Mclovin hit me up Sunday afternoon and we decided to check out this road construction going on in Lebanon. It’s actually about a half-block from my mom’s house as you can see below. It’s a pretty cool set up. I hope to ride it more before they tear it all down.
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Homeward Bound.
Lakewood tape.
Bobert’s back at it again with his latest installment from 40z N shortyz. I’m stoked Bob is tossing the bars now.
More Logo Rips.
About this time last year I made these logo rips for Van. I’m from PA where we have Sheetz and in Jersey, Van has WaWa. When we were working on the new shirt designs I wanted to do something to unite PA and NJ a little bit. There’s always been this weird little thing that if you’re from Jersey you think Wawa is the best and if you’re from PA you’ll think Sheetz is better.
I was really happy with how these came out. I was on a logo ripping kick after I did the rock and roll business cards and I was hoping we’d make the Sheets and Wawa Logos into shirts to give to good customers from PA and NJ.
I never could pick which place I liked more though. The Wawa tuna BLT with jalapenos are delicious.
The Death Metal logo // A Rise to Fruition.
If you watched the new Skavenger video then you might have noticed a few logo rips. Logo rips are something as a designer, I find quite fun. So I decided to post the inspiration and a little behind the scenes look at how The Yea’s Death Metal logo was made.
The inspiration was The Black Dahlia Murder. Even as a kid I loved the way this logo looked. I wanted to make something reminiscent yet different.
I actually looked up a few Death Metal logo artists. Most notably, Mark Riddick.
I worked on making the letters reflect each other since I wanted a very center looking design. I scanned the drawings and traced them in illustrator, I had to tweak a lot of the porportions and distortion to get it to look how I imagined.
Mixtape #2 // McLovin Scraps.
McLovin has been working on his Mixtape #2 section for a while now. He had it just about finished and then his computer crashed. Since then, He bought a new computer and had to re-capture all of his clips. Here’s some of the footage that was originally going to be in the Mixtape #2. Filmed by anyone he could find to hold a camera (they filmed actually pretty good) and edited by the Super Bad star himself, McLovin. Mixtape #2 on the way.
Product Review // Etnies Number Mid.
The Shoe:
The Aaron Ross Signature Etnies Number Mid in Black/Yellow. Size 10.
The Good:
I’ve been wearing the Etnies Number Mids for the past couple months and they’ve held up great. I had no idea what to expect when purchasing them, these have been my first Etnies ever. I chose them because I wanted a mid-top preferably with an ankle strap when riding for extra support and protection. From the very first time I put the shoes on they felt great, they hugged my feet in all the right places and practically already felt broken in. The only modification I did was cut excess off the ankle strap so it didn’t stick out so far. I’ve done a good amount of riding as well as commuting around campus daily and there’s little wear on the exterior of the shoes.
The Bad:
After several months any shoe is going to begin to show signs of wear and tear but I’m particularly pleased with how well these have held up. There are several things I’ve had wear out with my pair of shoes. Where the outsole of the shoe meets the toe began to tear away on both shoes but I fixed this by super-gluing them back together which held up well. The most noticeable area of wear has been the middle of the outsole right under the arch of my foot. However this is almost exclusively on my right foot so I’m inclined to conclude that this is due to my riding style and not the design of the shoe itself.
Conlusion:
I have almost no complaints about the Etnies Number Mids, my experience with this shoe has been so positive that I’ve purchased a second pair for when my current pair is done. It’s a well rounded shoe that offers support and comfort. They’ve been great to ride in as well as simply walking around.
Highlights:
- Padded tongue and mid-top collar
- Removable strap for stability
- System G2 heel insert
- STI Foam Lite level 1 footbed
- 400 NBS rubber outsole with internal dual density EVA midsole
- Variety of colors. New colorways every couple of months
Durability: 8/10
Design: 9/10
Price: $69.99 (the price can change depending on where you look and what colorway)
Gas Money.
Took me just about a full day to complete this. I made it a few weeks ago. Sharpie and sheetrock. Here’s a detail shot. You can’t really tell the size of the piece so I posed for a scale shot.
Thanks to Seth for the photo.
BSDBG.
seen on TCUIf you haven’t seen David Grant’s newest video, shame on you.