Tony Alva was the first guy to catch air out of a pool on a skateboard. That moment, documented by Glen E. Friedman (www.burningflags.com [1]) about 6 months after Glen's photo below, changed skateboarding forever. Alva's (the man and the company) impact on skate culture is immeasurable. The second skateboard I ever got back in 1984 was an Alva board. I rode many Alva boards over the years and even got to skate with some of the Alva pros including Tony himself at various points. It is a tremendous honor for me to be able to collaborate on a print with Glen and Tony, both of whom I admire greatly. The prints will first be available at the Alva store, and then on obeygiant.com/store [2]. -Shepard Click for more [3] [1] http://www.burningflags.com [2] http://obeygiant.com/store [3] http://obeygiant.com/headlines/alva-77-neo-retro#more-690

"I may seem Obama obsessed as of late, but after two terms with Bush, Obama is someone to feel optimistic about and is worthy of a good bit of my energy. I'm well beyond jaded hipster posturing these days anyway. My enthusiasm seems to be infectious. My friend Derick Swinfard of Monster Media Inc. [1] was kind enough to donate a 16x30 foot banner for the side of the new Studio Number One office in Echo Park at 1331 Sunset. Also, Reuben Raffael of Sticker Robot www.stickerobot.com [2] printed 50,000 Obama stickers at cost. 1331 Sunset will also house the expanded Subliminal Projects gallery. Learn more at www.subliminalprojects.com [3]."-ShepardIf you missed out on getting this print, you can print out your own here [4] Click for more [5] [1] http://www.monstermediainc.com/ [2] http://www.stickerobot.com [3] http://www.subliminalprojects.com [4] http://obeygiant.com/post/obama-pasters-update/ [5] http://obeygiant.com/headlines/hope-elysian-park#more-688

Tuesday I'll be the guest DJ on Henry Rollin's show "Harmony in My Head" along with legendary skateboarder Tony Alva. The show is on LA's indie 103.1 FM. If you are not in LA listen online at www.indie1031.fm [1]. Expect to hear a lot of punk rock and stories about skateboarding. I can say that I may have had an insider advantage getting the gig considering that I did the indie 103.1 logo and I have done art for Rollins. It is no coincidence that Tony Alva is my co-host. Tony and I recently collaborated on a poster. The poster is my illustration of a photo of Tony from 1977 by photographer Glen E. Friedman who has captured amazing iconic moments in skateboarding, punk rock, and hip hop. Check out his site www.burningflags.com [2]. To celebrate the release of the Alva collaboration, we will be doing a party/art opening Sat. March 8 at the Alva store at 1086 S. Fairfax. The posters as well as some fine art pieces will be available. The posters will be available online March 11. They are signed by me, Tony, and Glen. -Shepard Click for more [3] [1] http://www.indie1031.fm [2] http://www.burningflags.com [3] http://obeygiant.com/headlines/harmony-in-my-head#more-682

A couple of friends of ours from Aerosol Warfare in Houston were asked to paint a mural of Shepard's Obama print image on the Obama Campaign Headquarters. We think it brings the message. Good work guys! And check out the video of it being done after the jump! Click for more [1] [1] http://obeygiant.com/headlines/texas-obama-mural#more-678

First of all we would like to apologize for the delayed release of the Obama Offset last week. Due to the EXTREME amount of volume to our website and webstore our hosting server crashed. We thought we were sufficiently prepared for the release, with upgrades and release times, but to our surprise an exponential amount of buyers came and continued to stay and attempt to access our site which denied even our web administrators access to the site to upload the print. Essentially, we (just as you) waited until traffic died down enough for us to upload the artwork and release the print. The Obama offset was released and SOLD OUT on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, we do not have anymore to sell and are not taking any special requests for the prints. We are receiving 100's of emails regarding the print, its release, and availability, so please do not email us unless your inquiry is unrelated. Once again we apologize for the delay and thanks to all that supported our efforts.

The nytimes has an article about revolutionary campaign posters. But now everyone is talking about the Social Realist inspired poster of Barack Obama by Los Angeles graphic designer and street artist Shepard Fairey, and how unique it is. In truth it’s not all that unique. Indeed, artists have been inspired by particular candidates for years and have designed posters that break the mold not only in terms of color and style but also in message and tone. It is worth a read [1]. [1] http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/beyond-red-white-and-blue/