adidas Skateboarding have put together a promo video featuring three of their sponsors, Mark Gonzales, Dennis Busenitz and Tim O’Connor skating and partaking in some comradery on the streets of Los Angeles.

This deck seen above was designed by Australian illustrator/graphic designer Eamo. He created it for Zazzle along with prints, buttons, mugs, and more. mash rating: 6/10

pic and info: Zazzle

Another brand coming out of the Acapulco Gold camp is Instant Winner. Here we get a look at their Car Crash Series decks. BBC/Ice Cream’s car crash tees instantly come to mind, but Instant Winner went a “step further” and drew a chick in a bikini posing in front of the ride. The set consists of four decks, all of which can be ordered through Run My Game. mash rating: 4/10

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Pro-skater, artist, and company owner, Ed Templeton has been taking photographs of skaters and skateboard culture for over fifteen years as part of his “Wires Crossed” series. His new book, Coming to Grips offers a look at these images. You can get it now through Colette.

pic and info: Colette

A while back, we showed you photos of Ugandan skaters, and today we bring you images of skaters from Jamaica. Check out the dude in the pic above, barefoot. (If any skate shoe companies are reading, send this kid some sneakers!)

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Italian photographer, Alessandro Zuek Simonetti is most known for his photographs of the youth, and New York street culture. He most recently teamed up with Zoo York to lend a couple of his photographs for their Sky High Series skate decks. A total of six pro decks complete the series made for Donny Barley, Zered Basset, Brandon Westgate, Aaron Suski, Forrest Kirby, and Kevin Taylor. The decks should be available now at Zoo York retailers. mash rating: 7/10

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About two weeks ago, Nike SB released a one-minute trailer of the upcoming Today was a Good Day spot, made to celebrate the release of Paul Rodriguez’s third signature sneaker. Today, however, Nike finally revealed the 2:20 minute extended version. Check it out up top.

For their 15th anniversary, Giant Robot asked artist James Jean to design a set of three decks. They are limited to only 150, and will be available at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. James Jean explains:

“Skating has always seemed to me a courageous activity, and what is courage but an absence of shame. Adam and Eve were expelled from Eden, pitiful in their nakedness, shameful in their new knowledge. However, the rise of science made man and nature transparent, naked again under a microscope and scalpel. We adorn ourselves with knowledge, hiding our private selves under a crimson web, until a bad fall shreds it to the bone.”

Check out more images after the jump including sketches and rough drafts. mash rating: 8/10

For this year’s SDCC, artist David Choe designed two new decks, which will be available at the convention. Unfortunately, we don’t know if they will be available elsewhere. mash rating: 8/10

pic and info: Juxtapoz

For their new Professional Skateboard Legend series, Huf teamed up with five OG skate legends (Lance Mountain, Natas Kaupas, Tommy Guerrero, Steve Olson, Mark Gonzales), and had them design a skate deck. They were asked to keep it all black and white, but were able to choose the shape of the deck. They are all laser-signed and numbered, and are now available at Huf along with a matching tee. mash rating: 8/10

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