Inside the World of Board Graphics

Inside the World of Board Graphics takes an in-depth, comprehensive look at the global nature and cultural influence of Surf/Skate/Snow board art and design. International design luminaries Art Chantry, Katrin Olina and James Victore are placed along side industry super stars Terry Fitzgerald, Martin Worthington, Yoshihiko Kushimoto and Rich Harbour (who has been shaping and designing surfboards since 1959). The book includes dozens of interviews and profiles from the people currently creating board art and design: Aaron Draplin, Emil Kozak, Morning Breath, Anthony Yankovic, Haroshi and Hannah Stouffer to name a few. There are many books about the art of board design, but there has never been a book like this that takes a rare look behind the scenes of the creative process. Countries represented: Iceland, Spain, Japan, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Russia, Poland, UK, Mexico, Venezuela, Romania, South Africa, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Croatia and the USA, among others.

Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger are founding partners of Modern Dog Design Co., in Seattle, Washington. Raye is known for her imaginative, bold, and playful work in branding, poster, and packaging design. Strassburger is an instructor at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, has won countless design awards, and has lectured and exhibited worldwide. Raye and Strassburger are the co-authors of Modern Dog: 20 years of Poster Art by Chronicle Books.