Interview: Edwin De La Rosa

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Disposed: Colony X Vans in Adelaide

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Top 10 Defgrip posts of 2011

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Scrapbook 2011: Nuno Oliveira

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Premiere: Skavenger

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— Art & Design —

The making of the new Almond ads

The making of the new Almond ads

February 3, 2012

Almond just sent over a bunch of photos documenting their process in shooting the photos for their latest print ads. Keep reading to check out all the photos and see the finished ad.

Ian Coyle

Ian Coyle

February 3, 2012

Letterpress action via Ian Coyle.

Crocodile in Georgia!

Crocodile in Georgia!

January 21, 2012

This is awesome. Seen on ROA’s Flickr.

Quintin with FBM for Mike Tag

Quintin with FBM for Mike Tag

January 5, 2012

Quintin and FBM have teamed up to make a special hat, designed with a tough and gritty look to represent Mike Tag and his fight with Lymphoma. To show your support for Mike, you can purchase these from your local shop or mail order, or ask them to carry it. All proceeds go to the [...]

Ludwig Van X Quintin “Scout Series”

Ludwig Van X Quintin “Scout Series”

January 3, 2012

In keeping with Ludwig’s tradition of doing unique projects, comes the new “Scout Series” hats. These hats feature US Made WWII-era and Vietnam-era dead-stock canvas, and look pretty sweet if I must say so myself. Click below for more info and to check out some detail shots.

Wallpaper: Jordan Utley

Wallpaper: Jordan Utley

December 29, 2011

Here’s a new wallpaper for you all, courtesy of Jordan Utley. Jordan was behind KILLJOY’s visual direction in case this style seems familiar to you. Find your resolution below. 1024 X 768 1200 x 800 1440 x 900 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1200 iPad iPhone

Check out: Florian Chevillard

Check out: Florian Chevillard

December 21, 2011

A friend and I came across the design work of French artist Florian Chevillard, a.k.a. BuroLoco, and we loved it (I was especially into the awesome window displays he created for Hermes). Later on we were lucky enough to have him design the latest Lavar tees. Click below to read a quick interview with Florian [...]

Julien Pacaud

Julien Pacaud

December 18, 2011

Check out some cool illustrations by Julien Pacaud.

Chester Jones

Chester Jones

December 10, 2011

Chester Jones just freshened up his personal site. It’s got a good mix of photos, BMX & design, so be sure to eyeball it. Also, be sure to bookmark Chester’s photoblog,  Mos Bueno.

Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames

December 9, 2011

Here’s a cool piece featuring Ice Cube. If I didn’t know that Ice Cube studied architectural drafting, this would seem like funny money. Notable quote: “This is going green 1949 style bitch!”

L A N D

L A N D

December 6, 2011

Our good friend Caleb Everitt has started a new design studio called L A N D with Ryan Rhodes and sent over a link to their new site. We have always been huge fan’s of Caleb’s work and can’t wait to see what those guys do with L A N D!

WALLPAPER: Chris Piascik

WALLPAPER: Chris Piascik

November 21, 2011

You may remember that I posted about Chris Piascik a little while ago. Well, I hit him up and he was more than down to contribute a wallpaper for the site. I’m stoked with the results. Find your resolution size below: 1024 X 768 1200 x 800 1440 x 900 1680 x 1050 1920 x [...]

Put This On: LBJ

November 9, 2011

Put This On: LBJ Buys Pants from Put This On on Vimeo. If you’ve never heard this recording of President Lyndon B. Johnson ordering a pair of Haggar pants over the phone, I highly recommend it.

Chris Piascik

Chris Piascik

November 9, 2011

Damn, just came across Chris Piascik’s stuff. His SITE is full of all kinds of sweet illustrations that I just spent a 1/2 hour looking through. Extra bonus for the background in BMX. Cool stuff.

Internet Infinity

Internet Infinity

November 3, 2011

Into Infinity is an art and music exhibition by Dublab and Creative Commons which combines audio loops and “visual circles.” Since 2008 the exhibitions have taken place in Japan, but earlier this year they released a digital exhibition and the result is excellent. Audio loops are randomly paired with 12″ vinyl-cover sized pieces of art, and [...]

Wallpaper: Adam Roye

Wallpaper: Adam Roye

October 10, 2011

Here’s a wallpaper that Adam Roye whipped up for us. Click below to find the resolution size for your monitor. Enjoy! Look forward to more wallpapers from us in the future.

Jean Paul Goude

Jean Paul Goude

October 3, 2011

I’ve been a fan of Jean Paul Goude for years, but just spent some time over the weekend, digging through his site again… and I thought I’d post a bunch of the images that I saved. Keep reading to check them out and make sure to brush up on your Jean Paul Goude via his [...]

Nicolas Ouchenir

Nicolas Ouchenir

October 3, 2011

NOWNESS has a great feature on calligrapher Nicolas Ouchenier, who is basically in charge of creating all the had written invitations for Fashion Week, working with all the big brands and creates original alphabets and letterforms for each client. Check out the interview and more on NOWNESS and keep reading to see a few more [...]

Holeshot Issue 9 Pre-Order

September 18, 2011

The FINAL Holeshot is now available for pre-order HERE. Nick put together a cool box kit which includes: BMX Bikes Wanted – Nick Ferreira Lively Visions – Blazeguard Fall River – Vinny Martin Untitled – Jake Honesto Uncle Buck – Matt Gaspar 10 Photographs – Kyle Emery-Peck Hyde Pride – Andrew Burton Suburban Shred II [...]

Q&A: OMFGco

Q&A: OMFGco

September 4, 2011

OMFGco is a group of creative/talented “thing makers” out of Portland, Oregon. Their design agency runs the gamut from print to signage to interiors, all of which looks and feels great. Mathew Foster, Fritz Mesenbrink, and Jeremy Pelley are guys behind OMFGco and I shot them some questions about what they do. Be sure to [...]

TRNSPRTNATION

TRNSPRTNATION

August 24, 2011

If you live in Boston, Chicago, London, New York City, San Francisco or Washington DC and admire their transit system and like poster art, than TRNSPRTNATION is for you!!!

Analog Vinyl Sampling

Analog Vinyl Sampling

August 22, 2011

This is a really interesting, ambitious and time consuming experiment that I’ve never seen before. Basically, Ishac Bertran cut out sections of one record to replace with similar sections from another record to create something new. Ultimately, the end result is not as cool as I’d hoped, but still a REALLY cool experiment nonetheless. From [...]

Concrete Drainage Pipe Hotel of the Day.

Concrete Drainage Pipe Hotel of the Day.

August 19, 2011

If anyone’s tripping through Mexico, you should stay at THIS place.

Make Your Franklin

Make Your Franklin

August 8, 2011

HERE’S a collection of re-created 100 dollar bills. Some are really terrible, one is guilty of using a stock graffiti font, but most are pretty cool. Feel free to participate.

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