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Old School Dogtown Decks

Old School Dogtown Decks

Sometimes you don’t need much in the way or words. Just images. Here are some old school images showing old school Dogtown Skates boards as designed and drawn by Wes Humpston and Jim Muir. Shogo Kubo Jim Muir Ray Flores Paul Constantineau Arthur Lake Wes Humpston Join the conversation on our Facebook page. Share:  

A Short History of Rip City Skates

A Short History of Rip City Skates

A great interview with Jim McDowell on the history of Rip City Skates in Santa Monica, California. Jim gets into the origins of the shop, some early competition wars, their collaboration with Wes Humpston and their philosophy of providing high quality pro boards. Join the conversation on our Facebook page. Share:

The Skateboard Art of Bernie Tostenson

Bernie Tostenson: One of the Most Underated Skate Artists

Bernie Tostenson’s most widely known bit of skateboard art is almost certainly his Sims Christian Hosoi Street Flag design but he did many other iconic decks for others brands, including Vision, Kryptonics, Toxic and his own company, Brand X

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Iconic Jimmy’z Skateboarder Ads

Skate related ads have always been a source of immense interest to me. I remember when I picked up my first skate magazines back in the 1980’s; the creativity of the various advertisements in those magazines particularly caught my attention and imagination. Aside from showing interesting, innovative (and just plain fun) art and design concepts, …

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Book Review: Skateboard Stickers

Book Review: Skateboard Stickers

While this is not a newly released book, my thought is that any good book related to skate culture is worth a review. “Skateboard Stickers” was put together by Mark Munison and Steve Cardwell and published by Laurence King Publishing. It is, as the title clearly suggests, a book about skateboard stickers. Now anyone who …

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