re able to join us this Saturday from 12 to 5, we’ve got a special treat for you. Our pals at Rollin’ Gelato made a special delivery this morning and have provided us with an assortment of 5 different flavors. These are only available to our Kickstarter backers, and supplies are limited so come early if you want to try out our new neighbor’s treats.
We are reserving our social lounge specifically for backers. You won’t need a ticket, but one of our team members will check you in and stamp your hand so you can freely access the lounge and extra treats.
Surveys are still being finalized, as we focus our energies on making this weekend fun for all.
Hope to see you this weekend! Sincerely Nate and Val
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