Ron Cameron Chromeball interview

[commander jameson]

Always a pleasure reading chromeball interviews
https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2023/06/chrome-ball-interview-165-ron-cameron.html

[assvogel]

Ron's story is really interesting. Going from being a young skater for Blockhead to running the company's art direction, then working for Transworld/Balma, Sector 3, Acme/Strike with Jim Gray, working with or for Rocco / World, Dorfman / Vision, Ed & Vallely, Grape Netwerk and founding RVCA... That's a lot for one person!

Got a Tragicomic 2 model hanging behind my screen, so I spend most of my days looking at Ron's artwork 

[mattchew]

I was not at all familiar with Ron in name but am realizing I’ve seen quite a lot of his work over the years; this was one of my favorite CBI interviews. Thanks Chops.

[GumOnMyGrip]

Thanks Chops. Blockhead ( and Ron and Dave) have been favorites of mine forever. I always thought Blockhead was so underrated. At the time when skulls and bones ruled their boards looked so different.  Skater owned so early on too…

[GAY]

As kids we all said, "Nothing is cool" to each other all the time. One of the most timeless pieces of joke comic (?) I've ever seen. I still think about it all the time...it's a part of me. So goofy and fantastic.

[Mongo Lloyd]

Amazing read, and should be required reading for anyone wondering what it takes to not only make great graphics, but how to approach making them your own.

An underappreciated gem.

[cky enthusiast]

illest

[JoseCansnake0]

A+ chat from CBI

[schralp pal]

Cool history lesson for me on this one

[323-BALM]

newsprint thrasher blockhead ads
I’m gonna buy a hoodie
thank you

[fineslime]

chromeball is the best skateboarding website bar none... (present website company excluded.)

[j....soy.....]

Enjoyed this one….crazy about TV and Rocco….wish Ed re-issued some of the graphics….

[funeral_tuxedo]

One of your best yet, Chops <3

[Alan]

"I can’t imagine that being an easy decision for you.


Oh, it was basically like a divorce. Super traumatic to go through. But the Tracker thing was just way too restrictive. Like, they hired this real estate marketing lady to manage the art agency at TWS that I “worked for”. She wouldn’t even let Dave come over unannounced to meet with me and brainstorm. And then they hired this other older guy who was, like, a motivational speaker? Neither of them knew anything about the core skate market at all. I guess he was supposed to oversee all of Larry Balma’s companies. The guy started denying all of my graphics!"

lol Larry Balma was such a kook.

And Nothing is Cool is such a legendary graphic. Great work again, Chops.