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Title: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: Mullet Man on October 08, 2006, 11:24:28 AM: After reading through some threads, it's obvious that some of you are into board graphics. Would you rock a sick board with shit graphics? Or how about the other way around?

I'm just curious. I like graphics, but most of the time when I'm looking at boards, I'm standing on it and checking out what the shape is like.
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Post by: Guile on October 08, 2006, 11:29:20 AM: use the search option you fucking person. and your hair/nick isnt funny anymore and neither are aviator glasses
Title: Re: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: Mullet Man on October 08, 2006, 11:53:46 AM: I'm sensing some anger issues.
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Post by: isaac on October 08, 2006, 12:49:43 PM: graphics are cool, but it's all in the board. i've bought a board for it's shape and spraypainted it up.
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Post by: fumblebag on October 08, 2006, 01:24:10 PM: I kind of want the whole series of those FLIP boards that had the gnarly devils and demons on them. The ones that looked straight off a Cannibal Corpse cover or something.

But I don't give a fuck about a graphic. Blank, graphic, whatever. It's the shape.
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Post by: kev on October 08, 2006, 02:11:48 PM: am i the only one who just buys the cheapest 7 ply maple i can find? aside from walmart decks of course.
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Post by: roulette on October 08, 2006, 02:22:13 PM: as many heartagrams and element trees as possible please
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Post by: Mizzark on October 08, 2006, 02:24:19 PM: stop making accounts jared
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Post by: roulette on October 08, 2006, 02:31:26 PM: haha really
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Post by: auspatrick on October 08, 2006, 03:26:05 PM: shape of board deffinately... and the weight. some boards can just feel disgusting.

the graphics dont matter a whole lot, as once you skate it... its gone.

unless you like the fiberglass bottom decks from back when. haha.
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Post by: Edward Penishands on October 08, 2006, 04:27:42 PM: graphics don't bother me, but i've been known to pass up a deck if it has a yellow or hot pink top stain. just bothers me. that and wheel graphics.
Title: Re: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: Mat on October 08, 2006, 04:32:46 PM: i like graphics, they get me psyched to skate because they're cool to look at, like deck art, but its secondary to the shape and quality.
Title: Re: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: Gest on October 08, 2006, 04:35:20 PM: i havent cared about graphics in years

but the only one thats caught my eye lately is janoski's liam deck

thats just cute.

i might purchase it for donnie murdo or something
Title: Re: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: golgo13 on October 08, 2006, 06:00:17 PM: shape/size is always my #1 concern. concave and steepness of the nose is 2nd.
I like good graphics but it's not that important.
Title: Re: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: HenryChinaski on October 08, 2006, 06:16:27 PM: Quote from: Gest on October 08, 2006, 04:35:20 PM
i havent cared about graphics in years

but the only one thats caught my eye lately is janoski's liam deck

thats just cute.

i might purchase it for donnie murdo or something
Size, shape, concave, and the woodshop that pressed it are all that matters to me. Graphics matter not at all to me, they are gone in a session or two any way. I do have a Janoski Liam deck still in the plastic though, my girl bought it for me for my birthday because I liked the graphic so much, I won't be skating that one.
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Post by: slurthic on October 08, 2006, 10:22:42 PM: it doesnt really make a difference at all, sometimes ill buy a board strictly because i like the graphic, but if its got a shit picture ill still get it, it really makes no differene
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Post by: Beans. on October 08, 2006, 11:18:57 PM: graphics dont mean shit.
They are scrathed off in a week anyways.
Title: Re: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: Mizzork on October 09, 2006, 06:29:45 AM: I only care for my bowl board since I started using rails again. Street board=graphics gone in a session or two.
Current bowl board:
(http://www.oldschoolskaters.net/store/ProdImages/bl_hosoi_flag_lg.jpg)
Next board:
(http://socalskateshop.com/images/products/creaturefeedingtimeteamdeckTN.gif)
Title: Re: How important are board graphics to you?
Post by: Alan on October 09, 2006, 07:21:33 AM: I bought a Gerwer board on Saturday. The graphic caught my eye, but if weren't for the DLX shape/concave I would never have bought it...
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Post by: FFUR YLLIB on October 09, 2006, 07:24:11 AM: back when graphics meant something (ie old world 101 blind era shit)
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Post by: mikefork on October 09, 2006, 08:46:16 AM: Quote from: Alan on October 09, 2006, 07:21:33 AM
I bought a Gerwer board on Saturday. The graphic caught my eye, but if weren't for the DLX shape/concave I would never have bought it...
is it the frank out graphic? that one is too sick
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Post by: Alan on October 09, 2006, 09:33:05 AM: Actually, this was an older board, with the airplane emergency instructions.
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Post by: thebeautysupply on October 09, 2006, 10:04:55 AM: Quote from: BILLY RUFF on October 09, 2006, 07:24:11 AM
back when graphics meant something (ie old world 101 blind era shit)

i agree...this era was my favorite, along with the girl/chocolate decks during the "mouse" era.

especially the o.g. girl graphics, and the chocolate "ink-blot" series.
those graphics remind me of when i first got really into skateboarding..

with a few exceptions, most current graphics are pretty meaningless.