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Skateboard Graphic Archive Science Skateboards

Skateboard Graphic Archive Science Skateboards
Chris Morgan Creative

Independent skateboard graphic archive featuring artwork by Shawn Whisenant, Sergej Vutuc, Steven Harrington and other contributing artists

Science Skateboards was an independent skateboard company that existed between 2006 and 2020. During that time we released boards featuring artwork by illustrators, photographers and designers from the UK and elsewhere. This archive documents the graphic collaborations produced along the way. Skateboard decks pressed by Generator Distribution.

Pete Buckley, switch heel flip in Sapporo, Japan. Skate photography by Rikiya Miyoshi

Pete Buckley
Shawn Whisenant - 'Memories' Board
Photo: Rikiya Miyoshi

Sidewalk Magazine - 100 Best Skateboard Products (2017/2018)
Sidewalk Magazine - Life Sentence deck review
Huck Magazine interview

Ignoring trends. Most of the graphics and collaborations were connected in some way to things that had left an imprint through decades of skateboarding. Skateboard graphics, illustration, photography, music, books, magazines, films, places, people, friendships and experiences that had shaped the way I saw things.

Produced mostly in single runs of 300-700 boards, they were sold independently and also found their way through a handful of small distributors in the UK, Japan, Switzerland and United States.

Parlour Skate Store in London supported us massively whilst they were around. They played a real part in the London skate scene at the time. Thank you to everyone who supported Science over the years.

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Skateboard Graphic Archive - Science Skateboards

Arran Gregory - Into The Mystic skateboard graphic for Science Skateboards

Into The Mystic

Artwork: Arran Gregory

London artist. Works with sculpture and bold shapes, often drawing from natural forms.

Skate graphic inspired by the Van Morrison lyric 'Hark now, hear the sailors cry'.

Biko Issah & Chris Morgan - Heavyweight skateboard graphic

Heavyweight

Artwork: Biko Issah & Chris Morgan

East London tattooer and illustrator. Known for tight portraits and work that draws from surrealism, classic hip hop, and '90s skate culture.

A skateboard graphic based on a classic Muhammad Ali World Heavyweight Championship fight poster. Biko redrew Ali from the original, whilst I handled the typography and layout. Created as an unspoken tribute to my dad, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's a few years previous.

Joe Sivell, Science Skateboards Ad 2014. Photo by Joe Buddle

Joe Sivell
Photo: Joe Buddle