The Nine Club #277 · Show notes.
Mark "FOS" Foster
About this episode
Mark “Fos” Foster discusses starting a brand called “Heroin Skateboards”, doing his first board graphics for Toy Machine, his process for making a skateboard graphic, the first Heroin Skateboards Egg for Daniel Shimizu in 2016, creating the Altamont & Deathwish logos, being the art director for Baker, doing Franky Villani's first pro graphic for Primitive, Snot Wheels, the release of the 13 inch “Eggzilla” board, the eS x Heroin Skateboards colab shoe the “eggcel” and much more!
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The guest
Mark Foster
Mark “Fos” Foster is the founder of Heroin Skateboards and an artist behind graphics and logos across skateboarding. He discusses his design process and the evolution of egg-shaped boards.
Chapters
- Fos
- Why the name Heroin Skateboards
- Getting into doing graphics for skateboard companies like Toy Machine
- The shelf life of a skateboard graphic
- Our Supporter: Athletic Greens
- The process of making a skateboard graphic
- Selling out of boards and being accused of under-ordering
- The first Heroin Skateboards Egg shape for Daniel Shimizu in 2016
- The release of the 13 inch “Eggzilla” board
- eS x Heroin Skateboards collab.. the eggcel
- How long does it take to do a graphic?
- Trials and tribulations of starting a brand with a controversial name
- Art direction at Altamont
- The kill fee (charging for unused graphics)
- Is Fos's art a gifted talent?
- Doing Franky Villani's first pro graphic for Primitive
- Board graphics: Now vs. Then
- Fos critiques The Nine Club Logo that Chris made
- Creating the Deathwish logo
- Art direction for Baker
- Working at Altamont
- Moving to Los Angeles from London
- Bringing Heroin Skateboards to Baker Boys Distribution
- Sponsoring old people
- Owning and ending Landscape Skateboards
- Fos' favorite brands growing up
- What's Fos' current board set up?
- Wheelbase issues
- Snot Wheels
- Decision making for his company... Any bad moves?
- eS Shoes x Heroin Skateboard decks
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