BEATLES INVASION

To give each pen group within this collection its own distinct typology, the cap for each different pen group had to be different, yet simple and compatible enough to work with any colors used on the design of the pen barrel. Many different options were explored, but it was decided that the 9 writing tools would use the classic "drop T" Beatles logo on the cap. the 13 U.K. Albums would only use logos and titles from the albums, and that the 4 Pen Set would use each of their signatures.
Meanwhile, we had also developed another cap option using an augmented version the Union Jack that was used on a compilation album ("The Beatles Story"). This one used red, white, blue and yellow limiting its compatibility with many other colors that we were considering to be used on the barrel. However, we really liked this cap design and were determined to make it work. So, we simply referred back to the album cover that we bad started with and used a similar approach as the album for our solution creating similar torn photos of them in blue. The fact that this pen is so unique from the others, required the special treatment of it coming as an interchangeable roller ball and fountain pen.
When Rod Dyer came to visit us in Maui on December of 2010. while showing him the progress of The Beatles project, he looked at this design and asked: "This looks really familiar, where did you get the art for this?". After seeing that it came from this particular album cover that was in the Beatles Source Guide, he said:"l designed that when I worked for Capitol Records in 1964!"
Since his design guided our hand at every step. Rod gets credit for this design.