The Disposable Skateboard Bible
by Sean Cliver
List Price:
Our Price: $26.37
You Save: $13.58 (34%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $20.58 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Sean CliverEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-07-24
ISBN: 1584233273
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Gingko Press
Book Reviews of The Disposable Skateboard Bible
Book Review: Missing memories
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book after picking up a copy of Concrete Wave magazine. There was an interview for the author and a few photos from the book which I found very interesting.
When I started skateboarding it was in 1986, and at the height of popularity in my area. Every shop was covered with neon deck designs and day glo plastic parts for sale. I don't remember many (if any) wheels that were natural colored white, everything was bright and loud. Every company stood out, there was no mistake for a Vision board or a G&S, you could even tell the difference from the shapes alone.
I never actually had a board from these years, my parents bought me a generic board while my friends all had the skate shop specials. So all I could do is read the Transworld and Thrasher magazines at the super market.
Years later, I wanted to buy a reissue board and while searching around I knew there was a few favorites that were missing. The reissue market is mostly Santa Cruz and Powell, with some other brands like a few Vision. After finding this book from reading Concrete Wave, I was amazed at the amount of skateboards I remember and the ones that I didn't.
The book is produced on a nice thick cover and each page is very thick, also there is a bit of distressed look to the pages. Each deck is photographed very clearly, and the range of graphics is amazing, I had no ideas there were so many colors to some of the decks or alternate graphics.
I think the part that really surprised me was how I could remember so many of the boards and who had them. It also kinda of made me realize that how technical skating has gotten really left behind the unique shapes that defined some of the boards. I just recently bought my first longboard and find it's more fun as their shapes and design are fun since it's different from each other.
In closing, if you have any interest in skating history or just interested in the graphics, or even wanting to create your own custom skateboard, this is a great resource. The book covers from the beginning of skateboarding, to about 2007.
BTW my favorite skateboard?
The Schmitt Stick John Lucreo from 1987.
Summary of The Disposable Skateboard Bible
With the release of Disposable - A History of Skateboard Art in 2004, author Sean Cliver made a brilliant attempt at artfully cataloging every important skateboard deck ever released. In the process, he created a classic, but was left feeling less than satisfied. Ever the completist, the gaping omissions in the first book gnawed at him and drove him to envision compiling the ultimate encyclopedia of Skateboard decks. While Disposable was beautiful, capturing the essence of the aesthetic, The Disposable Skateboard Bible sets out to be the ultimate guide. The author's industry insider status (mesmerized by his first visit to a skate shop in 1986 he went all out and in 1989, landed his first job as a designer at Powell-Peralta) allows him to guide readers through the culture and experience, the art and the mania of the skate world with authority and expertise. While the boards take center stage, fascinating vignettes and recollections by an A-list of skateboarding personalities from Tony Hawk to Mike Vallely, Mark Gonzales to Mark "Gator" Rogowski, Steve Caballero to Stacy Peralta and more.Graphic Design Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Graphic Design Books
Rendering Fashion, Fabric and Prints with Adobe Illustratorby M. Kathleen Colussy, Steve Greenberg
Prentice Hall; Published: 2006-09-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $59.99
Price in other shops:
Inside Fashion Design, 5th Editionby Sharon Lee Tate, Mona S. Edwards
Prentice Hall; Published: 2003-08-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $59.95
Price in other shops:
Graphic Design: Vision, Process Productby Louis Ocepek
Prentice Hall; Published: 2002-12-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $22.75
Price in other shops:
Designer's Guide to Print Productionby Kayanna Pace
Prentice Hall; Published: 2001-09-17; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.58
Price in other shops:
Instructor's Manual Set for All Wordperfect 5.1 Texts: Text and 5 1/ 4" IBM Data Diskby Gonzalez
McGraw Hill Higher Education; Published: 1991-05-01; Paperback; Book
Talking with Artistsby Pat Cummings
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Published: 1992-03-31; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.35
Price in other shops:
American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to the Beast Withinby Barbara Bader
Macmillan Pub Co; Published: 1976-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $112.12
Art of the Hobbitby J R R Tolkien
Harpercollins; Published: 2011-10-27; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $30.17
Comics (Learn to Draw)by John Byrne
Trafalgar Square; Published: 2001-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $279.82
Printmaking: History and Processby Donald Saff, Deli Sacilotto
Wadsworth Publishing; Published: 1978-01-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $100.51
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
OBEY: Supply & Demand - The Art of Shepard Fairey - 20th Anniversary Editionby Shepard Fairey
Gingko Press; Published: 2009-01-20; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $37.77
Price in other shops:
Wheels of Fire and Streets on FireRepnet LLC; Release date: 2009-03-31; DVD
Best price: $13.71
Price in other shops:
Built to Grind: 25 Years of Hardcore Skateboardingby Independent Truck Company
High Speed Productions; Published: 2004-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $22.50
Price in other shops:
The Art of Marc McKee: Seen Unknownby Winston Tseng, Marc McKee
Mark Batty Publisher; Published: 2011-03-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.06
Price in other shops:
Vans: Off the Wall: Stories of Sole from Vans Originalsby Doug Palladini
Abrams; Published: 2009-06-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.49
Price in other shops:
New Skateboard Graphicsby J. Namdev Hardisty
Mark Batty Publisher; Published: 2009-03-16; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $18.08
Price in other shops:
Surf, Skate & Rock Art of Jim Phillipsby Jim Phillips
Schiffer Publishing; Published: 2003-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.50
Price in other shops:
The Skateboard Art of Jim Phillipsby Jim Phillips
Schiffer Publishing; Published: 2007-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $17.55
Price in other shops:
Full Bleed: New York City Skateboard PhotographypowerHouse Books; Published: 2010-06-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $21.71
Price in other shops:
Thrasher Skate and Destroy: The First 25 Years of Thrasher Magazine (High Speed Productions)by High Speed Productions
Universe; Published: 2006-05-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.99
Price in other shops: