Outlook is an east coast company that is kind of straddling the gap between old and new school. The graphics tend towards the skull and knife and flame theme that had it’s heyday in the eighties, but the shapes are mostly new school. One of the boards we got sent for review was severely warped, so I can only hope they relegate the seconds as freebies. The company seems to be doing quite well for itself, so that’s a pretty safe assumption. Outlooks new graphics feature some crowd control devices, namely guns. Not really my scene but with graphics it’s a matter of personal taste, so if you like the look then by all means… Speaking of graphics. Outlook has been releasing limited edition boards, first the Faction, and more recently Steve Olson. These decks are numbered and limited to 300 pieces and come with autographed paraphernalia. The idea is good, certainly there is some money to be made by pandering to collectors, however both the Faction and the Olson release have less than inspiring graphics that hold no appeal outside of the entities associated with it.
This just in: The new Faction deck finally has decent graphics. Also, the Olson deck looks hilarious, pure square edges, symmetrical. I Think it’s funny and cool, you may not. Holy shit! They also make a freestyle deck. Apparently they fly off the shelves.
Keeping it alive on the east coast.