..:: THOUGHTS? ::..

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..:: iLIKE ::..

Robert Williams: Vans Vault x DQM from OFF THE WALL on Vimeo.

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Unbelievable!

This is insane! I have always been a fan of Robt Williams. The guy is flawless.

..:: MCA ::..

This doesn't have anything to do with design,
but I wanted to share it with you.

Get well soon! Please!!

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

This weeks SNEAK OF THE WEEK, sticking with the classics,
going with the VANS high top.

I have been on a mission lately collecting all the shoes I had or wanted when I was a kid. And these where close to first on the list. They come in so many colors nowadays, with palm trees and checkers, but for me, its blue or black.

Trust me I'm all about the new school sneaker culture, and I will feature some of those as well. But you gotta start with the roots, and these my friends, are roots.

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

Starting a new section here on ..::DIG::..
I am going to spotlight sneakers, once a week, or so, sneakers that I think are worthy of such a spotlight.

I will call it SNEAK OF THE WEEK, clever I know.

This weeks shoe, the original Adidas Stan Smith. Simply classic. White green, it's just is so perfect.

You know you have a good sneaker, when they do different color ways, but the original is still the best.

..:: iLIKE ::..

I was sitting around the other day thinking about how I got to this point in my life where I get to create art for a living.
I really think it has so much to do with the books I read as a kid. Well, I didn't really read them, more like study the pictures at great length. I used to sit for hours, eyes fixated on one page, trying to see how they did that, or how much I like it!
One very special book for me was The Rainbow Goblins by Ul de Rico
It was a great story about these goblins that would get strength from the colors, and in turn would take all the color wherever they went. They go on a mission to find the one place where there is still color, I wont give away the end, but I remember thinking as a kid, how dark it was, and almost disturbing. And I loved it.
I think about it quite a bit, how did I become who I am, I think it goes back to childhood, I know, news flash, who you are is all about how you are raised!, but, as I get closer and closer to one day having a family, I am starting to see how important it is to have great books around.

Buy it here.

..:: LEGENDS ::..

SO if you read this blog on any type of regular basis, you will see a trend as far as the people I spotlight. All of them are influential in their fields and have gotten there doing it the way they wanted to.

And this guy is no different.
MIKE GIANT, is so amazing at what he does
and he does it all.

From Tattooing, to T-shirt design, to graffiti, to fine art gallery pieces, the guy has a bag of tricks so huge, its silly.

..:: 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.