It’s that time of year again where students everywhere are making the most of the final weeks of summer vacation. While the students relax, the schools are already in gear preparing for the next school year to start. We’ve been getting tons of orders for usb drives from schools all around the country all summer, and they’re really coming in droves now.
It’s interesting to see all the different school designs and logos. Some universities order USB drives for faculty use, while others are purchased for distribution to students. Who knows maybe many years from now, some of these drives will be collectors items!
I’ve got another cool custom shaped drive to show off today. Latest order in is for Michelin tires and the drive is the shape of their iconic mascot, the Michelin Man. It may not have a ton of colors, but I think it looks damn good.
These drives have everything that I would look for if I were making custom flash drives for myself. It’s unique: I’ve never seen one like this before. It’s classy: the black and white color combo is simple and elegant. And it’s recognizable: people will immediately know what brand the drive represents. I really don’t think these could have come out any better. What do you guys think? Post your thoughts in the comments below!
In today’s world, with all the phone-hacking, patriot-acts and identity thieving, and it can never hurt to take extra steps to ensure your privacy. And while most USB drives can be encrypted or otherwise password protected, very few feature an actual, physical lock, the oldest form of security known to man! That is, up until now. I was very excited to find this usb drive, that truly has security in mind. Made to resemble an ancient cryptex , this usb drive requires you to physically enter a combination code to unlock the cap. Of course the drive can further be encrypted to deter more persistent criminals, hackers or international spies. All this security will not come cheap though, as right now there are no plans to produce these drives for retail sale, and you will have to go the costly DIY route. Should you decide to take the plunge and actually make some of these, do let me know, I’ve got some files I need hidden 
The original creator of this device is an elite security ninja, all we know is that he goes by “Tarator” and resides in Russia.
The latest order to come through our office is for McDonalds! I love getting orders for large successful organizations, and you don’t get much bigger or more successful than McDonalds. Check out these flash drives:
For anyone who doesn’t already know, McDonalds Black 365 is a program that Mcdonalds launched to celebrate African-American Culture, not just during black history month, but all year long. We are all proud to have been a small part of this great program, and hopefully these drives help spread the word. Take a moment and visit their website for yourself: Mcdonalds Black 365
Today I’ve got another cool custom USB order for another big name company. Chiquita (as seen on every banana you ever ate) had us make these one-of-a-kind avocado Flash Drives, with their famous blue sticker printed on it, of course. This goes to show you, anything you can think of can be made into a good looking USB drive. It would certainly grab my attention if I saw an avocado sticking out the side of somebodies computer!
What’s really amazing is to see these drives go from concept to fully functional product in such a short time. Maybe next time Chiquita will order a banana USB drive and we can start a flash drive fruit basket.
Our latest shipment included some yellow swivel drives for the website StarDoll.com. Unless you have a younger sister like I do, you may not have heard about them before, but they are a huge social media/ game site for teens and preteens. Users create avatars that they can dress up and use to interact with other users. Needless to say the site is quite popular with young girls.
Summer is here and we have got a few custom shaped USB drives to help us celebrate the warm weather.
I am always impressed at how professional the custom shaped drives come out looking. Watching the production from just a drawing to a 3D working USB Drive in such a short period of time is amazing! Just one of the wonders of the modern age, I suppose.
The Miller Light drive is particularly interesting, as it has beer and foam floating around on the inside. The beer is fake though, so don’t go breaking the drive open if you’re thirsty
When I first started working here, I was surprised to learn that many of our clients are in the field of Education. High Schools order drives in their school colors with their mascot printed on the front. Universities order drives for sale at the student store, or for the staff of a certain department. Even elementary schools place orders for custom printed drives. The latest school we had the pleasure of working with was the University of Colorado.
The University decided to go with the SWM style drive, which is probably the most popular model we have. Having lost the cap to almost every USB drive I have ever owned, I can certainly see why our customers are so fond of the capless design. If any of you happen to attend the University of Colorado, be sure to leave us a comment if you see the drives around campus!
Earlier today we received the long awaited order for the popular online dating site, Zoosk.com. This order had to be revised quite a few times along the way to meet the stringent requirements many corporations have for the use of their logos, and since these drives had been in pre-production for quite some time everyone at the office was excited to see how they turned out. I think I can safely say that nobody was disappointed.
The drives were a bit unusual in that they were printed in 5 colors. Typically we print up to 4 colors, or if more colors are required we use full-color print process instead. Zoosk also decided to have the drive body made in a custom color, to match the light blue color in their logo. Clearly their design team knows what they are doing, because these USB drives came out looking great.
