MORE THAN JUST GRIPTAPE

Bad Guy is the collective work of Oscar Diaz and myself. We combined our passion for skateboarding and our desire to create. Together, we designed and cut multi-layered stencils that we spray painted onto griptape and sold online and in-person. We also dabbled in a few other mediums such as apparel design and creating video content. I learned a lot about operating a brand, such as handling sales, interacting with customers, and creating content regularly. For portfolio purposes, each stencil and project featured on this page was solely designed or led by me.

SCOPE: Branding, Apparel Design, Video Production, Creative Direction, Mini Ramp Shredding

GRIPTAPE DESIGNS

ORIGINAL DESIGNS:
Most of these original designs stencils started out as drawings while some are a manipulation of existing images.

FAMILIAR FACES:
These stencils were created using existing images. Most of them were created in the early days of Bad Guy.

POPSICLES:
This series was displayed at the Villains and Vandals art show at Gift 2 Gab located in downtown San Jose.

GRIPTAPE STICKERS:
These stickers were made by spray painting the logo onto griptape in multiple colors and then cutting out each 2x2 inch square. Stickers were given out to those who asked and additionally with each purchase.

APPAREL

I learned about the silk screening process and how to make leather patches in order to create clothing for Bad Guy.

VIDEO

I learned a lot about filming and editing while creating video content, such as this short Instagram commercial, for Bad Guy.