Santa Cruz Skateboards and the Screaming Hand Legacy
Jul 4, 2026 / · 9 min read · Skate Culture Santa Cruz Skateboards Jim Phillips Screaming Hand Skate Graphics 80s Skateboarding Deck Art Brand History ·A Disembodied Hand That Defined a Decade A disembodied hand — five fingers splayed wide, a mouth opened mid-scream across the palm — arrived in skateboarding in 1985 and has never really left. Jim Phillips drew that image for Santa Cruz Skateboards, and the Screaming Hand became one of the most reproduced graphics in …
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