Back Down South

Hunter

Photographed in Nashville, TN

Meet Hunter, the man behind The Hood Shop and Prinstant Replays.
Now, get your learn on…and enter to win some goodies.

Raised/lives in:
Nashville, Tennessee

Favorite thing about Nashville:
It’s impossible not to say the people. With family in town, friends from pre-school, awesome people that I don’t know how I met, and lots of incredible new people to Nashville, the community here is second to none. There’s also a lot of creative innovation going on. People are doing things differently, and I dig that.

What inspired The Hood Shop:
I needed Christmas gifts last year and had seen these typography maps for other cities, so I made some and gave them to friends. With a nice response, I added a paypal purchase button on my blog, and guaranteed delivery by Christmas. This led to my fantastic mother and I delivering prints in tubes all over the city on Christmas eve. Since then, it’s grown to a full online shop with products available at two wonderful local shops.

What inspired Prinstant Replays:
The feeling you get when your team makes “that play” that will be remembered forever. For instance, when I busted through my friend’s dad’s screen door, removed my shirt and spun it over my head like a helicopter running through the neighborhood after Kevin Dyson took it to the house on the Bills. Rather than a video of your favorite play, I wanted to capture that moment in a design. I felt like it would be the perfect man-gift.

…which is your favorite Prinstant Replay:
The Beast Quake. That name is incredible. And that run is even better. The Seahawks color scheme is one of my favorites in sports as well.

Now would ya look at that:

BONUS:
Hunter wants to give away some prints! Leave a comment on this post telling us which Hood Shop or Prinstant Replay print you want. FIVE winners will be chosen at random and announced on Saturday, December 8th.

DOUBLE BONUS:
Use code BACKDOWNSOUTH for 15% off all orders at The Hood Shop. The discount is good through the end of the year!

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED – CONGRATULATIONS TO REN, LESLIN, KELLY, VIRGINIA AND JOHN ADAM FOR WINNING!*

Comments

  1. Trae Compton says

    I want the newton up the middle (pristant replay) and the auburn confer…. oh, wait there isn’t one.

  5. Chad says

    Favorites would have to be the Knoxville conference print or the The Last Shot. Both very awesome!

  8. Parker Whitehouse says

    Lexington!… also, should probably look at adding that 8th national title to the UK banners one! Not gonna make too many cats fans happy.

  9. Ian M. says

    I would love the ‘Immaculate Reception’! Your products are awesome…ever think about doing other hood cities?

  10. Conor D. says

    I mean as a Massachusetts man it gets no better than Flutie’s Hail Mary to his own roommate. Simply brilliant.

  11. Ren says

    I’ll be graduating in the spring from grad school at Carolina, so I’d love the Columbia, SC conference print! (I second the comment about ACC prints – would also love to have a print from my ACC undergrad alma mater!)

  16. Leah says

    I am a huge Kentucky basketball fan. So naturally, I would pick the Kentucky National Champions Print! GO CATS!

  19. Stefanie says

    UHH… the Knoxville orange conference print HAS to be mine, one way or another! You know you want me to be a random winner so it can join all the others I’m about to buy!

  22. Matt says

    VINCE to the corner!! Austin the night Texas won, never experienced anything else quite like it! Amazing!

  23. Misty Guye says

    Do I have to limit to myself to one shop? I like the “Tuscaloosa Conference Print” from the Hoodshop, and I like the “Music City Miracle” print from Printstant Replays. I suppose, though, considering I have to pick one, I pick “Tuscaloosa Conference Print.” Now, all I have to do is be chosen randomly, right? If it weren’t Christmas, I would surely buy it for myslef. :-)

  24. Kelly says

    I would love, love, love the College Station print!! That is awesome!! I may just have to purchase some for Christmas gifts!

  25. Chris says

    My favorite Hood Shop print is the Tuscaloosa Conference Print. My birthday is December 9th so that would be a great early birthday gift.

  27. Justin Hoppock says

    Mario’s Miracle – as a recent Kansas transplant to the south (Atlanta) it’d be great to rep my state. Love your stuff

  28. Kim says

    My favorite Hood Shop product is for sure the Nashville Conference print or the women’s pullover. That’s two, sorry.

  34. Nick says

    Nashville happens to be my favorite city, too bad I’m no longer a short four hour drive away. Guess a Red Nashville Hood Print will have to suffice.

  36. Chelsea says

    Hi, is Hunter single? ;) Just kidding of course.. kinda.

    Thanks for a fun giveaway! I would love the Athens of the South tee, or the Newton Up the Middle print. War Eagle!

  44. Jon says

    Favorites have to be either ANY of those conference prints (need some ACC conference prints!) or Newton up the middle. What an amazing play for a kid that grew up in an Auburn family.