Comments on: Space Invader http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/11/10/space-invader/ Lost At E Minor: For creative people Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:58:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: - lostateminor.com http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/11/10/space-invader/#comment-970 - lostateminor.com Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:54:48 +0000 http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/11/10/space-invader/#comment-970 [...] Exclusive interview with skateboard designer and all-round artistic juggernaut, Don Pendleton. Do you generally design decks specifically to a brief or do you have a complete free reign? ‘It depends. Normally I have free reign but I work with the owner of Element when he has ideas to make those happen. I also work with Matt Irving who is a great designer. We collaborate on some decks and then others are just free reign. So it depends’. Are there some colours and shapes that tend to work better than others? ‘You’re working within the confines of a deck shape, so that can be pretty limiting at times if you allow it to be. I try to work with the shape of the board to add to the overall design so it looks like it belongs on a deck. As far as colours, there’s no formula so whatever looks good works for me. I try to switch up the colours to make them interesting but I’m always just trying to have fun with them’. As a creative medium, do you find the unusual size offered by a skate deck to be a challenge to fill successfully or is it a great size ‘canvas’ to work with? ‘I’ve come to accept those limitations of working within the shape of the deck since I’ve been doing it for about nine years now. It comes naturally. Personally, I love it. It’s nice to get out a square canvas once in a while for a change but as far as design goes, I’ve gotten used to making it work for me. I no longer see it as an obstacle, I guess you could say’. Are you a fanatical skater and which deck do you use? ‘I don’t skate nearly as much as I used to but I still do it pretty regularly. I have an Element board with a more mellow concave 8″ X 31.5″ with a little longer wheelbase. I also have a cruiser board for downhill adventures. I was never very good at mini ramp but I like to ride one when I get the chance. I’m just always cautious of hurting my wrists. If I blow a wrist, I’m out of work for a while and I can’t have that’. [see also Space Invader] [...] [...] Exclusive interview with skateboard designer and all-round artistic juggernaut, Don Pendleton. Do you generally design decks specifically to a brief or do you have a complete free reign? ‘It depends. Normally I have free reign but I work with the owner of Element when he has ideas to make those happen. I also work with Matt Irving who is a great designer. We collaborate on some decks and then others are just free reign. So it depends’. Are there some colours and shapes that tend to work better than others? ‘You’re working within the confines of a deck shape, so that can be pretty limiting at times if you allow it to be. I try to work with the shape of the board to add to the overall design so it looks like it belongs on a deck. As far as colours, there’s no formula so whatever looks good works for me. I try to switch up the colours to make them interesting but I’m always just trying to have fun with them’. As a creative medium, do you find the unusual size offered by a skate deck to be a challenge to fill successfully or is it a great size ‘canvas’ to work with? ‘I’ve come to accept those limitations of working within the shape of the deck since I’ve been doing it for about nine years now. It comes naturally. Personally, I love it. It’s nice to get out a square canvas once in a while for a change but as far as design goes, I’ve gotten used to making it work for me. I no longer see it as an obstacle, I guess you could say’. Are you a fanatical skater and which deck do you use? ‘I don’t skate nearly as much as I used to but I still do it pretty regularly. I have an Element board with a more mellow concave 8″ X 31.5″ with a little longer wheelbase. I also have a cruiser board for downhill adventures. I was never very good at mini ramp but I like to ride one when I get the chance. I’m just always cautious of hurting my wrists. If I blow a wrist, I’m out of work for a while and I can’t have that’. [see also Space Invader] [...]

]]> By: chapolito http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/11/10/space-invader/#comment-867 chapolito Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:19:19 +0000 http://www.lostateminor.com/2006/11/10/space-invader/#comment-867 space invader is the shit. i have a friend who thinks he's from our hometown because she saw some there, also there are some at my school, ucsd, i sure hope it's not imitation!!! space invader is the shit.

i have a friend who thinks he’s from our hometown because she saw some there, also there are some at my school, ucsd, i sure hope it’s not imitation!!!

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