New Ads, Old Ads
We are starting the 2019 skateboard season here in Canada. It also marks the start of our ad campaigns in Canadian skateboard magazines.
To get some inspiration, we looked through our past advertisements.
From ads in the defunct Concrete Skateboarding mag, to the long running King Skateboard mag, through the newly reborn SBC Skateboard mag, even the newest Medium Magazine. There was a lot to go through.
We support print media. There is something about paging through a paper magazine that scrolling through an app will never replace.
We even put an ad in The Tubuloids comic book / flexizine release this spring.
Someone had to take the picture, someone had to create a caption, another had to write a story. Then the whole thing is put together to make a cohesive article. The editor comes through and makes sure everything speaks with the voice of the magazine. These voices change over time. Editors come and go. Move to new magazines etc..
Then the whole thing goes to a print shop, where blank paper is transformed into a skateboard mag.
It exists to capture time. Feeling. Acccomplishment. Art.
From print shop to skate shop, then on to homes, bags, bathrooms, and coffee tables. From person to person it is passed and paged through. Always inspiring.
Inspiring the next trick, next trip, or magazine.
We support print media. A bridge to the past, and inspiration for the future.
Our first Vulcan Bolts ad in Concrete Magazine
Vagrant Skateboards ad in Concrete Magazine
Solitaire Skateboards ad in Concrete Magazine
Vagrant Skateboards ad in Concrete Magazine
Andy Anderson ad for Vulcan Bolts in Concrete Magazine
Jivaro Wheels, Speedlab Wheels and Vulcan Bearings ad from Concrete Magazine
King Skate ad for Vagrant Skateboards
Vulcan Bolts ad in King Skate Mag
Our First ad in Medium Mag
Speedlab Wheels ad in King Skate mag
Lifeblood Skateboards ad from King Skate mag
2 page ad for Proper Footwear in Medium Mag
Proper Footwear ad feat Will Gabourel in SBC Skateboard
Proper footwear ad in SBC Skateboard
Preston Harper taking the curve in King Skate magazine
Bacon Skateboards ad in The Tubuloids Flexizine
The Blood Wizard Has Arrived
After extensive ritual and use of magic barely in our control, we have conjured The Wizard.
Blood Wizard Skateboards are now available to order on our B2B site.
They are great boards with an amazing team backing them up.
With a full selection from the Future Wasteland series and some top choices from the Blood Wizard spell book. Our warehouse is stacked with the best magic you can get.
Casting spells or crushing coping, Blood Wizard has what you need.
Platform Distribution is the Canadian skateboard distribution for Blood Wizard Skateboards.
The Mystical Is Coming!
They magical and mystical Blood Wizard Skateboards are coming to Canada. Available soon through Platform Distribution.
Blood Wizard skateboards have been bringing the mystical to skateboarding for years. The Wizard was born out of a need for magic in the skateboard world. They bring that magic through skateboarders; Kevin Kowalski, Chris Gregson, Anakin Senn, Jack Given, Shea Cooper, Ben Krahn, Tristan Rennie, and Nolan Miskell and more. Watch for them in their upcoming video release, The Occult.
The Wizard is busy brewing up the first shipment of decks for 2019.
Deliver will be in April. Check the B2B site for more info.
Moonshine Skateboards Have Arrived!
The latest addition to the Platform Distribution warehouse is Moonshine Skateboards.
Bo and Luke successfully skirted the authorities and brought us the latest juice from the still. Pressed in the USA and handscreenprinted graphics that really pop.
They focus on supporting the hottest areas of skateboarding. Vert and Freestyle! Supporting a Pro team for both disciplines complete with signature wood.
Moonshine has also reached back in to the past to release some solid vert influenced shapes.
Moonshine Skateboards Vert and Freestyle shapes
Moonshine has focused on creating some great graphics. Pushing their decks to be vehicles of art and destruction.
Hand Screened Graphics from Moonshine Skateboards.
Platform Distribution is the Canadian distributor for Moonshine Skateboards. Ask for them at your local shop today.
Callum McRobbie Test Rides The Speedlab x Blast Skates Wheel
Callum McRobbie took out the new Speedlab Wheels x Blast Skates collab wheel out for a spin.
He floats around the indoor park pulling heela monsters, backside airs, and getting laid out on some grinds.
The skate wheels work great and look good.
Watch and witness.
Speedlab Wheels are distributed in Canada by Platform Distribution.
Callum McRobbie For Blast Skates
Speedlab Wheels team rider Callum McRobbie put together a creative part for UK’s Blast Skates.
Starting out by pulling his board out of the hood of his car, you see that this is not a typical North American part. He continues to skate some raw spots and drive on the wrong side of the road.
What follows is a fun skateboard part that shows talent and a love of skateboarding.
Watch and see for your self.
Speedlab Wheels are distributed in Canada by Platform Skateboard Distribution.