On Friday May 4, Screen Ink is hosting the Freestyle 50 art show. This show exhibits 50 skateboard designs created by 50 artists. With each skateboard that is sold, a portion of the profits are donated to the Skate for Change organization, which helps the low-income and homeless in the community. A few of the Local Heroes and I joined in …
Music
Guerrero Market
So, the office has recently been frequenting the good ole’ Guerrero Market across the way from the shop. They have tons of good chips and Mexican sodas. My favorite is this It tastes like Squirt but is much better. They have this rack of cd’s by the checkout and I always like to take a …
Free Prize Inside!
About six months ago, I was handed a book from my Creative Director, Peter Morris, with the title Free Prize Inside! by Seth Godin. It piqued my interest with its bright colors and super hero drawing on the cover, so I put it on the corner of my desk with every intention of reading it. …
Merrill House Music Awards 2011
It’s been a couple months since 2011 wrapped up, but that’s just enough time to digest the amazing albums that debuted throughout the year. Here are my top 5 albums of the year shown in a beautifully made video, created by former Local Hero, Aaron Jarzynka. While …
Valentines Day
So it’s that time of year again. And While Valentine’s Day isn’t my favorite holiday of the year, I do enjoy a well designed card. Here are a few card designs I stumbled upon this month that caught my eye.
A rarity
This photo was taken during the last week of December in Nebraska. A very rare thing to be able to golf during the winter months in the Mid-West, but we have had a dozen days so far that have sent many people to their favorite golf course this winter. This photo is from Yankee Hill …
P.T.’s Top 10 Albums of 2011
This is a work-in-progress top 10 list Lets count it down… 10. William Elliott Whitmore // Field Songs 9. Tyler the Creator // Goblin 8. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi // Rome 7. The Kills // Blood Pressures 6. Jay-Z & Kanye West // Watch the Throne 5. Kurt Vile // Smoke Ring for my …
Shirt Design Voting!
We’re going to be printing up some new shirts. We’re looking for some feedback from you! Here they are. Give them a look and let us know what you like. Send us an email, or hop onto facebook and vote! Be part of Local Hero history!
3 Years and Counting…
Jereme and I started Local Hero a little over three years ago. It’s been an amazing trip so far and I’ve got a feeling it’s only going to get better. So many things have happened in the past three years that it’s hard to narrow down just a few highlights. The work itself has been …
Doing it for the kids
One of the reasons I like being here at Local Hero is the fact that everyone has a passion for community involvement. It’s this commitment to community that gave me the opportunity to put on a short presentation about toy design for the kids at Be Haven Kids. Although it didn’t end up being much …