As the founder of Strike Gently Co, I deal in pins and patches on a daily basis. The Creators Project asked me to pull together a weekly roundup of the best newly-released pins. Most of these will probably sell out. If you like them, smash that “add to cart” button. Every Wednesday, you can head to the bottom of this article for an exclusive discount code so you can keep your pin game sharp.Backpack pins. @carhartt plz sponsor me plz.
A photo posted by @strikegentlyco on Apr 25, 2016 at 9:55am PDT
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HUNGRY IN WHITTIER
I love burgers, but as an aesthetic symbol they’ve been ruined for me by kids from Orange County who like garage rock and ironic stick-and-pokes. Thankfully, Hungry in Whittier has reclaimed the burger as a true symbol of culinary decadence and Americana. They’re all about food. And I prefer foodies to basic-ass LA trendsters ANYDAY.$10 here.Welcome to the family •WWW.HUNGRYINWHITTIER.COM•
A photo posted by HUNGRY •IN• WHITTIER (@hungryinwhittier) on Apr 19, 2016 at 4:12pm PDT
Brace Legs Collective
Brace Legs Collective is one of my Internet Friends, and he sent me this pin in the mail. I get a lot of pins in the mail. I don’t feel obligated to write about most of them because most of them aren’t that great. But this chillin' alien is fantastic. They also recently released a Blink-182 "Aliens Exist" throwback patch. Only 90s kids will understand.A photo posted by Bracelegs (@bracelegscollective) on Apr 16, 2016 at 2:18pm PDT
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Divided Youth
This one speaks for itself. Having previously worked in the art world, I love pins because of how unpretentious they are. When you buy a $10 thing, you can only have $10 worth of expectations for it. This is starkly contrasted to the art world, where $10 million princes and princesses have $10 million worth to expound on. This pin takes their words down a peg (or 9,999,990). Wear it proud.$10 here.MIRROR MIRROR, WHY DOES ART SUCK?Art Sucks pin available now [link in bio]
A photo posted by @dividedyouth on Apr 4, 2016 at 4:20pm PDT
Club Wifi
There aren’t many things that unite us anymore. The world has no borders. Atheism is listed as a major belief system. Communication is mostly virtual. But everyone who’s ever owned an iPhone knows this feel.$6 here.A photo posted by Club Wifi (@club_wifi) on Apr 27, 2016 at 6:31am PDT
ALL RANDOM
I love this pin, but let me remind the appropriation-loving audience of Instagram that this graphic from Kanye’s record was painted by the LEGENDARY AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST GEORGE CONDO. His work is mind-bending—wearing this pin says, “Sure, I like Kanye,” to the masses, but either, “Yeah, I know Condo,” or "No, I don't know what I'm talking about," to the rest. You know who we are.A photo posted by A L L . R A N D O M (@allrdm) on Apr 11, 2016 at 11:36am PDT
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