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Creative Work

Creative Work
Chris Morgan Creative

Design, illustration, photography, and drawings connected to skateboarding and music

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Poster design for 'Between The Dark and Light,' a Grateful Dead photography retrospective curated by Jay Blakesberg at Haight Street Art Center, San Francisco. Graphic design: Chris Morgan. Illustration: Caitlin Mattison. Photography: Jay Blakesberg.

Grateful Dead, 'Between The Dark and Light' Exhibition

Style: Graphic Design
Illustration: Caitlin Mattison
Photography: Jay Blakesberg

Poster for the Grateful Dead 'Between the Dark and Light' exhibition at Haight Street Art Center, San Francisco.

Collaboration skateboard graphic for Science Skateboards. Layout by Chris Morgan using photography by Masa Yoshimoto. Collage composition influenced by 1990's style.

Science Skateboards, Masa Yoshimoto Collaboration

Style: Skateboard Graphic
Photography: Masa Yoshimoto

Collaboration with photographer Masa Yoshimoto. Organic collage composition influenced by mid 90's style.

Team shirt graphic for the High Trails Cyclery MTB team, San Francisco. Screen printed.

High Trails SF

Style: Illustration

Hand drawn shirt graphic for the High Trails Cyclery MTB team, San Francisco. Screen printed.

Gang Starr art by Chris Morgan.

Gang Starr

Style: Drawing

Gang Starr.
Pencil.

Illustration of Chaka Khan behind the drums during her early years with Rufus, created by Chris Morgan using halftones and sharpie markers.

Chaka Khan

Style: Illustration

Chaka Khan behind the drums with Rufus.

Halftone and markers, scanned and coloured.

Skate Jawn. Print ad built with analogue textures and block colour

Skate Jawn Ad

Style: Graphic Design, Skateboard Photography

Year: 2019

Print ad built with analogue textures and block colour.

Hand drawn halftone illustration of Barker Barrett ollieing at Mason and Broadway, San Francisco. Based on a 1990s photo by Dennis McGrath. Artwork by Chris Morgan.

Barker Barrett

Style: Illustration

Year: 2024

Halftone drawing from Dennis McGrath's photo of Barker Barrett's ollie at Mason & Broadway, San Francisco.

Hand drawn, halftoned.

Jazz themes and San Francisco Victorian architecture. Hand drawn artwork.

12SF Decks

Style: Illustration, Graphic Design

Year: 2022

Hand-drawn deck series for 12SF — jazz references and San Francisco Victorians.

Kyle Wilson. Backside nosegrind revert in London. Shot by Chris Morgan using flash and a 10.5mm lens.

Kyle Wilson

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2016

Backside nosegrind revert in London. Flash, 10.5mm.

Simon Evans at Kennington Bowl, London 1992. Illustration by Chris Morgan, drawn with Sharpie and halftone texture to reflect lower the budget methods of 90s DIY print style.

Simon Evans

Style: Illustration

Year: 2024

Simon Evans at Kennington Bowl, London, 1992. Sharpie line with DIY zine halftone.

Single colour halftone printing on card.

Harrison Hafner - 5050 gap out to drain cover. Shot in San Francisco by Chris Morgan using single-frame sequence photography.

Harrison Hafner

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2021

5050 gap out to drain cover, San Francisco. Single frame sequence.

Alex Gocke front smith blunt at Third and Army, San Francisco. Photo by Chris Morgan. Single frame sequence photography.

Alex Gocke

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2020

Front smith blunt at Third & Army, San Francisco. Single frame sequence.

OpenCart e-commerce site for Analog Minds. Custom design and development by Chris Morgan using PHP, HTML, CSS, and Twig.

Analog Minds Store

Style: OpenCart Design and Development

Code: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL

Year: 2024

Custom OpenCart store. Tweaked Twig, PHP, HTML and CSS for layout, styling and navigation. Checkout simplified.

Payments: Apple Pay, cards and PayPal, with currency conversion and shipping tools for international orders.

Loyalty points built in and ad tracking integrated.

Nuno Ramirez frontside wallride at Canary Wharf, London. Black and white skate photo by Chris Morgan, focused on form, texture, and contrast.

Nuno Ramirez

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2016

Frontside wallride at Canary Wharf, London.

Josh Paz - blunt slide to wallride in San Francisco. Print ad design and photography by Chris Morgan for Skate Jawn Issue 57.

Skate Jawn ad, Issue 57

Style: Graphic Design, Skateboard Photography

Year: 2020

Print ad for Science Skateboards with Josh Paz — blunt slide to wallride fakie in San Francisco.

Analogue textures, block colour and paint.

Science Skateboards 'The Important Nothing' premiere poster for House of Vans Sk8 Fry-DAY, London. Design by Chris Morgan. Photo of Dan Beall frontside flip by Alex Burrell.

Science Skateboards, Poster

Style: Graphic Design

Photography: Alex Burrell

Year: 2016

Premiere poster for The Important Nothing at House of Vans, London.

Dan Beall frontside flip photo by Alex Burrell. 2016.

Nas Illmatic drawing. Artwork by Chris Morgan, 2021.

Nas Illmatic

Style: Illustration

Year: 2021

Halftoned sharpie drawing of Nas, Illmatic era.

Hand drawn lettering logo for San Francisco skateboard company 12SF. Typography inspired by local Victorian architecture. Designed by Chris Morgan.

12SF

Style: Hand drawn Logo, Graphic Design

Year: 2020

Hand-drawn logo for short lived San Francisco brand 12SF, based on Victorian letterforms found on houses around the city.

Hand drawn illustration. Created by Chris Morgan for the cover of Two Set Mag, Issue 3.

Two Set Mag

Style: Illustration

Year: 2020

Hand drawn cover for Two Set Mag, Issue 3. Built from two photos.

Gatefold DVD packaging design for 'The Important Nothing' by Science Skateboards.

Science Skateboards, DVD Packaging

Style: Graphic Design

Year: 2016

Gatefold DVD packaging for Science Skateboards' video 'The Important Nothing'.

Combines Blue Note inspired layout, London street photography by Kev Williams, and nods to the 1970s TV show Kung Fu.

Website design and development for 12SF, a San Francisco-based skateboarding brand. Built by Chris Morgan using HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL.

12SF Website

Style: Web Design and Development

Code: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL

Year: 2022

Website for 12SF, a short lived San Francisco skate company. HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL.

Custom theme, product setup and a responsive build with fast load times.

Hand drawn pencil drawing of MFDOOM. Artwork by Chris Morgan, 2023.

MFDOOM

Style: Illustration

Year: 2023

MFDOOM pencil drawing.

Hand drawn, 2023.

Kyle Militante - wallie into bank in Berkeley. Shot on 50mm with natural light. Photo by Chris Morgan, 2019.

Kyle Militante

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2019

Wallie into bank, Berkeley. 50mm, natural light.

Mike Carroll front blunt at EMB, San Francisco. Artwork by Chris Morgan, 2024.

Mike Carroll

Style: Illustration

Year: 2024

Mike Carroll front blunt at EMB, San Francisco. Sharpie line and halftone.

DJ Rosa - bump to dumpster crook, Berkeley. Photo: Chris Morgan. Appears in Skate Jawn Magazine, 2021.

DJ Rosa

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2021

Bump to dumpster crook in Berkeley. Shot for a Skate Jawn interview.

Skate Jawn ad featuring Bobby Groves. San Francisco skate photo and layout design by Chris Morgan. Issue 54.

Skate Jawn ad, Issue 54

Style: Graphic Design, Skateboard Photography

Year: 2020

Print ad for Science Skateboards. Shot in San Francisco. Block colour, paint textures and analogue layout. Published in Skate Jawn Issue 54.

Tom Rendell, backside flip at Elephant and Castle, London. Shot on 50mm with natural light by Chris Morgan, 2016.

Tom Rendell

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2016

Backside flip at Elephant and Castle, London. 50mm, natural light.

Bob Spanbauer, back smith, San Francisco. Shot during the filming of 'Merlot'. Photo by Chris Morgan, 2018.

Bob Spanbauer

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2018

Back smith in San Francisco during the filming of Ryan Flores' 'Merlot'. 50mm, natural light.

Hand drawn illustration of Boris' Akuma no Uta album cover. Tribute to the 2005 Southern Lord reissue, featuring Takeshi holding a double neck Ibanez guitar. Originally inspired by Nick Drake's Bryter Layter.

Boris, Akuma No Uta

Style: Illustration

Year: 2023

Hand-drawn take on the 2005 reissue of Boris' 'Akuma no Uta' — the Southern Lord cover that references Nick Drake's 'Bryter Layter'. Takeshi with the double neck Ibanez.

Updated Science Skateboards logo - stencil-style 'S' graphic by Chris Morgan. A refined evolution of the original early-2000s design.

Science Skateboards, Logo

Style: Logo, Graphic Design

Year: 2019

Final updated of the Science Skateboards logo.

Eclectic Breaks logo, designed by Chris Morgan in 2000 for the London based music company known for DJ gear, events, and eclectic releases.

Eclectic Breaks

Style: Logo, Graphic Design

Year: 2000

Logo for Eclectic Breaks, a London music company from the 2000s.

Known for the Pro X Fade crossfader, DJ training and releases across hip hop, funk, turntablism, breaks and bashment.

Josh Paz nosegrind in Los Angeles. Skate magazine print ad. Photo and graphic design by Chris Morgan.

Science Skateboards, Josh Paz ad

Style: Graphic Design, Skateboard Photography

Year: 2019

Print ad shot in Los Angeles. Built with analogue textures, block colour, paint overlays, and unobtrusive copy. Carries a nostalgic tone while staying rooted in the visual language that shaped the brand.

Tom Brinkerhoff bump ollie in San Francisco. Skate photo by Chris Morgan.

Tom Brinkerhoff

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2012

Ollie, San Francisco. 50mm, natural light.

Geometric t-shirt graphic for 3RDZ Crew, Japan.

3RDZ Shirt

Style: Graphic Design

Year: 2016

Geometric t shirt graphic for 3RDZ Crew, Japan, 2016.

Josh Cox gap to crooked grind. Skateboard photography by Chris Morgan, London 2017. Shot with a 10.5mm fisheye lens.

Josh Cox

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2017

Gap to crooked grind, London. 10.5mm fisheye.

Science Skateboards 'Clans' deck. Artwork inspired by classic samurai cinema. Designed by Chris Morgan.

Science Skateboards, Clans deck

Style: Skateboard Graphic

Year: 2014

Deck graphic referencing classic samurai films.

Flyer for the Japan premiere of 'The Important Nothing' by Science Skateboards. Design by Chris Morgan.

Science Skateboards, Sapporo Premiere Flyer

Style: Graphic Design

Year: 2016

Flyer for the Japan premiere of 'The Important Nothing'. Complimenting the titles and DVD packaging.

Joe Sivell - Noseblunt transfer, London. Skate photo by Chris Morgan.

Joe Sivell

Style: Skateboard Photography

Year: 2016

Noseblunt transfer, London. 50mm, natural light.

12SF skateboard store - Custom OpenCart development for a small San Francisco-based business. Design and code by Chris Morgan Creative.

12SF Online Store

Style: OpenCart Design and Development

Code: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL

Year: 2022

OpenCart customisation for 12SF. Layout, navigation and checkout built with .twig, PHP and CSS.

Apple Pay, PayPal and card payments integrated, with currency conversion and weight based shipping. Fast and clean on mobile.