Skate decks and clothign
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yeah my main aim with this thing is not really to make a load of money or to build the biggest company, its more about creating top quality products that likeminded skaters would be into.
i have 3 main passions, skateboarding, design and music and have good links in all 3 areas so basicalyl im just trying to combine everyhitng ive absorbed over these years to create strong products that im happy with.
i know that blank boards are the most popular thing out there, but thats too easy, and thats really not helping the industry at all..theres more to skateboarding than the piece of wood as u know im sure,.. kids dont get hyped on the latest blank board, that will never happen..(and im sure they wont get hyped on a skate company theyve never heard of but im just starting out so)
im all for the small independent company whose more interested in providing high quality products than making the money, i will always support them and i know that there are defintely a lot of skaters out there that feel the same.
the actual printed boards that im getting are costing me less than a blank board would cost me over here in the uk...i have a nice deal worked out with a very supportive OEM top level manufacturer in california which is sick.
a video is defintely in the works, which will feature a few up and coming skaters that im sponsoring that have had interviews and appear in the skatemags regularly, this is going to take some time tho.
ive got to stick up for that second graphic..that was designed by an illustrator who has done a lot of work for various skate based companies ranging from etnies to reaction to suburban bliss to viewfinder video to sidewalk mag etc etc...wouldnt say his style was attempting to be graff style at all, hes really not abuot that sorta thing...hes more on that bohemian vibe... i do agree tho, that graphic isnt really saying to much, it could definitely be better...so i think ill ditch that one :)
im not really targetting the kids, im just tryin to target likeminded skaters, skaters who are design aware..theres too many companies out there with clumsy graphics.
i know that appaeling to the kids is where the money is at, but this is more of a staying true to myself project at the end of the day.
hopefully each board graphic willl appeal to a different kind of 'real' skater depending on their tastes (nothign there for the punkers tho!!!)
ive gone for the knowledge theme with these boards....which relates to the fact that science comes from the latin scientia which basically means knowledge.
naah danny wainwright doesnt ride for me , but hes a good friend and i design for his shop 50:50 , wish he did ride for me tho !!!
ive got quite a few shops lined up to sell the goods at, everythings ready to go.
i like your idea about the dripping logo design being incorporated into a deck deisgn, thats a nice idea, ill replace the 'toy' graphic with that definteily
cheers for the feedback youve been a great help!!! :)