Month: January 2011

Akomplice has the utmost respect for what Martin Luther King Jr. did and for who he was. We feel blessed to share a century with this man, and thought it appropriate to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by looking at the continued impact he makes on our world today. MLKJ means so much not only to African Americans, but to anyone who believes in needed change. This man feeds our courage to stand up for what we believe in whether we are alone or with many.  His memory breeds inspiration to achieve our greatest dreams, even when faced with insurmountable odds. Martin Luther King Jr. made ripples that will affect millions, but to us he stands for more than his accomplishments in this life; he stands for the potential that every single human being has to make a change in this life.  If he can do it, we can do it!  We’d like to give a shout to MLK and say Thank You for creating a better world, not only for African Americans, but for everyone. Check some of the MLK inspired graphics created by Akomplice made for t-shirts. Note: the top graphic is used exclusively for this blog post.

2004: Spring. The above “We Need A Leader” graphic was designed during George Bush Jr.’s term as president. Fortunately, we have Obama as a leader now.

2006: Summer. The above “Commemorate and Celebrate” graphic was designed to Commemorate the people who lived strong, courageous lives.  It’s our turn now!

Eyes lie so I keep an open mind. It seams that much of our reality is based from our perception. Our perception is based largely from our experiences, giving our experience a large bias towards what we perceive to be the world. Considering the idea that no two humans will ever live an identical experience gives insight to the concept that every person in the world perceives every experience differently, even if just slightly. Let’s make sure to keep an open mind towards life and our interactions with it. Keep learning, keep living; it feels and seams that less concrete mind state equals more growth and freedom. The above design is a sneak peak and will soon hit AK retailers worldwide. See the full design on a t-shirt/ back print here.

Akomplice is in Colombia, all of our Twitter friends know what it is, we’ve decided to use Twitter to show the most current and widest selection of photos from our trip. We will then use our blog to write our in depth thoughts and explanations about the South American experience. So if you’re not already on our Twitter then follow us and then check our blog for the real thoughts behind everything. Above we’re showcasing a series of pics and two maps, the first is the map of South America, showing our placement in the continent and within Colombia itself. The second is a map showing a trip we’re taking right now, we’re venturing from the city of Cartagena to a small beach village called El Rincon Del Mar. On the way to the beach village we’ve landed in a town called Gambote, the crazy thing about Gambote is the entire town is flooded because of a large rainfall earlier this week. Even crazier is that everyone’s using the flooded town as a swimming hole! Check the above photos and more after the jump.

The latest Akomplice Grow Trees print, find this soon at your local AK dealer.