PROJECT BRIEFING : THESE DAYS : ISSUE ONE F/W 2012


As you well know, most magazines are busy plotting their next moves in the digital realm. It is in these times that, in a move of highly questionable judgment, the VANS Syndicate ‘zine has chosen to align our efforts in the opposite direction and focus on analog publishing with the inaugural release of THESE DAYS, VANS Syndicate’s biannual newsprint periodical. Like VANS Syndicate itself, THESE DAYS is an exploration into the lifestyles and personalities that inspire us and contribute to make our shared culture so rad. We hope these stories will inspire you too.

THESE DAYS
Issue One - F/W 2012 
In this issue:

INTERVIEW
Geoff Rowley interviews Tony Alva in “The Driving Force”
ART & DESIGN
Chris Nieratko peels back the onion on renowned film/photo maker Greg Hunt in “Selective Memory”
CULTURE
Jeff Potocar sits down with skateboarding’s oddest couple, Jason Dill and Anthony Van Engelen in “Skate Commandos” and “How to...” on breaking into the exclusive world of live rock photography
WORLD
“Looking Back” with the ever-thoughtful WTaps® brand director Tetsu Nishiyama
TRAVEL
Noted skate boutique, Civilist gives us a visual guide to the best of their hometown, Berlin

Plus more...



THESE DAYS is available for free exclusively at select VANS Syndicate dealers while supplies last. These are the days, they always have been.











all photos © Jeff Potocar unless noted