CrossFit inspired Signage Be Awesome and Wake-up Kickass Repeat coffee mugs soon!

First round of samples came in this week. I am going to get the final batch silkscreened so I get the rich colors and handmade feel that I want. As a designer with a retail background and experience doing trade show graphics and point of purchase design I felt a need some welcome signage with some attitude. They will be available on my Badasskatemom.com website.

I have some mugs in the works too.

Dream CrossFit Design Job

Change is good.

For over a year I have wanted to work at CrossFit HQ located in Scotts Valley and kept tabs on if they had any openings. I have been working on graphic design projects for CrossFit Aptos for over a year with Zac (HQ Illustrator and Level 2 trainer), Heather (coach) and Bruce (coach) the COO of CrossFit. I started Badass Skatemom nine months ago a little side business CrossFit inspired Box signage, stickers and apparel. The Job title is a few steps back from Creative Director but after walking through the offices and meeting all the people and having heard great stories about working there I didn't care. Going in as a senior designer gives me room to move up. I know the caliber of work I am able to do and that's all that matters.

Long story short as they say, I competed against 104 other designers which got narrowed to 5 and then 2 to me.

First perk is getting to take a level one CrossFit course. It will be good to learn the movements and know what to look for while searching for images. Having access to a box downstairs two morning classes to choose from and Karate classes at lunch time 3 days a week is exciting to say the least, I have always wanted to do a martial art. The office is dog friendly and skateboarding to and from the break room common. Seems every day I learn about a new perk. And free massages too. I've already signed up for two sessions and Monday at lunch we get to watch the new movie Fittest On Earth 2015: Documentary. I love CrossFit, Design, and Skateboarding. Happy to say I got all of that and more!

I'll be close to the Scotts Valley Skatepark and my old work friends at Easton Bell Sports and Zero Motorcycles.

CrossFit.com

Pleasure Point Fair back to my roots

I was born and raised at this small house on Hawes Drive on Pleasure Point and then we moved to Aptos and then I moved back to Pleasure Point and then back to Aptos. Today it was great to spend the day at the fair seeing old friends and sharing space with Brian and Sabine of Eastside Industries. I lived off South Palisades for 15 years between 19-36 a huge part of my skate life and early graphic design career started on the Eastside. I use to love to do window displays in the Santa Cruz Surf Shop. I airbrushed surfboards at night while commuting to San Jose State studying illustration and design. My first t-shirt designs were for the Santa Cruz Surf Shop and NHS or Santa Cruz Skateboards. So now it is full circle to be selling my Crossfit inspired Badgirl Mermaid and my Badass Skatemom Skate shirts. I don't take anything for granted. You have to pay your dues and work hard to make things happen. I am forever grateful. I love what I do and feel lucky for all the support. Badass Skatemom was coined because all my friends and even people I didn't know would say your a Badass Skatemom after seeing me skateboard slalom race or if they heard that I skated and was a mom. Not something I would call myself. lol

Dolphin airbrush foam core and paper.

Surfboard Airbrush.

This design was a sticker and a tshirt. Type designed by Jim Phillips.

Badass Skatemom launched two months ago. I guess I've been talking about it for years because a few people came up to me today and said you finally did it after talking about it for so long. Yes, a mini line for myself to play with designs I like that for you, me, moms, women, girls that kickass. Some designs are inspired from working out with friends that I do Crossfit with. I"ve had many ideas brewing and there are more things coming down the pike. Thank you to people who have never met me and friends that support me always I thank you.

Crowd Fav of course Jimbo Phillips graphic t shirts. Nice to see Jenny and a few of Colby's pieces.

Skate contest a large crowd as always. TC always giving to the skate community.