No Star was born in a state called Colorado in 1999 after a late night of beer drinking and shit talking. Josh Hindson and Erik Prowell, friends from college, shared a love of t-shirts and graphic design. Their first run of shirts consisted of three designs which were inevitably given to friends, because no one would buy them. With a little luck and a lot of help, the duo kept designing and printing t-shirts. They finally hit stride when they realized their senses of humor were much stronger than their design skills. There are millions of better designers in the world, but is anyone else as funny or clever?

No Star grew and the originators left Colorado for the bluer skies of Idaho and greener pastures of Oregon. They started running the business out of Erik's garage in Bend, OR, and started doing tradeshows. As sales grew, the space in Erik's garage diminished and No Star struck out to find a new home and is now setting it's roots in Portland, OR.

Now in it's fourth year as a real business, No Star has four employees and can be found in 31 states and 8 countries. We would like to thank the following people for all their help: Spiked Punch Dan, Tara Z. at Off the Wall, Gabriella and Ali from Mama, Jonny Altru, everyone at the former Retread Threads, Keri at Atlas, Suzy at Villains, the Banker, Joey at OSI, Kim at Market Showroom, Nate and Skye for packing orders, B-Unit for tech support, the tireless Jake Steele, Mr. Dombrowski for the inspiration, and all our other great friends. We couldn't have done it without them.

Below is No Star's starting lineup:

Josh Hindson - Always the Libra, Josh likes blood hounds, the Bloodhound Gang, and is currently a member of a gang called the Bloods. His favorite color is red.

Erik Prowell - A tall drink of water, Erik is an optimist. His glass is always 3/4 full.

Sarah Barth - Native Portlander, Sarah, has driven a car once in her life. She doesn't eat meat and loves to dance. Her spirit animal is the koala bear.

Eva Siirila - Eva is an enigma. She talks like a sailor and sails like a talker. She has never been afraid of the sun and always gives Josh a run for his money for "best tan".