FA does something lame? Shocker
I’ve definitely never seen a brand copy and paste artwork/photos before this is big news.
If Reynolds did it everyone would love it. He’s a respectable child/minority talent exploiting ex drug addict dammit!
If Reynolds did it everyone would love it. He’s a respectable child/minority talent exploiting ex drug addict dammit!
Expand QuoteI’ve definitely never seen a brand copy and paste artwork/photos before this is big news.[close]
Yup, but I think the issue is whether it’s altered in anyway or just a cut and paste job. Andrew Allen has a famous sweet heart of the rodeo deck out and they changed it by putting her on a crucifix (for some reason)
I’ve definitely never seen a brand copy and paste artwork/photos before this is big news.
(https://i.ibb.co/9tmX6vW/ripgif4.gif) (https://ibb.co/jR9Km5D)So just nobody’s gonna talk about this guy making a gimmick account where he responds in character as a dude from the tv show Yellowstone? This is arguably worse than bardcore. Your stone (brain) must be yellow (jaundiced) if you gnar this dude
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Fucking Awesome. The graphics are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of basic art studies the graphics will go over a typical skater's head. There's also Dill's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these graphics, to realize that they're not just cool- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Fucking Awesome truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the beauty in Fucking Awesome’s existential skate film "Randy Farkus" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Aidan Mackey's genius unfolds itself on their computer screens. What fools... how I pity them. And yes by the way, I DO have a Fucking Awesome tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.
Expand QuoteI’ve definitely never seen a brand copy and paste artwork/photos before this is big news.[close]
Yup, but I think the issue is whether it’s altered in anyway or just a cut and paste job. Andrew Allen has a famous sweet heart of the rodeo deck out and they changed it by putting her on a crucifix (for some reason)
I had a moment awhile back. I knew I was getting old/am old.
There were some teens skating the indoor last winter. one of them had on oversized baggy FA sweatpants, with the Fucking Awesome logo printed all over them, and I think they were yellow?
It was the goofiest looking shit I'd seen in a long while.
But...the cycle continues I suppose.
Expand QuoteI had a moment awhile back. I knew I was getting old/am old.
There were some teens skating the indoor last winter. one of them had on oversized baggy FA sweatpants, with the Fucking Awesome logo printed all over them, and I think they were yellow?
It was the goofiest looking shit I'd seen in a long while.
But...the cycle continues I suppose.[close]
the krew TK hoodie for this generation
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Expand QuoteIf Reynolds did it everyone would love it. He’s a respectable child/minority talent exploiting ex drug addict dammit![close]
Hey at least he still skates
FA is far from my favorite company but sometimes I feel like the hate is reaching. Lord knows I have my opinion on the incorrect dash snow critiques but that’s mostly cause I think dash snow was bullshit (with all due respect to the fact that he’s dead).
Don’t get me wrong FA is ten years old and not nearly as fresh. I’m sure they’ll become another zero/girl/etc. legacy brand. That being said saying that they’re stealing from comics being kook behavior seems odd. Quite a few companies have lifted comic art going back to the 90s. I mean there’s the very recent Fred gall metal reissue Swamp Thing deck.
What I’m getting at is I feel like in one sense FA is toast as far as being on top but I genuinely think if they keep it stable they could continue as a smaller/medium sized brand. I still think as a sub genre of skating they contribute something cool and their videos are rad. Also my friend gave me an FA beanie last year and if it wasn’t lime green it would have been the best beanie I’ve ever owned.
I guess im saying if I think of the lasting brands in skating FA being around for a while longer albeit a little smaller scale seems cooler to me than plan b. Also if FA isn’t cool anymore it means my old ass can buy another FA beanie and not worry about being an old person trying to look cool :), I can just be old and out of touch. So actually keep up the hate for the sake of my dumb head
Good artists create- Oscar Mild
Expand QuoteFA is far from my favorite company but sometimes I feel like the hate is reaching. Lord knows I have my opinion on the incorrect dash snow critiques but that’s mostly cause I think dash snow was bullshit (with all due respect to the fact that he’s dead).
Don’t get me wrong FA is ten years old and not nearly as fresh. I’m sure they’ll become another zero/girl/etc. legacy brand. That being said saying that they’re stealing from comics being kook behavior seems odd. Quite a few companies have lifted comic art going back to the 90s. I mean there’s the very recent Fred gall metal reissue Swamp Thing deck.
What I’m getting at is I feel like in one sense FA is toast as far as being on top but I genuinely think if they keep it stable they could continue as a smaller/medium sized brand. I still think as a sub genre of skating they contribute something cool and their videos are rad. Also my friend gave me an FA beanie last year and if it wasn’t lime green it would have been the best beanie I’ve ever owned.
I guess im saying if I think of the lasting brands in skating FA being around for a while longer albeit a little smaller scale seems cooler to me than plan b. Also if FA isn’t cool anymore it means my old ass can buy another FA beanie and not worry about being an old person trying to look cool :), I can just be old and out of touch. So actually keep up the hate for the sake of my dumb head[close]
Preach.
I’m 32 and love FA and hockey.
I understand both sides. I to can’t help but judge their ethics and the general influence they abuse when drug use is sometimes the focal point. On the other hand all bloard brands are subject to these types of criticisms and it’s what makes our culture special.
It’s with this mindset that I can separate the art from the artist.
I can watch NXT wrestling and completely disregard Shawn Michaels influence on the show.
Dills influence on FA and Hockey is probably limited as it’s not him who is doing the skating. The driving force is in my opinion the Guys/gals on the team. I could be wrong, but this is what I choose to believe to be the situation.
It must stink having the mindset of overly critical consumer, as all these bloard brands are compromised in particular ways. What do you skate when you think this way?
Ignorance is bliss in this case. Why would I dwell on Dillards personal going on’s when I’m too busy doing flat gap 50-50’s like K-rod. Taking pride in being a heelflip guy like Sage. Or being content with my aging shell like Andrew Allen.
This thread made me realise I didn't know what current FA looks like. Went on to Supply store and saw this in the brand bio...
Expand QuoteThis thread made me realise I didn't know what current FA looks like. Went on to Supply store and saw this in the brand bio...[close]
lol I have a hard time believing that whoever wrote this wasn't joking
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteThis thread made me realise I didn't know what current FA looks like. Went on to Supply store and saw this in the brand bio...[close]
lol I have a hard time believing that whoever wrote this wasn't joking[close]
tbh that does kind of sound like something that dill would pay someone else to write about FA on FA's website
Would be very interested to hear why exactly some of you old heads love FA. Something tells me it's a youth fetish disguised as skate coreism but I'm happy to be proven wrong.
Would be very interested to hear why exactly some of you old heads love FA. Something tells me it's a youth fetish disguised as skate coreism but I'm happy to be proven wrong.
Dill’s goofy ass at it again with his typical kook shit. Blatantly stealing a comic artists work with no intention of paying them. Literal copy and paste shit too. And dropping the Dylan photo board with no intention of donating the proceeds to the foundation. Just trying to line his pockets off Dylan’s name.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxtFz-oL_9V/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxQYhn1ud-o/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://faworldentertainment.com/products/dylan-rieder-photo
People writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.
People writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteThis thread made me realise I didn't know what current FA looks like. Went on to Supply store and saw this in the brand bio...[close]
lol I have a hard time believing that whoever wrote this wasn't joking[close]
tbh that does kind of sound like something that dill would pay someone else to write about FA on FA's website
Would be very interested to hear why exactly some of you old heads love FA. Something tells me it's a youth fetish disguised as skate coreism but I'm happy to be proven wrong.
Expand QuoteI’ve definitely never seen a brand copy and paste artwork/photos before this is big news.[close]
Yup, but I think the issue is whether it’s altered in anyway or just a cut and paste job. Andrew Allen has a famous sweet heart of the rodeo deck out and they changed it by putting her on a crucifix (for some reason)
Expand QuotePeople writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.[close]
Yeah there is literally zero intellectual effort needed in the simple act of recognition that Dill brands are garbage.
Expand QuoteWould be very interested to hear why exactly some of you old heads love FA. Something tells me it's a youth fetish disguised as skate coreism but I'm happy to be proven wrong.[close]
I legitimately like the shovel nose shapes. I only skate fa and quasi (whatever the shop has that day) purely based on shape.
The hate in FA’s comments is a reflection of todays mob mentality.Expand QuoteExpand QuotePeople writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.[close]
Yeah there is literally zero intellectual effort needed in the simple act of recognition that Dill brands are garbage.[close]
my friend dm'd (like a man) Paul Kirchner and he responded saying FA are paying him
Expand Quotemy friend dm'd (like a man) Paul Kirchner and he responded saying FA are paying him[close]
did everyone miss this? they didnt steal the image, its a "collab" or a license deal or whatever you wanna call it. its from a cartoon from high times magazine. the whole premise of this thread is unfounded
I could fix fa easily if I had a say.
I know exactly what fat to cut and who to put on in their place.
Art department slash and burn
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuotePeople writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.[close]
Yeah there is literally zero intellectual effort needed in the simple act of recognition that Dill brands are garbage.[close]
There should be a thread on what some people think is “non-corny”. It seems if you are a person in the general public view they are subjected to being kooked.
The hate in FA’s comments is a reflection of todays mob mentality. The fear of not fitting in and conforming to todays daily hate train. Hell, everytime I open up this website FA is at the top of discussion. Any and all IG comments I assume, is mostly filled to brim of an either love it or hate it all the way kind of prerogative. GAY, I’m sure if you wore FA product it wouldn’t look right, so I understand.[close]
Not corny:
*Hot dogs
*Burritos
*Most tomato based salsa
*Fried white fish
*Rice pudding
Corny:
*Corndogs
*Tacos (corn tortilla)
*Most black bean salsa
*Fried catfish
*Corn pudding
*FA and Dill
*Writing weird semi-coherent rants about other people not liking something you like
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuotePeople writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.[close]
Yeah there is literally zero intellectual effort needed in the simple act of recognition that Dill brands are garbage.[close]
There should be a thread on what some people think is “non-corny”. It seems if you are a person in the general public view they are subjected to being kooked.
The hate in FA’s comments is a reflection of todays mob mentality. The fear of not fitting in and conforming to todays daily hate train. Hell, everytime I open up this website FA is at the top of discussion. Any and all IG comments I assume, is mostly filled to brim of an either love it or hate it all the way kind of prerogative. GAY, I’m sure if you wore FA product it wouldn’t look right, so I understand.[close]
Not corny:
*Hot dogs
*Burritos
*Most tomato based salsa
*Fried white fish
*Rice pudding
Corny:
*Corndogs
*Tacos (corn tortilla)
*Most black bean salsa
*Fried catfish
*Corn pudding
*FA and Dill
*Writing weird semi-coherent rants about other people not liking something you like[close]
I thought I was being pretty coherent. :/
I get plenty heat in real life for the shit I like. Makes me love it more.
I drank a lot of coffee this morning and didn’t work for 2 hours this morning so probably not very coherent. That’s my excuse. What’s weird about it? It’d be weird if I put this somewhere else where the convo doesn’t pertain.
Regardless, I got love for all y’all.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuotePeople writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.[close]
Yeah there is literally zero intellectual effort needed in the simple act of recognition that Dill brands are garbage.[close]
There should be a thread on what some people think is “non-corny”. It seems if you are a person in the general public view they are subjected to being kooked.
The hate in FA’s comments is a reflection of todays mob mentality. The fear of not fitting in and conforming to todays daily hate train. Hell, everytime I open up this website FA is at the top of discussion. Any and all IG comments I assume, is mostly filled to brim of an either love it or hate it all the way kind of prerogative. GAY, I’m sure if you wore FA product it wouldn’t look right, so I understand.[close]
Not corny:
*Hot dogs
*Burritos
*Most tomato based salsa
*Fried white fish
*Rice pudding
Corny:
*Corndogs
*Tacos (corn tortilla)
*Most black bean salsa
*Fried catfish
*Corn pudding
*FA and Dill
*Writing weird semi-coherent rants about other people not liking something you like[close]
I thought I was being pretty coherent. :/
I get plenty heat in real life for the shit I like. Makes me love it more.
I drank a lot of coffee this morning and didn’t work for 2 hours this morning so probably not very coherent. That’s my excuse. What’s weird about it? It’d be weird if I put this somewhere else where the convo doesn’t pertain.
Regardless, I got love for all y’all.[close]
You seemed pretty coherent to me
hats wack whether its stolen, an original or a collab.
anytime someones trying to put out a product with a obscure reference to something that wasnt that dope as an original is a miss.
Expand QuoteFA is far from my favorite company but sometimes I feel like the hate is reaching. Lord knows I have my opinion on the incorrect dash snow critiques but that’s mostly cause I think dash snow was bullshit (with all due respect to the fact that he’s dead).
Don’t get me wrong FA is ten years old and not nearly as fresh. I’m sure they’ll become another zero/girl/etc. legacy brand. That being said saying that they’re stealing from comics being kook behavior seems odd. Quite a few companies have lifted comic art going back to the 90s. I mean there’s the very recent Fred gall metal reissue Swamp Thing deck.
What I’m getting at is I feel like in one sense FA is toast as far as being on top but I genuinely think if they keep it stable they could continue as a smaller/medium sized brand. I still think as a sub genre of skating they contribute something cool and their videos are rad. Also my friend gave me an FA beanie last year and if it wasn’t lime green it would have been the best beanie I’ve ever owned.
I guess im saying if I think of the lasting brands in skating FA being around for a while longer albeit a little smaller scale seems cooler to me than plan b. Also if FA isn’t cool anymore it means my old ass can buy another FA beanie and not worry about being an old person trying to look cool :), I can just be old and out of touch. So actually keep up the hate for the sake of my dumb head[close]
Preach.
I’m 32 and love FA and hockey.
I understand both sides. I to can’t help but judge their ethics and the general influence they abuse when drug use is sometimes the focal point. On the other hand all bloard brands are subject to these types of criticisms and it’s what makes our culture special.
It’s with this mindset that I can separate the art from the artist.
I can watch NXT wrestling and completely disregard Shawn Michaels influence on the show.
Dills influence on FA and Hockey is probably limited as it’s not him who is doing the skating. The driving force is in my opinion the Guys/gals on the team. I could be wrong, but this is what I choose to believe to be the situation.
It must stink having the mindset of overly critical consumer, as all these bloard brands are compromised in particular ways. What do you skate when you think this way?
Ignorance is bliss in this case. Why would I dwell on Dillards personal going on’s when I’m too busy doing flat gap 50-50’s like K-rod. Taking pride in being a heelflip guy like Sage. Or being content with my aging shell like Andrew Allen.
hats wack whether its stolen, an original or a collab.
anytime someones trying to put out a product with a obscure reference to something that wasnt that dope as an original is a miss.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteFA is far from my favorite company but sometimes I feel like the hate is reaching. Lord knows I have my opinion on the incorrect dash snow critiques but that’s mostly cause I think dash snow was bullshit (with all due respect to the fact that he’s dead).
Don’t get me wrong FA is ten years old and not nearly as fresh. I’m sure they’ll become another zero/girl/etc. legacy brand. That being said saying that they’re stealing from comics being kook behavior seems odd. Quite a few companies have lifted comic art going back to the 90s. I mean there’s the very recent Fred gall metal reissue Swamp Thing deck.
What I’m getting at is I feel like in one sense FA is toast as far as being on top but I genuinely think if they keep it stable they could continue as a smaller/medium sized brand. I still think as a sub genre of skating they contribute something cool and their videos are rad. Also my friend gave me an FA beanie last year and if it wasn’t lime green it would have been the best beanie I’ve ever owned.
I guess im saying if I think of the lasting brands in skating FA being around for a while longer albeit a little smaller scale seems cooler to me than plan b. Also if FA isn’t cool anymore it means my old ass can buy another FA beanie and not worry about being an old person trying to look cool :), I can just be old and out of touch. So actually keep up the hate for the sake of my dumb head[close]
Preach.
I’m 32 and love FA and hockey.
I understand both sides. I to can’t help but judge their ethics and the general influence they abuse when drug use is sometimes the focal point. On the other hand all bloard brands are subject to these types of criticisms and it’s what makes our culture special.
It’s with this mindset that I can separate the art from the artist.
I can watch NXT wrestling and completely disregard Shawn Michaels influence on the show.
Dills influence on FA and Hockey is probably limited as it’s not him who is doing the skating. The driving force is in my opinion the Guys/gals on the team. I could be wrong, but this is what I choose to believe to be the situation.
It must stink having the mindset of overly critical consumer, as all these bloard brands are compromised in particular ways. What do you skate when you think this way?
Ignorance is bliss in this case. Why would I dwell on Dillards personal going on’s when I’m too busy doing flat gap 50-50’s like K-rod. Taking pride in being a heelflip guy like Sage. Or being content with my aging shell like Andrew Allen.[close]
Somehow it doesnt surprise me that youre a staunch FA supporter
I was living a dumb, blissful life as a Hockey fanboy for years, obv love the boards, also loved their hoodies until this past drop. they quietly made the switch from 70/30 poly/cotton blend to 50/50 and now they're flimsy and cheap looking and the fit's gross.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI’ve definitely never seen a brand copy and paste artwork/photos before this is big news.[close]
Yup, but I think the issue is whether it’s altered in anyway or just a cut and paste job. Andrew Allen has a famous sweet heart of the rodeo deck out and they changed it by putting her on a crucifix (for some reason)[close]
FA's whole style guide is based around cut and paste photo collages a la Dash Snow. It's a fine line because they're naturally going to use someone else's work, because the artistic novelty is in how they reimagine it.
That said, the scorpion thing goes over the line.
I'm ok with theft. It happens to me all the time.
I steal too
Expand QuoteExpand QuotePeople writing essays about their opinions regarding FA, but none of the ink spilled addresses the fact that Dill and FA are, in fact, extremely corny.[close]
Yeah there is literally zero intellectual effort needed in the simple act of recognition that Dill brands are garbage.[close]
There should be a thread on what some people think is “non-corny”. It seems if you are a person in the general public view they are subjected to being kooked.
The hate in FA’s comments is a reflection of todays mob mentality. The fear of not fitting in and conforming to todays daily hate train. Hell, everytime I open up this website FA is at the top of discussion. Any and all IG comments I assume, is mostly filled to brim of an either love it or hate it all the way kind of prerogative. GAY, I’m sure if you wore FA product it wouldn’t look right, so I understand.
You corny and read all my posts. Get off my Gucci I don’t buy FA I buy mansions in the retreat with my homies. We building a skate community. The golf corse is dried up. We got a snake run started. Watch out for rattle snakes. Some y’all think different
Artwork sucksno matter who did it first or who copied itlike my nollie tre lol
Artwork sucks no matter who did it first or who copied it lolwould still take the FA hat over your nollie tre
A stream of words that don’t make no sense
Expand QuoteWould be very interested to hear why exactly some of you old heads love FA. Something tells me it's a youth fetish disguised as skate coreism but I'm happy to be proven wrong.[close]
I legitimately like the shovel nose shapes. I only skate fa and quasi (whatever the shop has that day) purely based on shape.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteWould be very interested to hear why exactly some of you old heads love FA. Something tells me it's a youth fetish disguised as skate coreism but I'm happy to be proven wrong.[close]
I legitimately like the shovel nose shapes. I only skate fa and quasi (whatever the shop has that day) purely based on shape.[close]
This is my problem. I hate the art direction but for whatever reason I skate the boards really well. Is quasi essentially the same? I tried one a while back and the nose was similar but the tail seemed short. Maybe I need to give Quasi another go.
go buy it then brotherwould still take the FA hat over your nollie treExpand QuoteArtwork sucks no matter who did it first or who copied it lol[close]
Expand QuoteTo be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Fucking Awesome. The graphics are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of basic art studies the graphics will go over a typical skater's head. There's also Dill's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these graphics, to realize that they're not just cool- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Fucking Awesome truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the beauty in Fucking Awesome’s existential skate film "Randy Farkus" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Aidan Mackey's genius unfolds itself on their computer screens. What fools... how I pity them. And yes by the way, I DO have a Fucking Awesome tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.[close]
(https://media.giphy.com/media/5JIVuCsk5v6gM/giphy.gif)
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteTo be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Fucking Awesome. The graphics are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of basic art studies the graphics will go over a typical skater's head. There's also Dill's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these graphics, to realize that they're not just cool- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Fucking Awesome truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the beauty in Fucking Awesome’s existential skate film "Randy Farkus" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Aidan Mackey's genius unfolds itself on their computer screens. What fools... how I pity them. And yes by the way, I DO have a Fucking Awesome tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.[close]
(https://media.giphy.com/media/5JIVuCsk5v6gM/giphy.gif)[close]
my friend dm'd (like a man) Paul Kirchner and he responded saying FA are paying him