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JOB:04-24941 Title:RP-Inside the World of Board Graphics
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I grew up on the shores of Port Phillip
Bay, a satin-finished sheet of water
with the city of Melbourne spread
out around its shores. Apart from
the occasional big blow, the bay was
surfless and sedate, but it was where
I learned to surf and where I learned
about California cool. I learned about
classic Cali surfboard designs from
the American surf magazines that
occasionally appeared on our local
newsstands. I learned about their
bold bands of color and gorgeous
pin lines. Their sexed-up appeal was
intoxicating for a sur ...