Benjamin Godfrey

"Talk of the Town" Skateboard Deck - Technology Used: Illustrator and Photoshop. Goal: This board was influenced by the graffiti culture while I lived in Detroit. My friend and I liked to use the 3d talk bubble all of the time in our work. The empty bubbles are somewhat ironic leaving the viewer wanting more.

"Eye in the Sky" Skateboard graphic - Technology Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, and a Wacom Tablet. Goal: The city of Chicago installed its very own street light cameras to record any disturbances in its street. The powerful image of these cameras was recreated and juxtaposed with the text “Welcome to Chicago”. They're watching...

Air-Fighter Skateboard graphic - Technology Used: Illustrator and Photoshop. Goal: This board was created after I designed the centralized logo. The logo was appropriated from a “Young Astronauts” logo from a movie that I took a screen-shot of. I then designed the fighter plane graphic around the logo.

Chicago Skyline T-Shirt Design - Chicago Skyline T-Shirt Design: The Affiliate Skateboard Company. Technology used: Photoshop. Goal: To create an urban looking t-shirt that appeals to the youth skateboard culture of Chicago. I used a dilapidated skyline image and a hand-held adhesive label dispenser to create the word “Affiliate”.

Neen Williams Magazine Ad for The Skateboard Mag Magazine: The Affiliate Skateboard Company. - Technology used: Photoshop & Illustrator. Goal: To create a magazine advertisement that enforces brand recognition in consecutive issues. This ad promotes an up and coming amateur skateboarder and a new product line.