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I don't see whats so cool about about a deck that is pretty much plain with adidas 3 stripes and an adidas logo. This directly ties into what Sieben was saying about deck graphics losing art and being replaced with more of a sports equipment like design.
because the graphics will be scratched beyond recognition in a session, some people prefer simple designs without bright colors and because adidas has always been tight.
i'm on my second one.
i love sieben's art work but his roger stuff isn't really the kind of thing i can get into at my age as far as actually skating on one. bueno on the other hand had graphics that i liked but at 40 weed, satan and boner jokes don't really feel like what i should be sporting on my board when i goto a skatepark full of kids.
Are always funny, no matter the age.
And this season didn't have AS many, yeah there was still a couple carryovers but there are definitely some Bueno-esqe graphics in there. The Nate Broussard boards, the banner year series, but I do agree that minimalism can be nice.
i always think roger's graphics are funny but to me it's like wearing a t shirt. i see tons of funny shirts that i wouldn't want to wear. add to that not wanting to have to explain what a ghost boner is to my 4 year old daughter.
that said, i'm down for roger and i always look at what they have when i buy a board. a nate b board with a bueno ish graphic would definitely work. i'll keep an eye out.
and on the minimalism thing, anyone else remember the unpainted blank trend from the early 90s?