No matter where you go, you cannot escape them. Much like Charlie Sheen on Ustream, they can be awkward and uncomfortable to look at for extended amounts of time. All too often, extreme versions of them have been known to render even the highest priced snowboards virtually un-usable. The art of perfecting them is a learned process with a few simple rules.

Have I got your attention? Are you curious as to what I'm referring? If you guessed "sticker jobs", you're absolutely correct.

You can tell a lot about someone simply by the placement of stickers on their snowboard. Let's dive into a photo essay that I put together while on site at this year's Quiksilver Showdown Over The City. What you're about to click through is a personal account of the various sticker jobs out there and a simple explanation on the people behind them.

Disclaimer: If you're one of the people in these photos and you disagree with my opinion, feel free to reach out to me on twitter (@mikeyscott) and let me know what your thoughts are.

Beginner Die-Cut Job
When I asked this kid if I could take a picture of him, he was stoked! I'm not too sure what he thought the photo would be used for, but the main takeaways from this photo should be the type of stickers used on the board. Although scarce and misplaced, this kid is clearly focused on a theme of using ONLY die cut stickers. For those of you out there that don't know what a die-cut sticker is, think regular sticker, but just the outline of it and cut out on vinyl. These stickers are hard to come by and are usually reserved for someone who has a hook up. In this case, this kid knows someone at Boardroom, Grouse and Technine.