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IPath Drops New 2009 Fall Lineup
April 17th, 2009 by Rick
Since ‘99, iPath has been turning the shoe industry green. Maybe with envy, but were talking about how iPath promotes environmental sustainability for the benefit of present and future generations of skateboarders to come.
It has been the goal of this company to offer alternative materials such as hemp, organic cotton and other sustainable materials to their customers. A decade later, the company is still going strong and has released their new Fall 2009 lineup.
The original iPath shoes like the Grasshopper, the Locust and the Cats have been revamped into more of a classic look and feel.
After the jump are some selections from the 2009 Fall lineup.
Book: New Skateboard Graphics
April 1st, 2009 by Rick
Skateboarders rejoice! New Skateboard Graphics by J. Namdev Hardisity has been published that demonstrates just how far skate culture (and design) has come. The book itself has a slick cover, a blonde woodgrain that looks like the maple blank of a board. Inside the front and rear folds of the book are nearly 300 decks including; the now-defunct Bueno, the whole Popwar collection, and Bam Margera’s Element.
For a graphic designer or a product designer interested in applique, the book is an eyeful but the the real treasure trove is the appendix at the end of the book, where the graphic artists are credited. Skateboard art design now has something to offer nearly any graphic designer (especially if you don’t mind a blood covered skull or two.)
Purchase the book here on Amazon.
After the jump we’ve included a few page excerpts from New Skateboard Graphics.
