Thanks for the invite! Here are a couple different ideas. I wrapped the bottles with a tie because 1) I thought it was a unique way to show that it was a gift for a guy and 2) it kind of uses the tie in a non-important way - kinda like saying that a tie is a crappy gift that's only fit to help deliver a GOOD gift like a beer bouquet.
For both logos, I tried to make them like an old pub poster/ad - mainly because pubs/bars typically unite sports and drinking - so I thought it would work well with a modern sports themed gift or just a regular beer gift. I tried to play up to the old beer ads with a more narrative tagline, "At last, a decent gift for dudes"
Lastly, both shapes will fit perfectly in either round or rectangular tag/sticker sizes - so it won't require any additional cost to produce.
Thanks again
josh
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