Applied Illustration: Researching into possibly suppliers

OHH DEAR.COM 

This company is run by two graduates who wanted to create a community where illustrators and designers could sell their designs and be seen by a bigger audience without the designers losing out. They take a certain commission on the items sold but they have a large range and have designers best interests in mind. They have a really great range of items, so they would be perfect as a supplier as they have a big social media following and have targeted their audience (students, graduates, professionals) well. 

ETSY 

Etsy is another supplier where I could potentially sell my comic and other items. Etsy has a large target audience as they supply more than just arts and crafts. Generally fan art tends to do better on Etsy as people will search for items related to that, I'm not sure how well my work would sell on here without a strong social media backing behind it. 

PAPERCHASE 

Paperchase is a supplier that has both a store and a website. This would work well for me as theres more chance of someone picking up one of my designs in a shop, as opposed to having to go looking for it on the website. Paperchase however, doesn't sell comics so it would only be tote bags and posters that would be sold. Their target audience is very student orientated which is where I am also aiming for. 

FRED ALDOUS 

Fred Aldous is another supplier who has both a store and a website. I think I would probably do better on the website than in store on this one because they sell so many books in store my comic might get lost however online it might stand out more. Fred Aldous also sell posters online whereas not all stores stock them. Their target audience tends to be slightly older and more professional customers, however they have recently brought in student discount and hopefully that would bring in the target audience I would be looking for. 

COLOURS MAY VARY 

Colours may vary as a supplier might be a bit of a risk, although they are based in Leeds they don't have a massive social media following yet so that makes them only available to people who know about them and regularly visit the store or check on the site. However out of all the suppliers, colours may vary would be the most likely to stock my product as the owners would be more inclined to speak to me (as opposed to the big faceless paper chase).