4AKO Designs was founded in January 2006 by 4 former Darkside SD (DSSD) members... Arbel Alex, Chris Portacio, Ariel Delos Santos and Joseph Kraft.
Our company was primarily graphics design, large format printing, screen printing and traditional off set printing on paper.
___In November of 2008 a few friends of ours wanted us to make shirts for their performance when Wowowee came to San Diego. The shirts were a hit and so we started AKO Apparel by Alix Ako & Chris Haider. "A'ko" translates to "me" or "I" in Tagalog. When you wear the AKO bran
08/27/2024
Haven't posted on here in a long time, but here is my portfolio of what I've been up to. Sorry I haven't been making shirts lately, but you can shop at Island Blue on etsy or ask Wilfred Cruz for shirt printing needs. As for our Kendamas we do have alot of old stock for sale you can contact Chris Portacio if you are interested.
09/22/2018
Come visit the Island Blue Apparel booth at 2018 Pacific Islander Festival (PIFA) located at Ski Beach in San Diego today and tomorrow September 22-23.
08/11/2018
Booth is up in Balboa Park!
08/11/2018
Almost done with setup. We have 2 shows today. Pistahan festival in San Francisco at Yerba Buena Garden and Samahan in San Diego at Balboa Park. Come by and visit us!
08/10/2018
The island Blue Crew will be at Pistanhan this weekend, come buy and say hi and pick up some shirts from us!
08/20/2017
So Proud of our very own Chris Portacio on his first competition. Congratulations on winning trophies in 3 different catagories. It's been a crazy 8 months of hard work, determination, dicipline and sacrifice. All of us (friends and family) are extremely proud of you. Great work! Now let's work on putting AKO Athletics on the map lol. Follow Chris and his journey on ig
Aluminum Spinners Now in Stock!
Free Swag Pack Included while Supplies Last!
(One 1" AKO Kendamas Button, One AKO Athletics 1.5" Button, One 2" AKO Athletics Decal and One AKO Athletics Wristband)
www.akokendamas.com
Mini-Batarang Fidget Spinners!
FREE SHIPPING and Free Swag Pack Included while Supplies Last!
(One 1" AKO Kendamas Button, One AKO Athletics 1.5" Button, One 2" AKO Athletics Decal and One AKO Athletics Wristband)
www.akokendamas.com
05/07/2017
