Created in 2009 by Ryan O'Connor in Orlando, FL. Currently located in Los Angeles, CA.

Ryan O'Connor started writing RIPNDIP on the boards of campers at a skate camp in the summer of 2006. The kids instantly started writing RIPNDIP on everyone's skateboards. It was the beginning of the cat's adventure, Ryan decided to print t-shirts.

Definition of RIP N DIP in urban vocabulary:  skate in big cities with friends and places where there is security, cops, etc., and get tricks before you get a ticket, a tackle, a taser, etc.