Skateboard Deck for MARK Skateboards by Marc English Design

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CLIENT

MARK, for discriminating skaters and collectors, makes limited-edition skateboard decks, hand silk-screened in the USA, on the finest laminated North American maple. MARK decks are not designed for a target audience, except for the ones in our collective heads. Which means they are steeped in art, culture, literature, and film.

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BRIEF

Excite skateboarders with a deck that paid homage to the roots of the sport.

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APPROACH

The 001^NAKED deck was designed to be the flagship model for the new company, and reflect old-school skateboard decks as well as a tip o’ the hat to surfing. It became “naked" by only using the company logo for graphics, as well as highlighting the serial number: 001.

PRODUCTION LESSONSWe’d never worked with a company that screens on curved woods. Or that, in spite of their specializing in skateboards, did not have templates.