Kickflipoff!

Recently Volcom announced a contest for the first "legit" kickflip on a surfboard. Only a guy named "Zolton Torkos" could win a contest like that...

Legends Series

Just got reminded of these from Joey Fitz, all the way from Panama. I made these a while back and was planning on having them printed and giving them as a gift for my dad and him, but that never happened. So here they are, immortalized on the obraw blog...

In the Lab

Up in the lab tonight with the LLTINT crew. Here's a little peek at a new design we'll be printing soon. It's a 1-color print, but incorporates a heavily distressed ship and waves as a background. Over that is hand-drawn lettering and a bad-ass illustration of a tatted up sailor. Renown for Holding it Down.

We had to print on two separate transparencies to get the oversize look. In the process we messed up a transparency, which worked out for me. I took the opportunity to try a process I learned from co-worker/photographer Terry Amburgey. He had shown me some prints he did of black and white photos he printed onto transparencies, then placed over a textured background.
It came out pretty fresh, now I need to find a good background.

Playing with type

March Madness!

Get on over to Bunger Sayville for their March Madness Sale! I whipped up this flyer for them the other day. They wanted that bracket/basketball feel.

New at MV!

We created blogs at work. Both the Marketing and Creative departments at MV Sport have their own blog now. Check em out...

http://www.mvsportmarketing.blogspot.com/

http://mvsport.blogspot.com/


Here is my latest contribution to the team:

Rodeo Bar Prelim Art

Menu Cover:

1-Color Logo Tee

Distressed 1-color Tee

Logo Ideas:

I'm doing a complete re-design for Rodeo Bar NYC. (Thanks Sarah Loth for the hook up!) Starting with a new logo and new tagline. Will be doing new shirts for the staff, new website, new menus, and possibly weekly/monthly band flyers. You can check out their site at: www.rodeobar.com

Sometimes I forget...

Sometimes I forget to blog. It's been a few months. I will try to get a few things up.

Well, just got back from Houston, TX, for the CAMEX show. Houston wasn't bad, nice to get into some warmer weather.

Got to see Das Racist a few nights ago at Stonybrook. Free show, and got to hang with them for a while.

While I was in Texas I got to some good inspiration for a project I'm working on for Rodeo Bar in NYC. Will post prelim ideas asap.


Check out my good friends band TVTV, they've got a new video out, really well done...

Gatlinburg

Here's a few from the last trip to Gatlinburg, TN. 35mm in a Holga. Thanks to Jim Lennon for letting me use his scanner for these.

September

My birthday month, and a great time to be in New York. The weather is perfect, and the waves continue to roll in. Here is a little snippet I found, a letter to Miki Dora congratulating him on his performance at a Malibu surf contest, after what seems was a game of favorites being played. Nice to think of what happened on my birthday about 25 years prior.

Pretty pumped for the Igor swell to arrive, Sunday should be the day. Hope it's not great on Saturday, might have to give up my tee-time!

Also, as promised, is a new mix. This one has a work/bike vibe goin. Check it out:

(Right-click link and save as:)

http://www.yousendit.com/download/UFVxcmxRdWNwM214dnc9PQ