José Vadi: Within your time skateboarding, what are some of the most innovative designs you’ve seen? Here’s Tony Hawk in conversation with Adobe’s José Vadi about how design, digital tools, and more have shaped his creative perspective: The foundation is now working with Adobe to host a skateboard design challenge for creatives 13-24 years old called #boards4better. To date, the foundation has awarded over $5.7 million to 588 public skatepark projects in all 50 States, and $100,000 to support the Skateistan program in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and South Africa. Since 2002, the Foundation has helped young people by issuing grants to low-income communities for building quality public skateparks, and providing guidance to city officials, parents, and children through these often complex processes. In addition to becoming Thrasher Magazine’s inaugural Skater of the Year, launching Birdhouse Skateboards, creating a massively successful skateboard video game series, and becoming the first skateboarder ever to successfully land the 900, it’s no understatement to say Tony Hawk is a living legend.Īmidst Tony’s many accomplishments, the Tony Hawk Foundation is one of his greatest. The skateboard icon became a household name starting in the 80s as a member of the legendary Bones Brigade, starring in skateboarding’s first skate film - yes, shot on film - The Search for Animal Chin. Skateboarding doesn’t need a logo - but if it did have one, it’d probably be a silhouette of Tony Hawk.

Tony Hawk on Staying True to Your Values and Aesthetics

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