My personal introduction to Shawn happened in the late 80s when I saw his signature in a skateboarding ad for the very first time. I was about 10 years old at the time and it caught my eye. I could’t…
Al Ortiz got in touch with us after seeing Cyrus’ rig in the Compassing promotional material. He had drawn a strikingly similar illustration of a van with a vaulted ceiling years prior, and we were all mesmerized by the similarities.…
Cartoons aren’t just for kids. Jürg Lindenberger is an English illustrator living in Switzerland. Although he’s far from the ocean, he still applies that inspiration to his work which is incorporates text and figures with vibrant colors and exaggerated features. He…
Scott Goodman is a California native, surfer, landscape designer, and maker of leather goods. He works full-time for landscape architecture firm, EPT Design in Irvine, Calif., where he designs large scale urban projects. He is also a board member at loveart&, …
This is such a cool idea. There are all kinds of GoPro accessories available now so it’s pretty easy to go out and buy whatever you think you need, but Jon Hildy felt like making one himself, and for that,…
For this project, a group of creatives set up an interview booth at a conference in Brooklyn to explore creativity, risk and what connects us. Each person was asked the same three questions, and this best-of video highlights responses to our…
Sinai Mejias is from Caracas, Venezuela and now lives on Oz’s Gold Coast. By making surfboard covers and running a DIY and hobby-based blog, she has managed to combine her background with her many loves: friends, family and creating. Her light-hearted…
The guys at Grain Surfboards are going mobile. After realizing the value of setting up roving surfboard-building classes for past trips down the east coast, they’ve decided to head west. Mike LaVecchia and Brad Anderson, owners of Grain Surfboards, have…
Bjorn Holm is back at it, creating another surf craft from old skateboards. This time around, he went for a less labor intensive board, a handplane. Below, Bjorn shares his steps in creating this handheld work of art in hopes of…