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Wrapped up the OSF project this week. The designs were great, and I had a lot of fun working on it.  Nice job everyone! Thanks to Craig Morrison for letting us be a part of the project and the great program he’s got going on up there in Toronto.

It’s pretty crazy that this internship has already come to an end. I feel like it was just getting started. Thanks to everyone at BambooSK8 for the opportunity to work with and learn from you. Thank you also to all the other interns for their input and teamwork. Every one of the interns that I worked with during class 9 will be a valuable asset to any company looking to hire intelligent and hardworking indivuduals. I look forward to working with all of them again in the future. I know that the knowledge that I have gained during the last 16 weeks of this program will be very valuable in my venture.

We’re coming up on the home stretch of this internship, but things haven’t slowed down at all. Lots of events and news happening over here, as you can see from the updates by my fellow interns. The new Sutsu Graphics for 2011 have shown up, and I got to create a promotional design for them. Check out the shop page to pick one up.

Earth week is next week, it’s kind of a big deal around here, being that we’re a “green” company and all. So, stop by our booths at the Cal State Fullerton and San Diego State Earth Week events next week, and say “hi”!

The Clash at Clairemont event for Grind For Life went off this past weekend.  So many kids running around snatching up anything that wasn’t bolted down to the floor. I ate about 10lbs of Red Vines. It was a lot of fun talking to all the groms and answering their questions about BambooSK8; which they had a lot of.  There were so many people who wanted pro signatures on the bamboo It was incredible, and the kids were stoked!  Check out more pics at Concrete Disciples.

There were a ton of A-list pros at the event.  The thing I enjoyed the most was watching those guys shred that massive bowl the YMCA built.  It was the first time I’ve gotten to see that level of riding in something like that.  There were so many people skating the bowl, not to mention the crowd around just to watch, it made for some exciting moments and quite a few close calls.

Speaking of events, I have been doing event production for a Teen Vogue pop-up store, and got to hang out with some real pretty girls.  They don’t say much and are always down the hang out…most of all, they love BambooSK8!

Happy St. Patty’s Day!

The students at the Oasis Skateboard Factory are cruising along with their designs. They sent us some updated photos of their progress. These things keep getting better and better the farther along they get. We should be seeing the final products soon. Stay tuned!

Also, as you’ve probably noticed in the posts below, we’re going to be at the Clash at Clairmont event this Saturday, March 18th. Come stop by our booth and pick up a limited edition, BambooSK8 exclusive Clash at Clairemont BambooSK8 deck. Our main man, Geoff Koboldt, will be on NBC San Diego, at 6:45 AM on the 18th talking about the event; set your DVRs.

There continues to be a whole lot of hard work going on during internship here at BambooSK8. I’ve been learning a lot about how to manage my time, improve my work habits, and what it takes to be a more competitive individual in the business world. We are more than halfway through, but I’m taking a lot with me when I leave.

Week eight down.  I’ve been hearing good things coming out of Toronto as students at the Oasis Skateboard Factory started putting paint to bamboo. More schools should have classes like this.  It is probably because I’ve been working a lot with the design stuff here and I am interested in graphic design that this has been so interesting.  I put a lot of effort into trying to give the students positive and useful feedback for their designs; It’s great to see the process of how these students formulate their concepts and then hone an original deck out of it.

Can’t wait to see more from them.

Also, I did a layout for Empire Snow and Skates new Vader deck.  Looks super sick, so keep your eyes open for that coming soon.

BambooSk8 is also sponsoring the Clash at Clairemont coming up in two weeks (March 19th).  So, check it out, get down there, and support a good cause.

Another busy week at BambooSK8.  I’ve begun doing some design work on media to go along with the contests/promotions we are running online.  I enjoy creating artsy stuff like this when the opportunities come up.  All my skills with this kind of thing have been self taught and acquired through various projects of my own, so it’s nice to be able to put them to practical use.  Look for more stuff in the coming weeks.

We’re now running a weekly Eco Tribe Trick of The Week contest.  Every week we are going to put up a new trick that we want to see, then you can submit a youtube clip of you performing that trick.  Whoever sends the clip with the sweetest style or most creative line will receive some free schwag.  Also, we’re doing a Friends & Family promotion, where kids get to flex their entrepreneurial muscle to earn free decks, and hook their friends up with great discounts on boards at the same time.

Another great thing which I had the pleasure gettng involved in this week is the Oasis Skateboard Factory.  “The Oasis Skateboard Factory helps at-risk students earn Gr. 9/10/11 compulsory and elective high school credits over 1 or 2 semesters by running a social justice and community focused entrepreneurial business where they learn hands-on to build skateboards, design original custom graphics, work with local artists and community partners, market and display their work and have the opportunity to receive an honorarium”. It’s an amazing program, check it out.

Craig Morrison, a teacher at Oasis, created a great class where students learn about sustainability, business, and design, which they then translate into skateboard graphics.  This is the second time he’s running it, and he’s asked Amanda and I to assist the students with their conceptualizing and the artist statements by providing feedback on how to clearly “communicate a sustainability concept inspired by the topics discussed in class and promote an image that expresses the environmental consciousness of the Bamboo SK8 brand”.  We got the first drafts of their projects today and we are psyched see what they all come up with.  At the end of the course each student will have created a graphic on one of our boards which will be featured in an art show, and a winning design will be picked by the head of BambooSK8, Geoff Koboldt, and will hang at our headquarters in Oceanside, CA (with the two from last year).  I’m really looking forward to providing feedback and seeing how creative they get with this.

There is a lot of movin’ and shakin’ going on at BambooSK8.  We have been pushing a lot of great product out the door, and last night we had a crew of people shoveling boxes into a fleet of UPS trucks.  Watch out for your favorite man in brown coming to a door near you.

I’ve been putting in a lot of hours, and there are quite a few projects that I’m working on.   Keep an eye on our social media sites, lots of new content and eye candy coming down the pipe.  With multiple projects spanning across multiple departments within the business, it’s important to examine how we operate as individuals, and how to more efficiently accomplish weekly goals.  The last few weeks have provided me with opportunities to examine my time management habits and work on improving them.  It’s def a work in progress, and I’m starting to feel less like this:

And more like this: