Skating Tree Town
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Skating Tree Town is a publication that chronicles Ann Arbor’s rich skateboarding history and culture. For this project, I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and meet new people, to delve further into Ann Arbor’s history, and to develop my own love for skateboarding. Having been enticed by skate culture for years and only recently dedicating actual time and effort to learning, I was pleasantly surprised to discover Ann Arbor’s ties to skateboarding. Over the course of several months, I sent out countless texts and emails, and met strangers at their favorite skate locations to interview and photograph them. Almost everyone I contacted was gracious and friendly, genuinely stoked to share their love of skating with me. As the culmination of my undergraduate studies, I applied my design training to produce a book for others to read–showing the diverse and vibrant skate culture present in Ann Arbor.
Using visual design, photography, interviews, and historical archives, this book attempts to synthesize Ann Arbor skate culture and its community in a tangible way for skaters and readers to enjoy. Although this is not a definitive archive of Ann Arbor skateboarding’s history, it is a small glimpse of its culture through my eyes. All proceeds from publication sales will be donated to All Girls Skate, an Ann Arbor Skatepark initiative that gives instruction to young female skaters of all experience levels in a welcoming environment.
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Skating Tree Town
submitted by jasonc1177 on July 25, 2021, 11:45pm
Skating Tree Town
PUBLISHED
[Place of publication not identified] : Valerie Le , 2021
Year Published: 2021
Description: 102 pages ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780578882024
SUBJECTS
Skateboarding -- Michigan.
Ann Arbor Skate Park.