Wanken began as the name for his brother's video production ventures as a kid while growing up in Idaho. They started off shooting bmx videos to try to get sponsored. Eventually that died away and he became interested in starting a clothing company. For a few years he tried to run that, but if you've tried running a clothing company, you'd know just how difficult it is.
After some time doing that while in high school, Shelby began to find interest in building websites and was soon hired for freelance gigs on small projects.
One of which was Bikecar; still to this day a favorite. A few years later Wanken has become the moniker that he blogged and freelanced under. It is his hope that by continuously revisiting these minimalistic visuals, we'll begin to adopt the ideals of not overcomplicating our design.