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One of our favorite new products is this brilliant item from the folks at Vans; their molded rubber Waffle Case for the iPhone 4. Full of details that are synonomous with the Southern California shoe and lifestyle brand, the case features the iconic Vans Waffle sole on the backside, as well as the Off The Wall logo on the 'midsole'. We also love the texture on the simulated toe wrap and the black foxing stripe that frames the frontside. Cut outs for the camera lens, headphone jack, charger port and the mute switch keep everything functional. 

One of our favorite tunes from Agent Orange, the SoCal surf-skate-punk trio, and the early single, Bloodstains. A song about "fast cars, cheap thrills, rich girls and fine wine."

A quiet, but fantastic, short on enigmatic Japanese artist, Usugrow, via Staple Design. Usugrow is part of a loose collective known as The Shinganists (The Outsiders) that pull cultural inspiration from the realms of heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop and tattoos to inform their works. Above he talks about his influences, how he aims to redefine those influences, and his passion for his meticulously detailed work. 

Video courtesy of Louis Mitchell©2012

Because Jason Jessee is amazing and we love Stance.

(Seriously, we wear Stance everyday. Preferably a pair of the Primes.)

This super clever, super clean and super functional, molded rubber iPhone case has recently been released by Vans. We're huge fans of the California-based shoe and action sports lifestyle brand and this product is such a perfect match of form and function, it's hard to believe they didn't produce it earlier. 

 A few weeks back, we recommended Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing Cars. Thankfully, Gestalten recently reposted their promo film with Go Faster author/editor Sven Voelker. It's a great watch and a great book.

We just purchased a copy of Go Faster, The Graphic Design of Racing Cars by Sven Voelker, and it didn't disappoint. In fact, we recommend it. Besides, with pull quotes like "...war paint and visual anarchy," you know it's going to be good.