AoSA Lead the Action Sports Industry in Environmentally Intelligent Design

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• November 07 2008
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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA – November 2, 2008: In an unmatched effort to aid growing environmental concerns, AoSA, a leading graphics and visual branding firm offers environmentally conscious marketing solutions for the action sports industry. Whether it’s printing on surfboards, creating banners and window displays, tradeshow prints or other marketing outlets, AoSA can print it, package it and display it with superior quality but with less of a footprint.

Environmental commitment is important today in any business, especially in action sports. As a company founded by action sports enthusiasts, AoSA understands the niche market, and caters their creativity to the board sports lifestyle. The surf, skate, snow, bike and wake sector thrives on a clean, protected environment – and AoSA is committed to that cause. According to the BBMG “Conscious Consumer Report” nine out of ten consumers consider themselves to be “conscious” – meaning they are more likely to buy from companies who commit to environmentally friendly practices if the quality of a product is the same. AoSA is at the pinnacle of this movement and helps companies reach that conscious consumer. AoSA prints on a variety materials like FSC certified woods, organic cotton, domestic foam and 100% post consumer PET canvases. They also offer fiberglass and structural cloth printing, POP and POS displays. Plus, all work is done here in California using organic and water-based inks and dyes. By incorporating these materials into merchandising displays, which are normally disposed of after a single season’s use, AoSA and their clients ease their
environmental impact altogether.

“How can we not do our part in business and our personal lives to respect and care for the environment?” said Mike Hill, director of AoSA, LLC. “This life and business choice is obvious to anyone that loves the outdoors.”

But using sustainable materials and environmentally friendly processes doesn’t have to compromise quality.

The following are client testimonials:
“AoSA is the type of shop you go to when you need a solid ‘creative’ idea brought to life. No stranger to unique materials, these guys are continuously on the forefront of groundbreaking techniques to accomplish the strangest of requests. On top of all this, they are a top rate print shop too. Craig, Mike and the crew come highly recommended by my team at Oakley.”
-Tim DeBrincat, Oakley, Inc.

“I was lucky enough to tour AoSA’s digs in Huntington recently when picking up a rush order; man, they’ll help you out on the spot! I am all about reusable resources and what AoSA can do with them is unbelievable. It takes a lot of creativity to print on the materials they find (most of the time from junk yards). They back their printing jobs and materials with true outdoorstyle durability testing. Impressive young organization of action sports athletes that is going to go far in today’s environmentally conscious world of merchandising!”
- Ginger Conrad, Burton

“At OBEY we are constantly looking at working with materials and concepts that are uncommon. Time and time again AoSA has not only accepted these challenges but provided materials and workmanship that have exceeded our expectations. Being a company based on visual elements we find AoSA to be a perfect match for our needs because they have the ability to transform our graphics on to such a variety of materials and forms. In our opinion AOSA is one of the best-kept secrets in their field.”
- Chris Broders, OBEY clothing

Now is the time for all of us, especially in the action sports industry, to conserve resources and do what we can to merge sustainable concepts into our business practices. For more information, please contact the friendly folks at AoSA.

ABOUT AOSA:

Founded in 2005, AoSA is a visual branding and design firm that creates custom graphics and prints on a slew of materials, but with the environment in mind. They specialize in printing, fabrication, event branding and visual merchandising. Designing and printing is done inhouse in Huntington Beach by a young, creative staff committed to quality, durability and “cradle-to-cradle” business practices – they limit their impact on the environment by reducing waste, emissions and by increasing total sustainability.

For questions or to set up an interview, contact Mike Hill at AoSA, 714.310.2939, or email inquires to questions@aosaimage.com.

Obey clothing str etche d art canvas. Made with 100% domestic-made post consumer PET and printed with water-based inks Surfrider Foundation double-sided outdoor bannersewn from 100% domestic-made post consumer PE T canvas and printed with water-based inks.

Home blown surfboard made with bio foam, an environmental alternative to Polyurethane and TDI surfboard foam. Print made with water-based inks .