..:: iLIKE ::..

Via The Fox is Black

Nike interviews Tinker Hatfield on the new Jordan "Trunner" And talks about the history of Jordan in the Cross Training days.

Great interview and even more amazing website!

Check it out HERE.

..:: iWant ::..

If you have been following this blog for awhile you know that I was doing a "Sneak of the Week" Section. Well, its not that I dont want to do it anymore, its just that I have been wearing the same shoes for quite some time, and I love them. So, with that, I am going to start showing shoes that I like, and want. More of a wish list.

So with that. I introduce the Nike Air Trainer. And yes, I want these. BAD.

(Insert picture of cartoon character with tongue hanging out.)

Photos: mashKULTURE.net

..:: iWant ::..

I found this gem on the Internet the other day. I'm hoping its true!

Nike is supposedly in the works for creating The Self Lacing system like the shoes in one of the best movies of all time, Back to the Future 2, (well the whole series ruled actually, but 2 was the best!)

..:: SNEAK OF THE WEEK ::..

Its been awhile since I did a Sneak of the Week, mainly because I have been wearing the same shoes for awhile now, buying new ones,
but just new ones of these.
but now I have found a new one! The Nike Windrunners.
Super classic look, retro feel, but super comfy looking.

I have discovered that these puppies are hard to find.

I really don't even need this color, I just want this model. Any tips on how to get me some would be much appreciated!

..:: DIG THIS ::..

I know its been awhile, I am contemplating a blog switch, I will be keeping you all posted as to any changes. Until then, check this out.

Via PSFK.

Daniel Reese, a 21-year-old sneaker designer, takes regular Nike sneakers and turns them into works of art. In addition to a Twitter shoe, he’s also also created a Tupac, Google, and Green Lantern custom sneaker (among many other). The shoes are limited edition and sell for around $200 – $250 per pair.

See more here.

..:: DIG THIS ::..

..:: DIG THIS ::..

Via hypebeast.

Ever fancied yourself as a sneaker designer? Here’s your chance to design your own colourways of various models from a range of sportswear brands with The Sneaker Colouring Book. Illustrated by Daniel Jarosch and Henrik Klingel, the book includes 100 different sneaker silhouettes from 18 different brands, each presented in black and white, allowing you to customise, design and create your own bangers. Each page has also been perforated, which means you got remove your artwork and display it as you wish. Look out for The Sneaker Colouring Book this May.

Source: SNEAKER FREAKER

..:: THOUGHTS? ::..

Interesting thoughts on Logo's and Branding via Drawer

YOUR LOGO IS NOT YOUR BRAND

A brand isn’t a logo. A logo is merely a symbol that represents the brand. Your corporate identity, the stuff found on letterheads and signage, isn’t a brand either. A brand isn’t the product or service that you make. So if a brand isn’t all of these things what is a brand?

A brand is how an individual feels about a company. It’s an individual’s feeling because a brand is defined by how an individual feels about the brand, not what the company wants an individual to feel. Sure companies can’t control how an individual feels, but they certainly can influence the feelings of an individual by properly communicating the qualities that make their brand special.

Have you ever had a client come up to you looking for design work, hoping that you could design them a strong brand? Maybe you thought you could, but you were wrong. Brands can’t be designed.

Read the rest of the story HERE.

..:: DIG THIS ::..

Complex magazine recently released a list of the top 100 brands of the decade.

I have to say I pretty much agree with most, some seemed slightly skewed, but still a great list of brands.

I wont ruin it for ya, so you guys should check it out.
Kind of a funky interface for viewing, but worth a look.

Check it out HERE.

..:: THOUGHTS? ::..

Via Hypebeast

..:: LEGEND ::..

Do you know who this guy here is?

If not, Shame on you!

This is Fraser Cooke, Nike Global Energy Marketing Director. The guy is major.

The Selby just went and did a great photo shoot out at his place in Tokyo.

Check it here!

I think I want everything in his house!

Check out his blog, great stuff.

..:: DIG THIS ::..

Leave to Nike and their creative team to remind all of us
that the print media is not dead!
I was reading through one of my magazines the other day, and found this ad for the new Lunarglide shoe that says, Hold this page up to your web cam and see this shoe in a whole new way!

Now, I am aware that this isn't the newest technology. Other people have done it. I just think its a really great use of technology, getting readers to there website.

If you haven't done it, go check it out here! Its pretty cool.

..:: SNEAK OF THE WEEK ::..

Nothing really needs to be said for this weeks ..:: SOTW ::..

A true classic, the NIKE AIR MAX 1.

If you dont know, now you know.

Check them out here.

I did! :)

..:: iLIKE ::..

You all should know something about me.

I love shoes.

I have shoes that I just HAVE, don't even wear! I am a member
of The Sneaker Culture!

And this site here is one of the best when it comes to spotlighting some of the latest and greatest in the shoe game.

SNEAKERMANIAC

Don't be fooled by the name, it's more then just shoes, it's the culture as well.
It is for sure worth a visit, and you may even find something that you have to have.

Follow them on twitter here.

Just sayin

..:: SNEAK OF THE WEEK ::..

OH! SNAP! This weeks S.O.T.W, is another classic!

This brightly colored gem got re-released, the Nike Air Tech Challenge II.
I had these for a bit when I was younger, and wore them somewhat, but they never got the "cred" they deserved where I was from.

Now with the re-release, and a few changes from the original, (which they do to all re-makes) I plan of giving them there do.

Before it was standard in tennis to were loud colored clothes, and be a "Rebel" there was Agassi. And these here, were his kicks.

..:: LANCE X ART ::..

(Above: Lance Armstrong, Nike CEO Mark Parker, and Shepard Fairey)

Kinda excited for this.

Lance is a part of what seems like a pretty cool thing.
Launching on July 16th, STAGES, An exhibition curated to reflect the personal art collecting tastes of Lance himself, the exhibition was developed by Nike to illustrate LIVESTRONG’s expanded global outreach in the fight against cancer and as a means of engaging the creative community in the shared struggle. The show will feature nearly thirty original artworks by a diverse roster of emerging and established artists including ED RUSCHA, RAYMOND PETTIBON, KAWS, ROSSON CROW, JR, TARYN SIMON, CHRISTOPHER WOOL, JULES DE BALINCOURT, SHEPARD FAIREY, JOSE PARLA, AARON YOUNG, MARC NEWSON, KENNY SCHARF, OS GEMEOS, YOSHITOMO NARA, ERIC WHITE, and DZINE, to name just a few. To highlight the event, Lance will be riding a special series of “art bikes” in the Tour de France created in collaboration with TREK and designed by none other than modern art and design masters MARC NEWSON, TAKASHI MURAKAMI, and DAMIEN HIRST.

Should be a really good tour this year!

..:: LEGEND ::..

I am really hoping that everyone that reads this will know who this person is.
If not, I'm sorry.

This man is Tinker Hatfield. If you grew up in the same era as I did, you most likely wanted a pair of Air Jordans. And if you didn't, I'm sure you heard about them. In my opinion, there was no pair of shoes more desirable then the Jordan 4. Tinker Hatfield started with the design of the Jordan 3, and is still working today on Jordan and the Nike Innovation Kitchen. Which is always pumping out some of the most influential shoe designs and technologies.

Tinker Hatfield was a part of some of the most popular and influential shoes that Nike has ever produced. I remember When I was a kid, my mom wouldn't let me get the black Jordan 4's, she used to say that "people will KILL you for those shoes!" Of course that scarred the hell out of me for the duration of my youth. The thing was, that made me want them even more! Needless to say, When I became old enough, and was no longer scarred of being killed for my shoes, I went on the search. Finally after finding dozens of fakes, I found them. And now they proudly reside in a safe place, in the original box, just waiting to be worn once again.

Tinker Hatfield's contribution to the shoe world is huge, but as a designer, he has changed the way people make shoes, and the way people conceptualize the shoe design process.