I think, this is a great collection of artwork, eventhough I personally don't think that you can put them all in one box and call it skateboard style; those designers adapted a lot of other styles, which doesn't make it any less impressive, I just don't think you can summerize all this as one certain direction of art or as one specific culture...

love that stuff, one of the reasons I got into graphic design

I've found that skateboarding and snowboarding, apart from Music, provide me with some of the best inspiration.

I always love it when you guys post skateboarding related posts, this one is the best....

Nice one, I gonna go out for a skate now!

sweet post! I love skateboard graphics! but the worst thing was getting a new board scuffing, scratching the nice new graphic up..it was such a waste. or worse is the injuries comeing from skateboarding..although then you could just look at the board and not be scared of ruining the graphics!

looks to be quite an inspiring book, really like the 'understated' cover.

I also used to be a skater and loved the design.
Another great giveaway!

ohhh lovely art work, applied to a super cool sport. best fusion of art and sport i can think of.

keep up the good work.

stunning graphics
= )

These decks look awesome! I used to skate as a teen -- these were the days. Now it's only Tony Hawk on the Playstation. I really dig skate deck vector art.

Via this link you can find some more awesome deck art

www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/over-220-stunning-creative-skatebo...

Plus -- obviously -- some tuts so you can make your own deck

www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-an-awesome-vector-s...

www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d__and__photoshop/create_a_tasty_skate...

Wow amazing, I have made some snowboard designs but I personally like skateboard designs more!

An artist should remember that his design will fade overtime, scratched etc. Try to incorporate that into your design ;)

Man the variety in these boards is sick! I dont think i could pic a favorite! Skate board designs helped inspire me to go into comics and other styles of illustration - weird i know.... i'd love to get my hands on that book!

Very nice! Thanks for the hint.
Want to have :)

Sensacional! Cada design mais louco que o outro! Inspiração pra quem quer começar a produzir shapes personalizados!

Parabéns pelo post... demais!

OMFG!!! I love the skateboard-styles...!!! just amazing!

Yeah that's really original and I'm a skateboard design lover too.

I hope to be lucky :D

that looks amazing

i´m a skater since 1998 and i want that book XD
please choose me for that giveaway

Wow, there are some serious cool designs between them!

this book is truly amazing!
its very nice when you are able to design a skateboard graphic, 'cause its pure passion. its our sense of freedom sketched in wood.

That´s awesome! I really want this book. It would help to have inspiration for my works.

Not much of a skater myself but love all its surrounding culture.
These pics are awesome :)

It is amazing. Pure inspiration. Definitively I want it.

looks like a fantastic book, truley inspiring.

Tnx for sharing & the tip.

Amazing work!! I really want to get into skateboard designing as well!

wow.... may be mineeeeeeeee...........!!!! bye

great post! keep it up.

wow lovin the colours and time spent on these! thanks for sharing :)

i..i..waaaaaaaant that.!! Bring back that good old memories..

As a designer and a skater I whole heartedly believe that my style wouldnt be what it is without having skate culture as an influence. Needless to say these pieces of art are fantastic!

Fine post sir ;)

It always fascinates me how such a 'limited' space can have such beautiful and diverse artwork.

Georgous!

sweet, awesome graphics

I'm not a skateboard fan but I'm finding myself really loving this book! What a great design!
I'd like to see this kind of book as well but with surf boards, instead. :-)

The book looks amazing!! Cool shit for sure. I used to skate years ago and i've been itching to get a board again... sans tricks at my old age though.

WOW never thought to skateboards as a source of inspiration !

I have many inspiration books and I would really love to win this and add it to my library.

Really great stuff in there, thank you for both review and giveaway.

Thanks.

Awesome stuff. I have a few decks hanging on my walls, just as pure art... Quite a few in here I'd love to add to my little collection.

I have been skating since I was a kid, and I totally love some of the designs some brands use. Often the more underground decks are more to my liking due to the fact that they are so well produced.

I'd love to have this book.

Count on me, everytime i take a look a skateboard it reminds me my childhood skating around, falling, blowing up my knees and the most remarkable one: Breaking my front teeth after a nosegrind

This post couldn't have come at a better time. I just started to get really interested in the idea of making skateboard deck graphics. I plan to do so in the next little while. This post is a great source of inspiration.

Sweet book, really awesome.

I just wouldn't have thought you could get inspiration from skateboards: how wrong was I!

Those graphics are stunning... Thanks!

awesome post - definitely going to hunt that book up if i don't win a copy. nothing i love more than skateboard/snowboard designs, although I do agree that there's such a wide variety of styles on the boards - it's more the board is the canvas than the style. it's kind of like saying Artist Trading Card style.

Este livro parece ser demais!
Gostaria muito de ter um destes para adicionar à coleção!

Aliás, bela pesquisa de imagens!

Oh man! This book is so amazing. I'm a long time skater too, I was pro here in Brazil until 2000 when I started to work as interface designer, I still skate now days but for fun.
Toy Machine always have the best graphics for me, Zero have some of the best ones too. Great giveaway (cross fingers)

Being a Graphic Designer I am a big fan of books with lots of images and illustrations! .... This is awesome! ... I really want it!!!

The Doctor Doom one is pretty sweet.

I have this book, it's great! The interviews in the back are a must-read.

I really dig the designs for "Girl"

Some not really to my taste, but I still love looking at the designs.

I remember the days I went out skating.. Those times have to come back :)

FACT: There are A LOT of ex-skaters or current skaters that are in the graphic design industry.

FACT: A lot of skaters became interested in graphic design BECAUSE of the prospect of designing their own board.

FACT: I am an ex-skater/graphic designer and i think this book is GENIUS.

Thanx for the post! Nice one..

-Caleb

There is a constant struggle going on in side me at all times.

- When will the kids at the "sk8" shop get tired of this chubby nerd in there staring at decks? Should I go in? Should I really be spending money on decks and hanging them on my wall, when this baby I have could really use new diapers?

Me encanto este post, espero que pongan mas material sobre libros de diseño.

Saludos,
D.

amazing, this is what why we do what we do. i'll have to hit the streets this weekend after what you've showed us. great great post.

Man this brings back a lot of memories.

i'm always looking for great design inspirations. this is awesome stuff!

Wow!!! these are awsome. I really like the Will Scobie designs.

Impressive.

As a Sk8r and Designer some times I do get caught buying a deck because of it looks not because is the one that I like the most.

Damn those are beautifull.

Wow. Great Stuff! I'd love to have it!
I like skateboards a lot, i got one on my bedroom wall. I still regret quiting skating a few years ago cuz I moved to place with absolutely no space to do it...

I have always loved Skateboard graphics. They were almost the deciding factor when I was a kid. Now that I don't skate anymore they are nostalgic for me. Great looking book!

Like you I'm a Graphic Designer and I love Skating in any form and I've always found skate decks to be an awesome form of inspiration so much so that I'm wanting to start a (for lack of a better word) "collection" of inspirational decks.

I have yet to come across this book so shot for putting it on my (((( radar )))) I am defo gonna get my hands on a copy !!!!

i know it'd be hard to get the 80's & 90's in here, powell peralta, alva, santa monica airlines, santa cruz, stuff by the gonz and those graphics that scarred my life from jim phillips, as well as many others.

we need an encyclopedia, this book is great, amazing. but when will everyone stand for what they represent and not for money, a full encyclopedia of these guys would be amazing.

thanks

This has the WOW effect on me. Gimme the book so I can worship those graphics. Yeah*

great inspiration material, count me in!

I love deck art!!! SK8 is great ;-)

Reminds me of picking out my snowboard. So much amazing art to be seen!

really huge and inspiring collection

for such an artful book, why such a... boring cover?
still, the content inside looks amazing and is a must-read for everyone, not just designers
also, a little typo there: "it is quit difficult not get inspired by the skateboard culture". should be "quite" difficult, not "quit", no?

mmmm eye candy

awesome@@#!@!@!

One quote about skate boarding: OLD IS COOL

Those are some radical boards!!!

Natas is the King!

Wow... That's a need! I love skate design. I always feel it as a fresh new thing. Always colorful and cool! Good luck to me.

The whole skate/surf industry has provided designers with an amazing platform to showcase cutting-edge, forward thinking art and design. Big commercial brands are finally catching on to this illustrative style. I love it. -S&

another awesome article ....
TBH I wouldn't want to use the boards and ruin such wonderful art work

I love style and off center designs that come out of the skateboard community / genre. from the images, looks to be an excellent book and could beak quite a bit of inspiration.

Very inspiring designs, it made my day :P
I love skateboard design, this book looks very interesting (= I waaaant it haha).

Great, great stuff.

this is definitely inspiring stuff. Gave me the push to try and design my own skateboards.

Thanks for the share.

Those deck designs are SICK!
It's an amazing comp. I need it.

That book looks awesome! I'm a photographer and part time skater and I'm trying to break into the industry, that book would be an awesome source of inspiration.

amazing pictures covering the book there always great to be inspired as a student designer just learning his way around!
j.t.

Dude, amazing post. I want a $10,000 gift certificate simply to buy skateboards so I can cover the walls of my house with them. The board is a sweet canvas. This book looks crazy inspiring.

Cool piece of inspiration & grat design work
ok, I just want to get this book :D

Cool piece of inspiration & grat design work
ok, I just want to get this book :D

Cool piece of inspiration & grat design work
ok, I just want to get this book :D

i have a couple of friends that skateboard and whenever we get the chance we go out and i photograph them. i love looking at the board designs and designed a couple for a class of mine. it was fun and i love that there aren't any boundries for the designs. it's like a designers dream medium. this book looks awesome and very inspirational.

Phenomenal post like always!

Amazing! These designs are fantastic. I am a fan.

//Shep

I see great thinks here.
Excellent inspiration.

This is great, I am putting some designs together for a skater clothing line and this would be a great source of inspiration!

sweet book. I love the variation in style when it comes to skateboards. It is defiantly a space for exploration.

Great designs! The book looks awesome too!

I love me some board designs. A great medium for graphic design.

G'damn, this is some inspirational stuff!

Great stuff. I'd love to have some of these to hang on my walls.

Sick! Skate designs have come a long way since I quit. Still love my oldschool mid-90s Alien Workshop board though!

this post is awesome, all I can say is I just changed my current skate of mind ;-)

Wow, so many great styles rolled into one. Looks like an awesome book.

You collected quite a bit here. I imagine that book would be a great one to flip through when in need of inspiration.

:| that book is amazing ! its got art from awesome people ! oh i wants it ! skateboard is such an inspiration and a canvas for amazing art forms, that book rocks !

Wow, this looks amazing! I love design, particularly design that grows up organically. Thanks so much!

Some of these are amazing and others bring back some great memories of riding them. Will have to pick this up. Great post :)

Looks like a great book! Thanks for posting this!

Skateboarding art is awesome.

skate is one of the reasons why im studing graphic design´yeah one day im gone to design my own deck

I love the graphics on the back of boards. I always new I loved something about the skating world, on how diverse it is yet so close knit. So many different style graphics, yet I seem to love them all. Can't wait till I have money to buy Decks and hang them in my office for inspiration.

As a former Semi-Professional Touchgrind for iPhone player I think I deserve this book!?

Finally a book that has modern skateboard graphics. All I've found so far has old graphics.

Skateboard art is clearly one area where design is only getting more creative. If i ever need an idea scrolling through posts like this with board designs usually helps me come up with something.

Some of these designs are incredible! thanks for the inspiration!

looks like a fantastic book. lots of stuff to be inspired by in there.

I just love the way graphics has formed with the skateboarding sport to create this creative culture. It's great, because the skateboarding graphics are not limited to skateboarders' interest; they vary and show up much of the urban cultural art of today.

I really wanted to get this book a while back, but i can't remember why i didn't. Skateboard art is so dope, so many talented artists contribute to such a broad spectrum of styles. I remember spray painting my decks when I was younger with homemade stencils when the original graphics were destroyed. Skateboards rule!

I love the style that comes with skateboard culture. i've always been fascinated with it. it's amazing to see how that culture is no longer defined by one specific style. each style brings something new to the table. skateboard style = art (not bound by any one thing, just the freedom of expression)!

Wow awesome book. I wouldn't mind having a copy, great inspiration!

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That`s awesome dude.
The best designs ever.
You rock.

Book looks super cool.

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Wow this is great site! I been loving skateboard graphics since the 80s as an early skater chick and they have carried on to influence my art work now. This is so cool for your offer to share a free very cool book with us poor artist folk. xoxo, bettie page fan

Very cool, Love this kind of stuff!

These are awesome. That book would be incredible inspiration.

That book is too cool for school!

The ethos decks are sick! I'm a girl skater, but I prefer decorating mine with my own drawings with some Sharpies, but still, those were awesome! I love the skate culture and especially deck art :)

really an inspirational book!

Looks to be a good source of inspiration, I've always loved skate deck design, such an interesting medium.

awesome!!!!!!!

>_<

Nice article. I grew up skating in Brazil and I have to say that it had a huge influence in my life, as a person and a designer... The greatest sport ever! I've been using a board designed by Banzai Studio from Curitiba/BR for Listen Skateboards that are realy great, you should take a look at it... And I want this book... so badly!!!

Wow! I'm new to this graphic design and looking at all this stuff is really inspirational!

yes really great stuff :)
and it would be great to get a book like this !

Comment comment comment...now, get the hell out and go grind!!!

skateboard designs are always an allover inspirational source. love this book

Awesome. Would LOVE to pick this up. Thanks!

There was a point in my life where for many years all i wanted to do was skateboard. The culture took me over and in no time my passion became very strong, i was a slave to shredding. I'll never forget the day that i shattered my hand, that was the day that i realized i needed to take a little better care of body and focus my energy on something new. This is when i discovered design, my new passion. The influence that skating has had on my work was then, and is still now very prominent and i owe it all to smashing my hand!

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Once again, another great post filled with eye candy. Skateboards are definitely one of the best sources of inspiration for designers. My fingers are crossed.

Because... http://www.flickr.com/photos/35523586@N07/3620757137/

I started skating when I was about 11 or 12 years old (I'm 36 now). I'll never forget one of the earliest boards/graphics I saw that made me take notice. At the time there was one bike shop in town that had a small loft section where it carried some boards/parts/etc. - and they had a Natas Kaupas deck - red graphic/all black board with a scalloped/batwing style tail with a crazy curve on it. It was an amazing deck. But being a broke little kid, all I could do is skate to the shop each week and stare at it on the wall. Ever since that point I've always studied skate graphics - some of the most amazing work is done on the plank of 7-ply maple. I really loved Habitat's work during the 90s. And as far as I'm concerned - Don Pendleton is one of the greatest artists ever.

damn, those are some great graphics.

Thinking of buying a longboard. even more space on that for graphics. :)

Man oh man do I love me some skateboard graphics. Fantastic post!

I love this post cause it remeinds me of the good 'ol days when I skated everyday and tried to land my first Kickflip. Skateboarding is just too cool.

Skateboarding and design are 2 of the only things I've ever done well. 4 down, 2 up.

actually, creating graphics for skateboards brought me into design. weird to realize that while checking this graphics. like going back to your roots. weird.

Carajo. I need this book!
Awsome!

Wow, nice image compilation. :)

This book looks awesome, I'm always looking for inspiration from all types of imagery!!!

Awesome collection!

Thats look so great, that book its a treasure!!!

Wow I was just out this weekend to buy something similar to this. Can never have too much reference material to get inspired.

Awesome collections, love skate related graphics...especially the chocolate/evan hecox stuff!

Wow, really great images. This book must be a great source of inspiration!:)

This look so great, that book rules!!

Must...have...book!!!

Eyecandy deluxe! Just luuv it!!

awesome, i've always wanted to have some graphics put on skate decks but never really pursued it

I've always loved skate (as well as snowboard) design. Especially the decks/boards, but also the ads and everything else involved in the industries. When I have a big enough place to do it, I want a room filled with skate decks and snowboards.

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Skateboards as a medium is so different and interesting from others, it's a whole new level and concept in design. This book is a must have!

Awesome posting, I love art in the skateboarding culture, good to see something like this posted on Abduzeedo. Thanks for the inspiration.

This book seems just so, so perfect; I would love to take a look at it!

I wish I had the balance to skateboard lol. I tried once and lets just say that it wasn't pretty

It still needs a bit of work, but it looks pretty sweet so far. You cant see all the blemishes though :P. Still not decided if were going to be buying a new case or not, but if not, I still want something decent looking! Ill have to cut some fan holes, and I plan

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I'd really like that book, let me know if I win!

Wow, this books seems really amazing. I love to get inspiration from skateboard design !

The book is very inspirering for designer or people who are interested in designing.
Love those designs... never made them myself, but it should be awesome to do this. I like the bright colours on the boards.

All of these are so sick.

Books looks great. I love it interconnects two great worlds.

Absolutely stunning collection of art. These kind of books always provide me with great inspiration for my personal work. I always spend a while in libraries and just flip through the books to admire the art and get new ideas. I sometimes even photograph them:) This a super giveaway!

I can't get enough of Sakteboard graphics. Though I don't skate anymore I regularly go into Skate Shops to look at the decks.

Looks like an amazing collection of boards and a great coffee table book

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Wow some of these graphics are amazing, saw this book the other day but need to get my hands on it.

Wow, this is one of the best posts for a while now. I love the variation in compilations like this, there's so much to take inspiration from; I've always wanted to try designing artwork for skateboards, or maybe even snowboards, but I could never really get the design to work with the shape, or even the culture itself. This post and that incredible book just go to show that practically any kind of art can make it into this area, so long as it really means something special to the designer- somebody is going to use it and love it, and the design will become something important to them, (especially after they've completely scuffed it up and made their mark lol) though maybe in a different way.
If I can draw so much inspiration from this post alone, I can't even imagine what I might accomplish after reading that book!

chido!

I've always really loved skateboard designs! This book looks turbo sweet!

skateboarding is a lifestyle and its full of fun, love, and art

The books looks awesome, A graphical feast.

I've always wanted to decorate a wall at home with a bank of nice, shiny decks - over the years I've seen some incredible art on skateboards. Seems such a shame to print such inspiring imagery on decks, just for them to be scratched off after a few board slides!

Cool - looks funky

want!!!

I would love to get a copy of this book!

It's my birthday next week, I've been skating for 20 years, I've designed many boards over that time, but would love love love this book as a reference, and a wonderful read.

And... as a long time reader, first time poster, this is the best design blog on the planet, with the most updates and best content. Please keep up the good work, it helps all of us.

I'm not a skateboarder but I respect the culture and ABSOLUTELY respect the inspiration from artists creating board graphics.

I'd love a book showcasing this stuff almost as much as i'd like to line my walls with a bunch of sick decks.

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I can't help but feel that the modern skateboard is the greatest canvas a graphic artist can have to work with. The curves on both the cut and bend of the plywood along side with the beautiful gloss finish really makes the designs pop.

Thanks for sharing.

I want this book!!!!
= )

i'd love to have it! :)

what a great stuff ! no doubt i want it !

This is THE book! Skateboard's in my life for a long time and always inspires me at my works. A book like that became a dream to me since my friend bought a similar one, but I never find to buy. =/ I definitely want so much this book! hahaha
Congrats for the post guys! It's great to see skateboard here! =)

Skate é cultura, é filosofia de vida, é um modo de ver o mundo!

Quem já andou de skate não vê a rua do mesmo jeito que alguém que nunca o fez.

Love the decks Stereo has been putting out

Love this stuff!

Brought back some goooood memories....

I would love this book!

Thanks Guys!
I havent' seen much regarding this subject.

1. Would you eat from a table of left overs?

yep...definitely a must have...

Great book! I want it! ;P

SK8 or DIE!!!

pretty good designs in there - love it

Some nice illustrations in there.

WOW! This would definitly top of my collection of skate decks and skate related stuff! I would do anything to get my hands on a copy! thanks for the great post!

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Awesome resource!

I would love to have this. I am currently working on developing a skate apparel and resource company. This would be huge for the development.

This an awesome book... but what about the old school graphics, some of the coolest graphics came from the late 80s early 90s, Santa Cruz, Vision, G&S... the World Industries Stick-O-Rama was one of the best designs ever. Reminded me of ColorForms from when I was a kid.

This book is a perfect aspect of graphic design. It's just soo various, whiles it's only about one subject, skateboards! I love it, the styles in the book, and the great coherence which the book represents. The vectors, the illustrations and the dirtiness of the skateboard culture. All aspect are binded in this book. I think it's a great add-on to my current book collection.

BTW i love the way people only post on the day this article is posted, and don't check it afterwards ... :)

awesome!

Really cool graphics - gotta gogo get that book

//Thomas

Awesome book with great graphics. I so appreciate the artistic aspect of this art style. Puts the fun in functional!

Just wanted to drop you a line to say, I enjoy reading your site. I thought about starting a blog myself but don't have the time.
Oh well maybe one day.... :)

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Hey, I really enjoy your blog. I have a blog too in a totally unrelated field (Online Stock Trading) but I like to check in here on a regular basis, just to see what's going on and it's always interesting to say the least. It's always entertaining what people have to say.

This is great inspiration for me as i am doing a task in class on patterns and different design styles. I am so happy i found this site, I've even started doodling some of the skateboards with the patterns on this blog in my book and my teacher loves it ahahah :)

This book would benefit me so much as it would add more inspiration to my designs and photography, im thinking about doing some of the landscapes and text (like the Zoo York Cityscape photo) for my upcoming Photography folio, it's a great idea i have never thought about. its all about appropriating :D

Even if i don't win this book i am still very thankful that i found this site and i will continue to reference and use this blog for inspiration for as long as this site runs.
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