Boards: The Art and Design of the Skateboard

by MTV and MTV Overground Book

Book Overview

Boards is the first book to focus on the unique art of skateboard design, featuring hundreds of color photos covering the work of today's hottest board designers, including Birdhouse (Tony Hawk's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789309777
• ISBN13: 9780789309778
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

radically dadical

ok, so they DO WAX their boards before they paddle out AND girl was started by spike jonze, rick howard, and mike carrol, along with contributor rudy johnson. rick howard is a lanky man hailing from the great country of canada, who did not finish high school and swith 360 flipped on the beryl banks in north redondo to the the tune of rick james. mike carrol was a child prodigy of skateboarding and made his name known on the now defunct embarcedero of san francisco. he was so famous within the skateboard community, that as a youngster, he was the subject of vicioius backlash. i have skateboarded with both of these men in the greater los angeles neighborhood. spike jonze, on the other hand, is a talented filmaker who needs no introduction and rudy johnson, like many of the girl family, has had a pro model out for years without even skateboarding. i hope this clarifies things.

love the designs

There are tons of the most recent skateboard designs in this book. It looks fresh. Also, they have a huge spectrum of designers, from very clean design to the older style throw back designs of the 80s. Spike Jonze did co-found Girl with howard...this is the kind of book that I hope they continue to put out and with all of the skateboard designs out there that shouldn't be too hard to do.

dudical

i only have one question for the skateboarders," do you guys wax up your boards before you paddle out? wow, what an incredible compilation of the history of the skateboard. not only is marc johnson a legend in skateboard riding, but now in skateboard artwork. he no longer rides for enjoi however. too bad- and for the your info, girl is owned by rick howard and mike carrol.

Fresh ...

keep this little guy right on the coffee table, and all the people are really enjoying this. A very nice book indeed. Love the fact that it's a coffee table book, only smaller. Good work.

Finally...

a book that gives due to deck design. a mix of series and solo decks, boards moves fluidly through the work of some of the coolest graphic artists working... evan hecox (chocolate), the art dump (girl), marc johnson (enjoi), andy mueller (girl)... many of the artists discuss their thoughts on this somewhat disposable medium including sean cliver, the Jackass producer who wrote the hilarious companion book to the Jackass movie last year, who offers this nugget on his racy designs for hook-ups: "The Latvians are really going out on a limb and doing pronounced camel toes now, but I really feel you gotta draw the line somewhere." the incredible graphics, the pacing, nicely inspersed skate photos from the likes of michael blabac make this a great viewing and reading experience and reminds you that the true spirit of skating is alive in today's deck designers.