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Marc McKee is an American graphic artist known for his stylistic cartoon skateboard deck designs during the 1980s and 1990s. For his work as the lead graphic artist for World Industries , he is recognized as one of the most influential artists in skateboarding history.
The following is a list of notable companies that produce skateboards and skateboarding merchandise. Companies listed may also be members of the US -based trade association , the International Association of Skateboard Companies and may have skateboarding sponsorship arrangements with individuals, venues or events.
Around the year 2000, the company hired Joe Castrucci to oversee the production of the Photosynthesis video—Castrucci would later oversee the development of the Habitat skateboard deck brand, which joined Alien Workshop under the DNA Distribution parent company that was created internally, and enlisted Alien Workshop riders, such as Kerry Getz and Danny Garcia, for the new brand. [4]
The Impact Support is an 8-ply Resin deck that uses die-cut carbon fiber discs that are inserted in the 8th ply around the truck mounting areas; the discs prevent "pressure cracks" in the areas of a skateboard deck that typically break. The model is lighter and stronger than Almost Resin-7 and 8 decks, and are covered by a 30-day warranty.
Powell-Peralta Skateboards appeared in several films: The 1992 film Encino Man features Brendan Fraser's character Link riding a Lance Mountain Family (art by Lance's son) skateboard deck near the end. There is a Powell-Peralta poster clearly visible in Dave's room.
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He is also an illustrator and blogger for The Skateboard Mag. [11] Examples of his skateboard graphics can be found in the book Disposable, published by Ginkgo Press. [12] In 2006, Nike Skateboarding released the "Send Help" version of the Nike Dunk shoe with artwork designed by Bratrud. [13] In spring 2008, Todd was a featured artist for Volcom.
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