Skateboarding is a sport that is close to my heart, but I think one of the things that I liked most about hanging out in skateboard shops was the ever changing wall of skateboard deck art that was constantly updating with ever wilder, cooler, funkier, scarier or whateverer graphics. I honestly think that on any day for the last 20 years you could take the display wall of just about any skate board shop in the world, drop it straight into the Museum of Contemporary Art.
So I guess we have no choice but to kick off with the classics….
Bones Powell Paralta Ripper old school deck
If you are really keen, they have a whole art gallery devoted to this iconic logo. http://powell-peralta.com/features/rip-the-ripper/the-pieces/
Vision psycho deck
Wes humpston
Vision Gator
Lance Mountain
OK. Enough of 1985. Check out some of the latest graphics, and innovations in the world of skateboarding.
Folding Skateboard Deck
#1 by Willem on September 11th, 2009
Nice list. I have a similar looking post about old-school skateboards graphics http://baasinteractive.nl/30-old-school-skateboard-graphics/
#2 by Design Drops on September 12th, 2009
That is an awesome list Willem. Thanks.
#3 by joyoge bookmark on September 12th, 2009
very nice skateboard designs, thanks for collection..
#4 by Luiz Tolledo on September 12th, 2009
Simply awesome!
#5 by Robert Canus on September 17th, 2009
Not a single Wes Humpton design?
What is wrong with you?
#6 by Design Drops on September 18th, 2009
oops, you are right.. just added one
#7 by Andy Brown on September 19th, 2009
Very nice collection, glad you added a few of the classics. Take a peek at my latest skateboardING photos. http://enquiredesign.co.nz/blog/2009/09/skateboarding-photography-%E2%80%94-last-summers-recap/
#8 by Donny Vox on October 8th, 2009
Way cool! This could go far beyond 100.Have you seen the skateboard guitar? Wonder if someday in the future a vintage unused Peralta(or any board with cool grafix) will achieve an art status like a Monet or Picasso.Hmm…
Donny
#9 by ashelee on October 12th, 2009
beast boards bro
#10 by serena on December 1st, 2009
these skateboards are simply 2 cool 4 words especially the one that folds
#11 by nemo on June 15th, 2010
lov dha keyboard board and the fold up board so kool
#12 by thebng on June 18th, 2010
After looking at this collection of new crap, I was just reminded of that Jason Jessee quote “I love skateboarding so much, I want it to die.”. And I couldn’t agree more. A folding deck? A Louis Vuitton board? Jesus Christ!!! What has become of us. It used to be cool when a new pro model would come out every year or two with a new graphic. There was something to look forward to. Now, there is so much senseless crap being shoved down our throats by people that don’t even skate it makes it hard for the people that do to not to get lumped in that same lot. Don’t be a useless consumer and feed the industry that isn’t run by skaters and doesn’t give a shit about us. Just my 2 cents.
#13 by how to kickflip on August 14th, 2010
if i was rich i would buy all of these, im loving that weird red spiral deck, be interesting if it ever got developed
#14 by gaah reis on November 3rd, 2010
muito loko os skate
#15 by carlos on November 11th, 2010
sweet only simplistic and still bangin
#16 by Michael on November 11th, 2010
where can I find/buy the one with the file named as modern skateboard design? (orange swirles) I’d like to maybe purchase it.
#17 by lauren on December 23rd, 2010
that red one is sooooo freaken beast (the one with all the twistys on it)
#18 by Mia on February 1st, 2011
cool!!
#19 by Mia on February 1st, 2011
i like Ryan Sheckler( plan b) and Tony Hawk
Ryan allen sheckler<3<3<3<3<3<3
#20 by tyler on March 11th, 2011
what the [censored] a folding skateboard thats gay as hell!!!!!!!!
#21 by lily on March 30th, 2011
wat the …!!!!! sum1 just busted the … outta that bored!!!!!!!
#22 by Ray on August 25th, 2011
What an amazing set of designs. If I was xyz years younger I’d buy one and have a go…now where’s my walker. You’re seriously talented
#23 by Marie McCurry on September 21st, 2011
All those designs are really colorful. But one ting more, there’s no tribal design? Awesome list! My blog: learn how to sing
#24 by Joel on September 27th, 2011
Man, really makes me wish I hadn’t busted my old Psycho Stick. Probably worth a fortune to the right person now…
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, and the new school stuff is pretty dope too.