The other week I went to Angel City Brewery in Little Tokyo to check out some photos by Greg Jacobs. Back in the '90s I was a huge fan of a band he used to manage, Big Drill Car, and somewhat recently found out that his real gig is as a set photographer but he...
I collected the art of Chris Shary for more than two decades before I knew who he was. In the early '90s, his illustrations began appearing on T-shirts and records by ALL, Chemical People, and Big Drill Car when I was seeing any combination of the three bands and gobbling up all of their merch...
In an earlier post, I shared a video from COOPH where they showed 7 photography tips and tricks you could do with your smartphone. They have a new video where they teach you 9 composition tips with your camera. I always noticed a grid when I look through my viewfinder but didn’t really...
Last week Thursday, the Imprint crew were lucky enough to get invites to hang with the Knockaround Mai Tais Launch Party at Beach Nation in Hollywood, CA. The Mai Tais are the latest new sunglasses model from Knockaround - kind of a big deal! Lots of fun was had as the weather cooperated beautifully and...
One thing you learn quickly while working in the world of startups is that you really have no idea which idea will "hit" and which idea will crash, but that's also what makes it so invigorating. Of course there are those that you know will succeed to some degree but then there are also a...
Do the Green Thing teamed up with World Wildlife Fund-UK to curate the 'Everyday Things' collection: fifteen artists from around the world were asked to repurpose daily objects and show how creativity can lead the way in encouraging people to live a greener lifestyle. Artist Mac Premo was asked to contribute to the collection, he...
I was bummed to miss Keep Company's Friday night re-opening gathering. My friend Una Kim's shoe company headquarters and flagship store had been shuttered for about a month while the team consolidated, plotted, and recharged and finally opened its doors to the public on the vernal (spring) equinox. Sadly, the stars didn't align for our...
“Maitai” is the Tahitian word for “good.” Mai Tais call to mind vacations to tropical locations, lounging by the pool with friends, and spending all day soaking up the sun with a cold drink in hand— all of which directly inspired our own take on this classic and enduring sunglasses design. With a...
As is often the case, I met artist/illustrator/designer Scott Fuller through a mutual friend in the streetwear game. A Seattle native, Scott moved to Los Angeles in 2009 for a few years, and is back in the Northwest again now. We caught up at the recent Agenda Long Beach trade show while he was in...
Ty Evans, Mountain Dew and Brain Farm teamed up to create a documentary about modern day skateboarding and how skaters are bonded through the simple act of pushing a piece of wood on four wheels. Using state-of-the-art video cameras, this film is shot in Ultra HD 4K and will be following professional skaters like...