Thomas Le
(149 )
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| 3:21:00 PM Saturday, February 11, 2006
Arnaud, I never sent any details. Sorry. |
Arnaud Redon
(127)
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| 3:25:00 PM Saturday, February 11, 2006
Ok Thomas Le, cause there was a link at the end of the description (it has been deleted), so no prob'. |
Aurélien Longo
(0)
| 5:39:00 PM Saturday, February 11, 2006
i have juste one question..
How many designer sent a shoe-project per month?
It's the first time i draw for kicksguide (ipod) and i m wondering if i have a luck to be shown on your page.Thank for let me back an answear and i m sorry for this terrible english.
... |
Phil Woodman
(25)
| 7:27:00 PM Saturday, February 11, 2006
Just a point of interest:
How much do you think the popularity of a design depends on the quality of the rendering? Which would you rate higher - a hot design drawn with Crayolas, or a boring design with a hot digital rendering?
I am big on my photoshop and 3D computer modelling (I hope I can show this in a future brief) but wonder how many good designs get written off because they are presented poorly. After all, it's always said it's the idea that counts.
I'm not trying to make a point. I'm just interested in people's opinions.
I find the final rendering stages the most exciting and love to do elaborate presentations. |
Phil Woodman
(25)
| 7:34:00 PM Saturday, February 11, 2006
JAMIEN - I'm feeling your design but I find the rendering conflicting to look at.
The material below the mesh is shaded to look 3 dimensional but the mesh conflicts with this by being flat. It's hard to tell if it's a 3D shape or flat?
If in Photoshop you use the distort tool on the mesh to give it some perspective and then shade it to give it shape it would flatter your design a lot more.
Hope you don't take this advce the wrong way, but I think this would help show the design a lot better. |
karabo anoh
(120)
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| 2:28:00 AM Sunday, February 12, 2006
I guess there is too many designs in ur mailbox for this month, i just gona put mine on the board cause since i didn't make the final i wanna show you my design for the nano inspiration.KARA
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d2 Lo
(27)
| 4:55:00 AM Sunday, February 12, 2006
I think Jamien is really capturing the spirit of the iPod. Really, IMO, anything that has a circle with a play, pause, forward and reverse button should not make it to the finals. The point is to distill the iPod down to its essence, extract that and put it into a shoe. When I look at an iPod I see a minimalist solution to complicated problems. I see high technology under a veil of simplicity. I see nothing that doesn't absolutely have to be there. There should be no styling, no design lines. Only function resolved in beautiful ways. This is an extremely challenging design approach. There are some good starts, but I think someone could still fire in a last minute solution. |
arpith siromoney
(539 )
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| 6:59:00 AM Sunday, February 12, 2006
mod: my bad, thanks.
phil: what about bad design but good idea/concept |
Arnaud Redon
(127)
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| 1:04:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
T.Murphy, is the upper stucked to the sole or not ?
Jamien, the upper shoe is only made of TPU or there is an inner shoe ? cause TPU is not really comfortable...
Ian, i like your philosophy of the simplicity, but i think the outsole is a little bit thick and make a sensation of an "heavy" sole.
Douglas, very nice render, can you explain your concept ? |
Thomas Murphy
(12)
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| 4:17:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
Hey Sol long time no see, hope you doing good.
I'm not sure of wich Thomas u were talking abt, but guess it's me; the square in the outsole is a window to make it lighter and show the gel pocket and its plates at the same time. Didn't want to include any technology..
Arnaud, yes it is stuck to the sole, but as a friend pointed out to me (thx Ludo) the shoe is built a bit like an nano plugged on it's docking base. Thought I could've even pushed the concept further by really having the plug-in concept, a confort sock, pure and light, that you put on a Nano basketball sole, or a Nano football one..
Just thought I'd share that since you made that interesting remark ;) |
Phil Woodman
(25)
| 4:28:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
Any of you guys fancy posting up some of your idea generation sketches 'cos they're as important and interesting as the final rendering.
It's always interesting to see how people approach their sketching in different ways and with different mediums.
Like car design, the sketches are something people never get to see so can never appreciate it and understand the thought and time put into it. They just see a car. |
Pietro Pellicelli
(495 )
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| 6:55:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
Phil: the rendering quality vs concept quality has been debated here quite a few times...
There are guys, like Jordan Brand director D'Wayne Edwards that prefer seeing just pencil drawn sketches or renderings because you can see the purity of the shape and lines while a good colored rendo could hide some poor thought details. Other guys are just more technology oriented and often present only digital made things...
I think I'm just in the middle since I like to finish my stuff digitally (with Photoshop), because it gives me more the idea of a complete job. But I'm trying to reach the same level with markers and colored pencils because I think that the rendering techniques are just a tool and not final target...the more techniques you will be able to apply the easier will be to present your ideas second to the purpouse of presenting them.
BTW it seems that, in the past, here cool renderings always had great votes. But now the KGers are becoming more expert and professional so they seem to better evaluate concept and rendering at the same time.
Ciaooooo |
Yusuf Muhammad
(22)
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| 6:59:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
Hey guys,
I thought I would give you some more information about how I came up with my design. I’ve got through to the finals a few times now but am still looking to improve and would welcome more feedback.
The key idea I tried to translate from the ipod nano to my shoe was an ultra light weight thin design, while using the simplicity and curved lines of the apple design language. I felt that for this reason it had to be a low top shoe. I decided to remove weight from the central area of the shoe by using a perforated and breathable material, following the curvature of the click wheel (see details page). I thought the heel and toe should remain reinforced and being a performance basketball shoe I wanted to maintain ankle support. This led me to the inclusion of the strap using the armband accessory for inspiration. I decided to not use white in the colour scheme as I didn’t want the ipod translation to be too direct however I did include thin white strips on the shoe as another way to relate it back theme. To further remove excess weight I simplified the sole allowing it to only ride up the shoe at the heel and the toe.
I chose the name Quantum as it means the smallest physically realizable unit of something, and also quantum dots are an integral part of nanoscience. Finally the silhouette was a play on the ipod advert.
http://www.adjab.com/images/2005/08/ipod_ad2.jpg
Yusuf
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justin taylor
(363)
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| 7:39:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
Man, this month is lookin' good. You guys are definately putting in the work.
I would like to comment on the rendering debate that seems to be brewing. I, myself, prefer hand drawn over computer any day. That's funny, though, 'cause as I type this I am actually learning the Wacom Tablet, which I love so far. But, that is for work. If I could do it my way all the time it would be hand drawn every time. In fact, if you have ever seen any of my designs, they have ALL been completely hand drawn. I've never touched them up with the computer until now, but again that is for work, that is not on my own.
I think using the computer too much can hide imperfections. You get that wow factor with a nicely finished rendering, which may make the untrained viewer think it is fantastic, when in reality, it wouldn't be. Granted, the computer can make some steps much easier, like filling in a harringbone pattern. That takes forever to draw!
My opinion is this: hand renderings show more skill in its purest form. The computer should only be used as an aid. It is necessary, though. It makes it much easier to change colorways for production shoes. |
Shiem Wade
(7)
| 9:26:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
I prefer hand drawn over computer as well I think your right J.T. in this contest just like all the others your skills make or break you im sure we all can use a computer to speed up things but time make others appreciate your work and you can see it in the end. |
Mark Miner
(195)
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| 10:21:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
comp or hand- I think people these days should be comfortable in both. these are both tools of the biz and like anything in life why not try an push limits and learn more. its like in basketball you aint just going to learn how to shoot a jump shot if your a shooting guard, you are going to try and learn other things to make your game TIGHT- so you work on your drive your handles your upps, your D. just like that in the shoe biz step your game up wit all levels-( concept/ thinking is most important/ my opinion- I have seen many people who cant sketch pretty pics but can still communicate it with the factories and the samples come out nice)
AT THE END OF THE DAY ITS WHATEVER GETS THE JOB DONE (communicates your idea(s) and serves the needs of what the client/ memo asks for)
sketching- I think is more important than learning to draw finish "pretty" pictures. I look at drawing and sketching as two different components. I think sketching is a skill that shows thought process and this is valuable in the biz esp for initial concept presentations- gets many ideas out quick. these Final looking renderings many times are just used in the biz for presentations to like foot locker/ footaction/ sales teams etc/ and many times if possible there will be a couple samples to go along with it for the presentation. (sometimes you are not even in control of how your work is presented on the boards/ or on screen presentations/ and when you first are starting out you will not be presenting your work in these meetings)- but this doesnt mean you shouldnt be working on your presentation skills and your skills overall/ even if most likely you wont be doing all this when you get in.
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Mark Miner
(195)
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| 10:21:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
keep push'n your skills- on all levels ( would be nice to see more conecept development in these finals- a lil disappointed about that) will be making crit on all when all has been posted-
JT- I feel ya on that wacom took me a week of just doodles an circle 8's to get even a doodle to look kinda like a
Mm |
Mark Miner
(195)
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| 10:27:00 PM Sunday, February 12, 2006
..like a shoe.
Mm |
ade otabor
(411)
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| 12:55:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2006
"BTW it seems that, in the past, here cool renderings always had great votes. But now the KGers are becoming more expert and professional so they seem to better evaluate concept and rendering at the same time."
i do not know that much has changed...and that is not a knock on anyone, it is just the way it is. people here are really pushing the boundaries here of what is next, but do not get it twisted EVERYONE loves a pretty picture, even the most seasoned designers can be by a flashy render...
as for the computer vs, hand drawn/render debate, it would be prudent for all to be able to get down with both if you want to maximize your attractiveness to potential employers...
but if you going to put all your proverbial eggs in one basket, you can not go too wrong with the old fashioned analog methods... |
jake eadie
(74 )
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| 7:23:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2006
awesome.... i made finalists im stoked...... well done to everyone else who has made it...its looking like a good month.....on the handdrawn vs computer debate.... like JT all of my designs are handdrawn and rendered with markers and coloured pencils, i dont touch up the designs on the computer ever... just do the background and layout. I think it gives designs a better flow and more personal look.... but thats just my opinion....... anyways.... what do you all think about my shoe? any feedback would be much appreciated... cheers |
arpith siromoney
(539)
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| 8:41:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2006
jake eadie you got ten for
1. beauty
2. great shape
3. good render
4. the back view is so amazingly realistic i have fallen in love with it.
5. it is not symmetric
6. those slashing lines look so powerfull
7. the headphone symbol engraved is awesome
8. the sole looks like it wants to MOVE
9. the red flag like thing which i dont understand. it intrigues me.
10. the heel area
11. its hand done.
and the only thing i dint like.
1. the midsole looks "cheap" and not like the nano's exclusivity.
but even that was balanced cos it looks realistically cheap. :D
can you explain that flag thingi? or actually: dont. i'd rather worry bout it myself.
great job.
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arpith siromoney
(539)
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| 8:46:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2006
admin: the average is done based on the number of votes already come in huh?
cos if i vote a 10 on the first day, it looks like it makes more of a change to the average than if i vote later when everyones voted already.
moving average?
so it does make a difference when you vote?
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LIN Stone
(3)
| 10:01:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2006
made in CHINA
guilin guangxi
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Ryan Poser
(89)
| 10:05:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2006
VENTSISLAV-I realy love the design, but what really throws me off is the colours :( |
Ian Gale
(382)
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| 5:23:00 PM Monday, February 13, 2006
hey guys, just thought i'd post this sketch. feedback is welcome..
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Ian Gale
(382)
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| 5:36:00 PM Monday, February 13, 2006
congrats again to the other finalists.. |
Kyle Jenkins
(20)
| 7:06:00 PM Monday, February 13, 2006
I just wanted to make a comment on Comp vs. Freehand.
First off I think you need to have to have some handsketching abilitiy to be successful on photoshop and illustrator. Alias or other 3-D programs allow you to get around this. Eitherway as a designer you still need to have a good sense of concept, proportions and excecution. I like seeing hand sketches for the same reason Mark Minor likes them - Proccess.
BTW I do think Illustrator like Photoshop is a great tool for presentation reasons. Illustrator allows you to bang out many colorways in almost no time, as well as create cool offset patterns and graphics. Photoshop can show material usage very well.
Anyways Im new to this site and its great to see the variety of styles and execution. |
Phil Woodman
(25)
| 7:54:00 PM Monday, February 13, 2006
Apologies for re-addressing the freehand/digital debate. I didnt realise it had been discussed before as im new to this site but seems to hav got a good response.
Always good to hear about how it works in the industry. Otherwise we're just developing skills without an aim. It helps us to hone our skills in the right direction and what is expected from us guys tryin to make it. |
Aurélien Longo
(0)
| 6:40:00 AM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
ThomasH i like your project. it reminds me the Nike E-CUE design..
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arpith siromoney
(539)
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| 7:08:00 AM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Thomas H: your lines are less curvy and more sharp, this is what i have in mind when i look at the nano. crisp strokes.
good job. |
Pietro Pellicelli
(495)
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| 8:28:00 AM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Phil: the fact I've said that the render vs concept issue was discussed in the past does not mean that you have to stop talking about that!!! It's an always interesting point of discussion since the things are quickly changing beacuse softwares tend to become more handy day after day, and I think they actually could change the working path speeding it up. Then people opinion could change as well as new experiences are brought in.
So no apologies are necessary, this discussion, luckily, will comeback from time to time!
Ciaoooooooo |
thomas hartings
(51)
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| 9:56:00 AM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Hey guys,
I hope that youre not getting tired of seeing work from guys named Tom. I kept this months entry really clean, maybe too clean, but I guess I'll just wait to hear what you guys think. Thanks to arpith and aurelien, its always nice to get good feedback. |
Pietro Pellicelli
(495)
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| 12:18:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Thomas Hartings: I like your design!!!! They are kinda similar to the Nike Uptempo Team Dime...an old 75$ shoe that looked like a Jordan shoe (...Aaron Cooper???).
Clean and simple. The perfed forefoot was one of my unfinished ipod shoe key point too...
I like the different materials, a ballistic mesh made heel portion could be cool too!!!
Nice job T!
Ciaooooo |
Brian Moughty
(378)
| 12:54:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Thomas Harting- I really like your design...Simple but very effective..Nice and clean and slick...Very flightish...reminds me of the 2k3...Great job though..
Nice job to everyone.. |
ARSEN ROCK
(196)
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| 1:17:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
No problems with THOM or TOM Just check the word "TOME" in french.It seems that his month is a THOM & TOM "TOME"__________ ARSROCK the Marseille lyricist |
Aurélien Longo
(0)
| 1:26:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Arsen
avez vous une idée du nombre de participants qui envoient leurs projets chaque mois?et est-ce que TOUS serons affichés?(ya til une selection?un jury préalable?) |
joe sattler
(77)
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| 3:44:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I am tempted to post my Final Ipod design but I am still hopeful it will make it. So, here are some sketches instead. Some of these went towards my ipod shoe.
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joe sattler
(77)
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| 3:46:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
You can Right click it and press "view Image" to see them a little bigger, too. |
Ryan Holler
(1145 )
Moderator
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| 5:00:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Have y'all seen the new AJXXI ad? You can watch it at www.jumpman23.com. Click on Jordan XXI, then click on WATCH. It shows kids reinacting all of MJ classic moments.
It might have been up for a few days, but I just noticed it. |
Mark Miner
(195)
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| 5:06:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
joe- nice thumbs, did you use pencil first? or just straight pen and marker?
I think working with just pen can be helpful. I believe that when you just draw with pen you mind knows it cant erase so over time with practice all the strokes have to have thought an meaning/ because they arent going anywhere..(bic pens-best because you can ghost in the lines- then come over it darker to define your design)
out of all the thumbs I like the attitude and movement in the bottom right hand corner in the third row ( all white and grey). I think you could explore this more. it is simple and has energy-but now the forms can be more defined. in these next explorations would now work on the proportions and more views-top-both a medial, lateral -outsole..but am feel'n the energy in all of them.
good luck with the entry for this month.
Mm |
Luvell Stepter
(163)
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| 8:25:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
In light of trying to make it to the finals I have just went out and changed my name to TOM lol!!!!!!! (just kidding.) good stuff to all the people that have made it so far just thought I would add a little humor to the site. |
joe sattler
(77)
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| 8:52:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Mark (aka the Thumbnailer)-I always love seeing your sketches on Core77 and I try to take a lot of your technique. These were stright ballpoint and marker. I just started using color in my thumbs to bring in another element and it is a good time. |
Mark Miner
(195)
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| 1:02:00 AM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Joe- exciting to see you trying a new technique. I am looking forward to seeing your growth.
yea adding a touch of color to a thumb can be helpful- helps me better see color blocking- and how the pattern flows- but the marker work isnt as crip and clean as some of the others on this site. and thats all good- each has there way of wrk'n it.
keep sketch'n and posting/ always out to learn and explore
Mm aka thumbnailer (joe is like dude at the rucker hand'n out nicknames- its all good)
+ just got in from a good valentines- hope all of ya'll had a good one too. |
ARSEN ROCK
(196)
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| 4:08:00 AM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Aurélien Longo.1:26:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Arsen
avez vous une idée du nombre de participants qui envoient leurs projets chaque mois?et est-ce que TOUS serons affichés?(ya til une selection?un jury préalable?)
Reply:Salut Aurélien!!A l'heure qu'il est , impossible de te dire combien de personnes participent a ce concour.Il fut un temps ou je t'aurais bien dit une poignée ou une dizaine.Mais avec son succè le nombre de participant a triplé voir quadruplé.Sans compter qu'a priori nous venons tous plus ou moins de plusieurs regions du monde.En ce qu concerne les envois et la publication sur le site,les membres de KICKSGUIDE font dans une premier temps une preselection d'environ une dizaine ou une quinzaine de rendus .(Cela dépend de la qualité des envois chaque mois."technique esthetik etc").Enfin pour la selection finale, ce sont les membres inscrits qui votent pour le concept qu'il prefere ..voilà..jespere avoir eclairé ta lanterne...Peac___________ ARSROCK says sorry for his French words..just to explain a french guy whats about the artist series rules |
Aurélien Longo
(0)
| 9:28:00 AM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
merci Arsen pour votre réponse
jesper que les projets d'ipod seront nombreux a être affichés.Il me tarde de voir le mien...
WayneRussel, i saw your concept and i fell you, i understand what you wanted to do and i like very much! |
Thomas Murphy
(12)
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| 10:28:00 AM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Congrats to Wayne for his Sound thinking. Love the whole story there is around it, the simplicity and the lightness it speaks.
everything is justified (shape of the opening, links to apple) and here is something really innovative.
Its also nice to see some sketches, my only remark would be that some of these sketches look better (as in more dynamic and expressive) than the final one. I especially like the bottom left one, with the shock waves going around the foot bed, and not "inside"
but reaaaly nice!!! |
Guillaume NGUYEN
(21)
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| 10:40:00 AM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Hey Wayne, nice shoe.
Can you tell me what material do you use for the blue seed shaped part?
Another thing, as your shoe let you see through its upper and cushionning system, you should try to render the background part in perspective to add the depth in your rendering. Using a one point perspective, if you choose a point of view in the center of your shoe, you can use some perspective guideline to create the depth of your shoe.
I don't know if I'm clear but I just want to say that it would be awesome to see the other side of the shoe through the holes.
Hey Benko, yes the Pikolo 59er is doing great. I did submit for this month and so I'm still feeling the suspense of being finalist (as you must do too, I saw your submission on isd-up)
Ciao everyone
Guillaume - just sketchin |
Tony Hendrix
(161)
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| 12:45:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Wayne, nice work. I like the way you pushed the boundaries too. nice lines, and this is your best rendering yet. though, I agree with Guillaume about the perspective issue.
One of the most complete concepts of the finalists, and one of my favorites. You did it again!
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Arnaud Redon
(127)
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| 12:49:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
T. Hartings - I really love the design, simple and essential like ipod's philosophy and you've keeping the efficiency of a shoe, we can really play basketball with it ! |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 1:26:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Hey admin,let me know if I made it or not with my design for the ipod shoe design contest.... |
justin taylor
(363)
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| 1:41:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Wayne: I like! I like! |
bruno antonelli
(15)
| 1:59:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Really good job Wayne
U have been organic, inspired, you explored new shapes, been also logical, definately a good finalist, a fresh finalist, visualy exiting.
i do agree, far the best of your proposal so far and if someone ask how your cushioning system works, u can reply "engineers are made to test and answer, hahahahahahah
if only Mizuno could step with something like this for their basketball range!!!!! would be great for this authentic brand.
the interesting sketches show how you can evolve the idea around the same theme and extend your mid sole device to the fore foot as well
yes....great job.
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dallas stokes
(293)
| 7:12:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
WAYNE RUSSEL RULES!!! |
Wayne Russell
(355)
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| 10:00:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Finally. I made it as a finalist...it's frustrating checking in day after day to not find your name. Is there anything we can do about this?
Dallas: I don't rule anything...perhaps this is why they stuck me in the sales dept. at my internship site..aghhh...I HATE LINE SHEETS!
Bruno: Thanks for the support...I'm trying to loosen up a little bit with my concepts...it's ok to get a little "crazy"...i'm slowly realizing this. wait, mizuno has a basketball division?
Justin: know what I like? That section you have in the new sole collector...really really cool...I got it in the mail today.
Tony: Thanks man. I'm trying.
Guillaume: Thanks for the advice. I will try the perspective thing...I know very little about the subject but I will see if I can get someone to teach me. oh, the blue "seed" part would be made of TPU( anti-inversion).
Murphy: I have a lot more sketches but I couldn't fit them in...I was going to go in a whole different direction( less visible tech) but I might save the concept for next month. Thank you.
Aurélien: Thanks.
Hartings: See I called it..and now you're in. really clean design.
Jake: I like it but I feel like I've seen it before..I really can't remember where though.
Vents: I hate to say this but I don't know if Penny will be in the league in the next few years.
sorry for the late comments...I know, it looks kinda bad...I don't comment for a few days and then as soon as I make it i'm back. My fault...didn't plan it. |
Wayne Russell
(355)
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| 10:05:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2006
here's something I was working on last month...It's a basketball shoe for ladies..inspired by a flapping flag/ribbon...might be obvious on the upper... I just thought it would share it. I didn't finish this project. maybe later.
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Tony Hardman
(850)
Moderator
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| 12:24:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Well, I have been a little reluctant to post since nobody had really wowed me...until Wayne's entry popped up. Wayne~ That is definitely the best thing I have seen from you and it shows your full range as a designer. You have really been working hard through the years and it is going to pay off for you SOON. When people like Bruno start making the comments they are, you know you are on the door step. EXCELLENT WORK! Though in the past I thought you had a somewhat negative attitude in general (no disrespect, just my perspective) you have showed that you have what it takes to push forward and improve your skills. You have really impressed me, man. Thanks for inspiring me! -TH |
ARSEN ROCK
(196)
Artist Info
| 1:14:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Wayne..NBo doubts..I think We took the same sound wave.I hope to be selectd this month.My concept looks a lil bit like yours...congrats...______________ARSROCK stops the train |
dwayne edwards
(179)
| 2:01:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
What's up fellas...
KG ADMIN:Good job on selecting an alternative topic besides another brands sneaker or athlete for this competition. I think it has helped some think out side of the box and come up with some solid design solutions...
TOM:Good job! Man, if you only lived in the states.... Drop me an email so we can catch up.
WAYNE:Good Job as well! Drop me an email to because I would like to learn more about you.
RYAN:Got your message and I will call you buy the weekend and yeah, I saw the XX1 ad....
DALLAS:I got your message to and I will hit you up by the weekend as well, bro...
D |
dwayne edwards
(179)
| 2:03:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
TONY:I got your email and I will hit you up by the weekend to.
D |
zenith chance
(117)
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| 5:10:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
dayum yo, some serious heat has been brought out in the past few days. I think ive deff. seen some of my favorites in the past few days.
Wayne- thats nuts man. i love how you used some new shapes and concepts. Very inspiring. good job.
Thomas- if i had a language that i like, you totally hit it. very clean very smoove and some hottie ass pefts all over the shoe. good job. i gave ya a pretty good score also.
Good job, everyone. |
jake eadie
(74)
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| 5:29:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
hey can i get some feedback on my design..... no one seems to be commenting on it... and id really like to know what everyone thinks of it so i can improve future designs |
Ian Gale
(382)
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| 7:51:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
it's good to hear the pro's weigh in on this month's finalists..
Wayne: u've done it bro...I am proud of u. u really expanded ur thinking as far as technology goes. I can feel the passion in your thumbnail sketches. Thanks for inspiring me to dig even deeper. U got the pros talking man...hell yeah!
i've been busy working on a "project", but i still hope to have something for this month's competition..
peace..
- Aut0 |
Ivan Rosheuvel
(12)
| 9:16:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Good morning KG was wondering how to post a image here in the chat area |
Thomas Le
(149)
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| 9:36:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Good stuff from Wayne. I love the inspiration and thought process. I should have stepped it up more, but I didnt know what was being brought to the table. But next month should be a fun one too. |
justin taylor
(363)
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| 11:42:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Wayne: Which section would that be? The comic illustrations, or the article. |
Brian Moughty
(378)
| 11:43:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
D'Wayne- Get a chance to check my email?
Obviously understandable if you havn't. |
dwayne edwards
(179)
| 11:43:00 AM Thursday, February 16, 2006
JAKE:From what I can see you have a drawing skills. What I mean by that is your proportions look pretty solid and the shoe looks wearable and like a real shoe. That may sound funny but if you look at some of the other sketches they do not look like a real shoe or like a foot could actually fit in them. So, I would say good work on that part which honestly is half of the battle.
As for the design, I really can't tell what you are trying to do with the lacing or how you can get into the shoe. Next time should show more exploration drawings like WAYNE and/or a Top View so everyone can see your vision. From what I can see it looks pretty good but not simple and clean enough to connect back to Apple's Design Language. Next time make sure your design speaks to your inspiration more. You should be able to see your inspiration in the design more.
I also, think your selection of colors abd color blocking makes the shoe look heavy and not like something Apple would do. I think WAYNE, TOM and JAMIEN did a good job of selecting colors and color blockings that looks like it could be merchandised with an iPod.
I am not sure if you are a student, how old you are or if you are doing this as a hobby but I would say stick with it because I can see you have talent but like with anything you do the more you try to learn, practice and love what you do you will get better.
Good Luck!
D |
Guillaume NGUYEN
(21)
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| 12:09:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Yeah Benko!!! 59 power man (vive le ch'nord).
I like how you covered the toes. What about the graphics ( the head and the flowers), where do they come from?
Hope you're not too sad about the Superbowl...
Lots of finalists this time, surely boosted up by the break between last year.
Guillaume - hé j'ta rcono tizotte, té d'min coin! |
Pietro Pellicelli
(495)
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| 6:30:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2006
...It's already the 17th February here...so since these two guys were born the same day (different years though...:)...
Ciaooo
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Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 8:08:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Jake, here's your shoe in white. I think this might have worked a little better. It makes it look less heavy.
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ben collette
(32)
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| 8:13:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Thanks Mista Nguyen ,chnord in da web :)
For the graphic , (the head and the flower)i was trying to introduce an area where you can personnalise the shoes (like the engraved Ipod if you order it in the web) and still nike use the laser technique to realise a lot of model . i just saw a possible crossover between the 2 brands . I probably forget to explain this detail in the explanation i gave to KG.
I'm curious about your submission , are you goin to post it on isd-up?
For the Superbowl, no big deal you know i 'm not from seattle, and this was my fist game . i just live there .. but i'm sad for all the guys i was with when WE lost .. too bad That would have been a great occasion to party a little bit more . , next year perhaps . |
Wayne Russell
(355)
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| 8:25:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2006
Justin: I was referring to the article..it was the only one I really related to...I've never owned a pair a J's...the whole issuse is about owning/collecting Jordans I guess. The comic was ok..i would have liked some more text on it..not sure if that was your call or not..the drawing of the 21 was nicely done.
I saw this guy wearing the xxi's on the subway today..they look really nice...I want them.
Pietro: did you submit anything for this month? I was waiting to see what you came up with. That shoe with the leopard is kinda wierd but in a good way...I keep going back to look at it.
Tony Hardman: I'm not that bad of a person( at least I don't think) I've communicated really poorly in the past...i'll admit that... I don't take offense to what you said, I prefer honesty("realness")...y'all know...I'm the "KG activist/ complainer"...or something like that. |
jake eadie
(74)
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| 9:03:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2006
thanks for the feedback so far..... i am a student in australia.... just about to start first year uni doing industrial design |
Tony Hardman
(850)
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| 12:32:00 AM Friday, February 17, 2006
Wayne- dude, I wasn't saying you were a bad person AT ALL...just that your attitude seemed negative sometimes. No big deal man. You know we have already moved past our differences and you know I have nothing but respect for your skills and your person. Peace- TH |
Pietro Pellicelli
(495)
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| 3:40:00 AM Friday, February 17, 2006
Wayne: first of all, my deepest congrats because your Ipod shoe is damn cool...the sound wave idea is just fantastic!!!
About myself...I had a bunch of good ideas for this month contest, but they needed little more time to be developed, so I wasn't able to present anything within the dead line...:(
BTW great stuff this month, congrats to everybody!!! Even some of those who didn't make the finals are very good, the level is very high!!!
Ciaooo |
Sindri Sigurdsson
(151)
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| 3:50:00 AM Friday, February 17, 2006
Nice one, Pietro! |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 9:54:00 AM Friday, February 17, 2006
D'wayne,I've been trying to make contact with you since last december,and I know you are very busy most of the time,but I need to show you some of my designs that I can't show here at K.G cause they're very innovative..so what I want to know is how can I send to you my ideas?...and if you want to contact with me! my email is: (ariel75xx@hotmail.com) |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 9:56:00 AM Friday, February 17, 2006
wusup sindri,where have you been bro??????? |
Ventsislav Nikolov
(178)
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| 11:12:00 AM Friday, February 17, 2006
Hey, my friends ,what's up !Great month , with Tom's providing the heat ! Wayne , man ... this one I like the most of your works!!!One thing I noticed but is that your shape at the front of the shoe is always similar ...With that mind-blowing design idea just try to make it more in-style with the whole concept...Anyway , it's just my thoughts .Despite, I love that shoe ,man ! Keep it up ! Ole ! |
justin taylor
(363)
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| 12:00:00 PM Friday, February 17, 2006
Wayne: The text was not my call. I only had control over the illustrations, and not complete control at that.
Thanks for liking my story. It's kinda funny that as it went to press I already had a job, but that still put "artist" as my occupation, since my job is with a competing shoe company. It would have been pretty funny to put in that I worked for a competing brand in an issue that is strictly devoted to Jordan. |
Xavier Rush
(194)
| 2:06:00 PM Friday, February 17, 2006
Happy Birthday MJ!!!!! |
meka dizzo
(55)
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| 6:00:00 PM Friday, February 17, 2006
justin: what comp. do u work for?
wayne: really tight stuff man! |
joe sattler
(77)
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| 8:19:00 PM Friday, February 17, 2006
I can wait no longer! This is what I did. It is made up of hollow tubing with plastic panels at strategic points. I took a lot of inspiration from the iPod commercials. The White to black color transition represents apples release of black ipods. Comments and criticism please.
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Mark Miner
(195)
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| 6:12:00 PM Saturday, February 18, 2006
Min Chul Kim: ?
Mm |
Mark Miner
(195)
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| 6:48:00 PM Saturday, February 18, 2006
now- I see what is there-before was just a red ?
Min Chul Kim- your proportions on the lateral view seem to be right, but in the medial view the collar/ ankle area seems to be pulled back a bit too far. also seen in the medial view is that a closure to a strap? and why have the jordan logo on the medial and not on the lateral? right now it looks more like a nike shoe-. I think the placement of the nike check and its scale to the shoe's scale looks well done. I think would get rid of the jordan logo- or get rid of the nike logo and put jordan logo on the lateral if you want to make it a jordan shoe.
would work on getting the medial view's pattern to flow more smooth like how you did it in the lateral view. I think now you could also bring in some details-like in the outsole-side wall to help tell your story and bring out more of your inspirations.
what where you inspired by?
I think having a lil more of a description when posting a design would help you get more detailed feedback. also would like to see a top view/ outsole view- thumbnails
I think its a great start.
Joe S- could you give us a lil bit of a description about your design?
Mm
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Cubby Golden
(42)
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| 3:19:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2006
yo KG ADMIN.....on my links to the pictures. you got to swith them. wrong pic goes with wrong link. just thought you should know |
joe sattler
(77)
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| 3:47:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2006
Mark- The upper is made up of a structure of hollow tubing. It has plastic, colored panels to hold the foot where needed. |
joe sattler
(77)
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| 3:48:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2006
Right click and view image to see it bigger.
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Mark Miner
(195)
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| 4:53:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2006
Joe- interested in your inspirations for your design/ any other views?
whats stood out to me the the color pops ("plastic color panels") and how they worked against the linear straight "tubing." the "tubing" is leather? embossed? stitched an padded?
I also was interested in the outsole side wall - that heel has some interesting forms-
what are your inspirations for these details? you mentioned ipod commercials- that is a fine inspiration but what aspect/ scene or emotions/ etc did you pull from them?
Mm |
joe sattler
(77)
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| 6:19:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2006
For the ipod commercial inspiration I took a few ideas. First of all- color. I did not want to do simply a white shoe with silver accents. The commercials were more vibrant than that. Also I believe apple was the first to make computers with colored shells.The next aspect was- movement. I wanted to design interesting freeform shapes that created a movement throughout the shoe and led the viewers eye in an interesting way. This is like the dancing movement of the commercials. The final aspect I focused on was- negative space. I wanted the panels to work together visually. I wanted the space around them to be interesing, too. This is similar to the commerial. Because they use silhouettes there is an interesing relationship between the "positive" space taken up by the black figure and the "negative" spaces it creates in the colored backgrounds.
So it pretty much came out as colored shapes. |
joe sattler
(77)
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| 6:30:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2006
I have been looking more closely at running shoe midsoles because these usually have more movement in them than basketball shoes. (the mayfly and kukini come to my mind first.) I took some ideas from them for the heel midsole and then did this overlapping thing because I thought it looked cool. For the tubing I thought it would be a synthetic material, with actual tubes connected together. |
Ventsislav Nikolov
(178)
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| 7:20:00 AM Monday, February 20, 2006
Man , Cubby ... You just break my entire concept for the next month comp !...Love that idea ,man ! I think you could apply more on the personailzed of the shoes ,emphasize the real power of that textile - to allow the user to creat its own style . Try to switch the upper , make a bigger choice in allowing the personalizing stuff on more than just one area of the shoe .Anyway , great thinking , you got 10 from me , the entire concept ... That's the future in my eyes too , love the whole thing ! Ole ! |
Cubby Golden
(42)
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| 2:35:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
yo Nikolov thanks for the love and yeah i know what you are saying about the whole thing. Just time was not on my side this past month but im still going to push it a little more. Yeah i think that the material that goes into shoes and how they become not just a shoe but a whole system itself like the shoe box. But i got some more ideas just like this on the 2020 type theme. Also congrants to everyone and hey KG ADMIN whats wrong wit the link my main pic? But keep up the good work yall and feel free to drop feedback |
Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 5:57:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
Check out GA customizing his own kicks. Why would they NOT have red stripes already?
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Rich Benares
(644)
| 6:18:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
Thats insane that GA has to do his own customizing, and hes using a dry erase marker =/ Man someone at Adidas dropped the ball on that one.
Speaking of All Star kicks. The XX1s are extrodinary! DE I must give you props for creating this well rounded shoe. I love the comfort! The design of the shoe is one of the best ive seen in a Jordan since my fav of all time, the XIIIs. Is the hidden message there for authentication or do I simply have to wait to find out? hah
For those of you who dont have this shoe yet, go get them, you wont be dissapointed.
Cheers Rich |
Pietro Pellicelli
(495)
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| 6:21:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
Ryan: adidas had that marker customizing feature back in the days...end of 70's, start of 80's, I think...they are retroing that shoe right now...maybe GA likes to do that with his own hands...I don't know...
Ciaooooo |
Pietro Pellicelli
(495)
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| 6:26:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
BTW, the real king of the ASG is the designer of the Uptempo Pro, that we have seen in many crazy CWs....Is he the one I think????
Ciααααoooooooooo
:) |
arpith siromoney
(539)
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| 10:39:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
pietro i love the XXI.. not particularly feeling the adriano wouldn wear it..
the xxi: do jordans have so many stripes?the leopard skin give it lot of exclusivity but the stripes is lookin more adidas.. great design though!!! cant keep my eyes of the interestin shapes and material transitions.. |
arpith siromoney
(539)
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| 10:41:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
bit sad that there are so many 5's and 6's this month..they're all great shoes, deserve more.. |
arpith siromoney
(539)
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| 11:01:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2006
what first started as a ipod nano, bioglide inspired shoe has kept changing, its evolved into VC VI.
http://boards.core77.com/viewtopic.php?t=7529
has the design process.
do let me know ..
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Angelo Jay Tanguilig
(189)
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| 1:27:00 AM Tuesday, February 21, 2006
i jus went to www.jumpman23.com...and i love the XXI's... awesome job by the jordan team especially dwayne... i love it... its perfect... its 'jordan' |
eagle redd
(13)
| 9:59:00 AM Tuesday, February 21, 2006
yo i think thomas's design captured that same essence of apple ipod which is simplicity and efficientcy in my opinion and i'm not gay |
Ryan Poser
(89)
| 10:08:00 AM Tuesday, February 21, 2006
@Rich- I dunno, I thought the dessign on the XXIs is a bit sloppy compared to the jordans of old, to all his own I guess :) I agree with you on the XIIIs though. |
Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 10:42:00 AM Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Ryan Poser -- You said "I thought the dessign on the XXIs is a bit sloppy compared to the jordans of old". Please expound on that point.
Air Jordan isn't intended to please everyone in terms of design. But if there is a point that everyone CAN agree on, I think it might be that there's nothing sloppy about the design of an Air Jordan, from I to XXI. I'd just like to know your specific thoughts behind that comment. |
Rich Benares
(644)
| 6:01:00 PM Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Yeah I dont get the whole sloppy argument either.
I mean yeah my XX1s came with some marks on them, but Mr Clean magic rub took care of them in a swipe or two.Is that what you mean? I dont really mind those, I usually clean my Js right out of the box and after every wear anyways.
Rich |
dwayne edwards
(179)
| 4:36:00 AM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
ANGELO and RICH:Thank you for the kind words on the XX1. I hope you enjoy them...
RYAN H:Let Ryan Poser have his opinion. Maybe he will post a design so we can judge his design skills...?
ARIEL:Do you realize how many people would want to contact me to show me their designs? I tell you what, why don't you post something so I can see if you have any drawing skills before I take the time to reach out to you. Cool?
Oh, now that the XX1 is out you all see it has nothing to do with Gambling or Vegas...
D |
karabo anoh
(120)
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| 5:48:00 AM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
dwayne edwards: How many designers work for jordan? is there a lot? |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 9:27:00 AM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Dwayne: there's a problem.I would like to put my designs here in the chat,but I don't know how to do it..You see?? |
Guillaume NGUYEN
(21)
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| 12:12:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Ariel santos
(34)
| 12:21:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
admin. why my design appears with other people's name???.. I don't understand...what's happening?? |
Angelo Jay Tanguilig
(189)
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| 12:23:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
i went to the store today... and put on the the XXI's, the zoom kobe's and the Lebron's. My favourite fit would be the XXI's. I feel the support, especially around the ankle... its very decieving the but the molded area feels great... and the XXI's also look great with joggers or jeans to rock them in... the zoom kobe's... love them too... the white grey yellow combo looks hot... the lebron all-star is actually one of the first i've seen in stores to carry some sort of graphic, apart from the lazering on the XX's... thats a nice addition to the best lebron shoe made to date... though it is heavier than the jordans and kobes. |
ariel santos
(4)
| 12:41:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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Guillaume NGUYEN
(21)
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| 12:55:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Don't worry Ariel, I've just rectified the link so that your shoe can be seen.
I wasn't trying to pretend they were mine... |
ariel santos
(4)
| 1:00:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Dwayne this two jordan shoes(devil cat trainer and save your pants shoe design) are for you, I can't send more designs until I learn how to send it with the correct size.....sorry |
ariel santos
(4)
| 1:08:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
guillaume as you may know, I didn't said nothing bad about you ..just that it was strange to me to see my design with other name..that's all man!!!....what you think abot my two jordan shoes?? |
Jason Petrie
(29)
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| 1:22:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
D-
What does a guy got to do to get a pair of XXI's?!? I'm out of town one weekend and poof! no more XXI's left in my size... Damn you and your hotness!
told ya'll those kicks were mean...
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ariel santos
(4)
| 1:54:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Dwayne,here's more of my jordan stuff......
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justin taylor
(363)
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| 2:23:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
D'Wayne: Are you in Asia? I thought you told me you would be over All-Star break. Let me know when you get back. Sorry I never got ahold of you before, my bad. It's funny that I am actually busy now. |
Nestor Hernandez
(72)
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| 5:16:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Ain't no more XX1's in my size either, wut up D?
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Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 5:27:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
You ain't busy. |
dwayne edwards
(179)
| 5:59:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
AIREL:Not bad...
JASON P:Holla at me when I return in 2 weeks and by the way how was Houston?
Did you place a bid for all 21 on ebay signed by MJ?
NES:Sorry bro..
JUSTIN:Ahhh, so now you know how it feels. Image how busy you are a multiply that by 10 and you get how busy I am. I will be back in Ptown in 2 weeks.
D |
Luvell Stepter
(163)
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| 6:12:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
it looks like all the finalist have been posted. posting mine to get some input let me know what you think
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Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 6:22:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
DE, JT -- No word yet. FYI -- RH |
Luvell Stepter
(163)
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| 6:27:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
sorry it looks smashed together but here is another pic.
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Jason Petrie
(29)
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| 6:28:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
D-
Houston was ridiculous- a good time had by all I would say... I'm still recovering...
You know I was gonna put a bid in on all those J's, but I need to save the extra half million I have laying around for a rainy day!
safe travels homie...
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Rich Benares
(644)
| 6:38:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Yah I tried to bid for the J's too, but you know I couldnt get that much from my HELOC! lol
You know if they had each designer sign the shoes as well as MJ, that would have been HOT!
JASON: Are you responsible for the Air Flight Bangers? If you are ,hot shoe bro, cant find it in the colorway I want tho lol
Cheers
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thomas hartings
(51)
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| 9:31:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Dwayne,
I cant imagine how busy you are with everything, but i do have a quick question for you. I have a contact at Nike that has offered to show me around the shoe design facilities in Beaverton sometime in late spring or summer...I was wondering how hard it was to set up a tour (with anyone at Jordan), or even get a basic look around...also, i will be graduating soon from Ohio State and i would love to know if Jordan has some sort of intern program or if there is another way to set up an interview for a position...i realize you probably get a hundred requests like this, but if there is any information that you can send my way
(hartings.9@osu.edu ), or just post on here, i'd really appreciate it..... |
cory joseph
(22)
| 9:32:00 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Here is my submition..didnt make it, but i got 9 more months. tell me what you think. and it might be a little small, photo bucket sucks.
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dwayne edwards
(179)
| 12:14:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
THOMAS:Not sure who your contact is @ Nike but have "them" email me at work from "their" work email so I can know who it is.
JASON:Sounds like you had a good time. Next year I will be in Vegas.
RYAN:I was wondering what the status was. As soon as you hear something shoot me an email.
D
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Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 12:48:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Corey Joseph, I'll start with a couple positive thoughts. Your proportion is pretty good. and I like the simplicity. It's not overdesigned. That's good.
Now for the negative...
THE TOE: I know a lot of designers draw the toe turned up like that, as a matter of rendering style. But just looking at that makes my toes uncomfortable. If it helps communicate a design idea, then that's one thing, but that's not the case with yours. No hoop shoe is made like that, so why draw it that way? That's just my opinion.
THE ANKLE: The circle at the ankle looks like a straight rip-off of the medial side of the AJ XXI. There's a not-so-fine line between inspiration and plagiarism.
THE HEEL: The roundness of your heel isn't good for basketball. The heel needs a flatter & wider foundation at the floor for ankle stability.
THE SWOOSH: Nike would never let you present the swoosh like that... jammed between that black perfed opening and the outsole. It's actually the most original idea in the whole design, and I know you were trying to be clever with it but it doesn't look good. No logo should be presented with that sort of optical interference. That's graphic design 101.
OUTSOLE: Not bad, but the outriggers at the lateral forefoot and medial heel need some beef or to veer upward to give them some strength. They look more like little flaps. The one at the heel would likely even get in the way and trip you up when shuffling laterally on defense.
Sorry to be so hard on your design. Just giving you some honest feedback and suggestions for improvement. Don't get mad, get better. :) |
Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 1:01:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
I'll let you know first thing, DE.
By the way, I was just on Jumpman23.com and they've got the new red Italian suede featured on the splash. There's a new link titled "PERSPECTIVES", with video commentaries from several people, MJ included. The longest one is by some guy named D'Wayne Edwards.
Seriously, good stuff, man. |
Guillaume NGUYEN
(21)
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| 8:33:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Oki here was my interpretation of the theme :
Apple : The iKick
This basketball shoe has been inspired by several theme of the Apple brand.
The whole shoe is designed with straight lines connected with soft radius. The ankle window is looking like a click-wheel and uses mesh to provide comfort and breathability. The chrome parts allow an homogene repartition of pressure between the upper and the outsole.
The colorway is inspired by the first generation of iMACs.
I'm kinda disapointed but I will post it here so I can get some comments.
Large image : http://www.fifty-niners.com/iKick-large.jpg
Don't forget to check my website : www.fifty-niners.com
Enjoy and don't hesitate to give your opinion
Ciao to all my fellow footwear designers
Guillaume - Back to reality
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Ryan Poser
(89)
| 8:45:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Ryan Holler, I just dont think that cuts are as clean as say the XX. Dont get me wrong I do like them, but I just think that there are better jordans out there. Just my opinion. |
Thomas Le
(149)
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| 9:35:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
I like the design Guillaume. Lots of flowing lines and I love how the outsole wraps. BTW, are you Viet? |
Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 9:40:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Guillaume -- I like your design more than some of those that made the finals. Good work. -- RH |
thomas hartings
(51)
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| 10:01:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
guillaume,
i agree with ryan, and although i know the admin has a tough job every month i really think that you deserved to be in the finals...regardless, you did a really nice job with this theme. its clean but still interesting, and the rendering is solid. |
Thomas Murphy
(12)
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| 10:06:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Damn Guillaume, yeah again I´d be tempted to say your entry DESERVED to be finalist more than some others...
so I´ll just say I like it ;-)
and dont say "back to reality" amigo, keep on spitting some nice renderings like these, they will always enhance your portfolio..
hope to see you soon in Lille!
Totai |
Ryan Holler
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| 10:28:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Yes, Thomas, thanks for mentioning that. I mean no disrespect to KG. I know that a large part of evaluating the submissions is purely subjective. So I don't like to say who should and shouldn't make finals since that isn't my job. I just think Guillaume has a very solid thoughtful design. That's all I'm saying. I'm glad you posted it, Guillaume. And KG, I'm glad you guys do what you do, even when I have a different take on things. |
Jason Petrie
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| 12:08:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Oh I'm all up in Vegas next year D- so let me go ahead and reserve my Jordan invite!
Rich- yes, the Flight banger is mine... what color are you looking for? |
Pietro Pellicelli
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| 12:25:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
JP - Uptempo Pro ???? Did you design those?
Ciao |
Ed
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| 1:35:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
guillaume, I feel your design. However, other than the round radius at the ankle area, I do not see anything related to the nano theme. They don't look that lightweight due to the midsole. Also, seeing that you only have 1 rendering and 1 angle of the shoe, I don't think it has pushed the envelope enough. Most of the finalists either has a better rendering, or a better idea or at the very least has more details than what you have to offer. Again, it is a close call and I really do like what you did, but I can see why it missed the cut. |
Rich Benares
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| 2:55:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
JASON: Im looking for the black and white one that they have on nikebasketball.com, I cant seem to find it anywhere.
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Pepijn Martens
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| 4:28:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
rushbrook.. you dog.. did you pay people to vote again??
guillaume! Good job on the rendering! You're getting there.. Stop by soon for a chat and a Coke if you want.
Vents; i'm a bit dissapointed.. it seems less cutting edge than some of your earlier shoes.. or maybe I'm just not grasping the genius of it yet..
And lay off the pastel-colours for your next one maybe..
I'm voting for the 3 Tom's.. Fairly nice month.. no 10's though.. will the next JasonPetrie please stand up (now that Justin quit kG so sudden..)
Pep |
justin taylor
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| 5:17:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Pepijn Martens: You make it sound like I abondoned my fellow KGers. It sounds so bad when you say quit. It's not like that guys, I am just actually busy with real work now, which is good, don't get me wrong. I am glad you acknowledged me in the same sense as Jason Petrie, whom we all know really started this whole posting renderings on the internet, or at least revolutionized it. Thanks JP. |
Jason Petrie
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| 5:36:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Rich- If you are a size 9 I can probably help you out- otherwise it might be tough, since that colorway dropped a while ago. If I see any pop up, I will def let you know. And thanks for even looking for them in the first place! |
Guillaume NGUYEN
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| 5:59:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Thx for everyone comments.
T.Le : yep I do have some vietnamese origins
T.Murphy : Don't worry, you know I like to go dramatic
P.Martens : I am not around Lille these days but I take this as a lifetime invitation :-))
Tschuss!!
Guillaume - Ich can nicht Deutsch sprechen... |
Rich Benares
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| 6:09:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
JASON: Actually I am a size 9,
If you do see them pop up anywhere let me know. Thanks |
Ryan Holler
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| 10:22:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Rich, I'm jealous. Size 9? Please. Do you know what that means? |
Rich Benares
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| 11:09:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Ryan: That means that if I ever did design shoes as a pro, I would have lots and lots of well.. shoes that I can actually wear lol |
Kyle Jenkins
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| 11:21:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Here was my submission. Just a shrouded concept. Ill take any feedback.
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dwayne edwards
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| 11:24:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
No offense but size 9 people make me sick.
Can you image what my shoe game would look like if I wore a size 9?
D |
Thomas Le
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| 11:32:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
Good stuff Kyle. The rendering is very good and lots of nice textures that really bring the shoe to life. Its definitely fast looking, but possibly could have simplified the heel to make it more smooth and perhaps more in line with apple's products. Overall, very clean job. |
Rich Benares
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| 11:36:00 PM Thursday, February 23, 2006
D,
Most of the time though, especially with Js I always have to wait in lines to cop a pair because in my area theres a large Filipino community and man we all wear size 9s it seems, I can never get anything in my size..man I can only think what im gonna have to do to get the Military IVs :( |
Tony Hendrix
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| 1:49:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
Rich, I believe Dwayne is referring to prototypes. Almost all concepts and shoe samples are a size 9. at least the mens. If you worked for Nike & wore a 9, you would have sooo many footwear samples and shoes that consumers never see.
I wear a 13, and you have to be quick to get those too.
by the way Adidas dropped the Garnett's in all star and black & red with some cool images. The new Force are beautiful too. I think I'm looking for some new ones.
My Lebrons are giving me some issues: 1st the metal rings on the lacing shreds my shoe strings, and I have been slipping alot in the heel area. Anyone else have the Lebron's? |
Tony Hendrix
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| 2:24:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
I managed to wait until all the finalists were up before voting. I really wish I could give some.5's some concepts deserved a little better than say a 7, but maybe not quite on the 8 tier. I think 3 stand a little above, and I have 1 fav.
There were a few deserving guys who didn't make it Douglas, I like your thinking. Ian, and Guillaume. Luvell, I though your preview was hot. After seeing your complete concept; it just wasn't very dynamic to me & your proportions seemed a little off. I think you were close though. Nice looking concept too Kyle...tough job KG.
- juice |
Ryan Holler
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| 2:44:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
All this talk of size 9 samples reminds me... I don't think I ever showed y'all the rare sample adidas gave me on one of my T-Mac 4 Artist Series trips. This is a colorway they cooked up for 04 All-Star game. He didn't end up wearing it, instead going with the retail version red on one foot and blue on the other. The unique thing about this sample is the lines on the medial side and the shank plate alternate red and white. And the ebmroidered logo on the tongue is red. These were not available in stores. I have no clue how many samples were made like this. Of course these are size 9. I wear 12.5.
Sorry about the image quality. I left my camera at work today, so I just put them on my scanner.
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Ryan Holler
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| 2:48:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
As you can see here, the ones he wore in the 04 ASG did not have the extra color on the medial side. This is the retail version.
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Ventsislav Nikolov
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| 3:38:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
What's up my friends ! Hey , Pep , how's it going ?!Will mail you soon ...Uhh, I have one question that seems a little ridiculous - how the outsoles for the left and the right shoe are made ? From one matrix , or there have to be two similar matrixes for each other ? I quess there have to be two differents ... Ole ! |
Evgeny Kosakovich
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| 5:13:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
Here was my submission. It will be good to know what you think about it...
Here is other colorways: http://ek8.6te.net/renders/nano_1_0/nano_1_0.htm |
Rich Benares
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| 8:21:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
Tony: I know what D was referring to, I was simply trying to say that, being a size 9 can also be a curse at times. haha
Ryan: Those are nice. Adidas really hooked you up! |
justin taylor
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| 11:35:00 AM Friday, February 24, 2006
You size 9 guys drive me crazy. All these samples are made in your size, granted thay are hard to find, but at least shoes are made in your size. Alot of shoes aren't even made in my size! THAT makes it hard to get shoes. |
Rich Benares
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| 12:45:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Justin: Need a hug bro? hehehe
Yeah I guess I cant complain too much :) |
Ariel santos
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| 12:50:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Thomas Murphy: where you at man? need to talk to you, come back to the messenger dude..
Dwayne: I would like to see more jordan running shoes..I'm a good running shoes designer....I started making running shoes when I used to work for (fila)then I worked for fubu,reebok and I was head designer for kappa in panama city...I can send you my resume..just send me an email and I'll email you back with my resume and some designs I made for fila and kappa........
I have 9 years of experience working in this business D.. |
Ryan Holler
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| 1:21:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Heartwarming story here, check this out.
Autistic Team Manager Takes the Floor, and Shocks Crowd With Six 3-Pointers in Four Minutes
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/wireStory?id=1656512 |
Ryan Holler
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| 1:23:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Someone ought to look him up and send him some size 9 samples. |
Ryan Holler
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| 1:43:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Just received my Sole Collector "Jordan Issue". Skimmed it at lunch. JT, nice work on that comic, homeboy. DE, good of y'all to let go of those development sample photos of the XXI. Just looking at those pics is a learning experience in itself. Cool to see some of the stages the shoe went through. |
justin taylor
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| 2:49:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Man, I don't even have my issues of SC yet. I want to read all those collector's articles. I got to look through one at work the other day, and what I saw looked pretty good. I liked the comic. It turned out alright, but it's no T-Rex.
RYAN: I tried to pull up that story, but I couldn't get it to load. I am eagerly awaiting some news. . .
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Ryan Holler
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| 3:24:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
When did you become a Maestro? I didn't notice.
No word yet, JT. There's a legit holdup, but it's not related to me. |
justin taylor
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| 4:04:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
I don't know. it wasn't too long ago. I wonder what the next level is.
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Jason Petrie
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| 4:32:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Rich-
I've got 1/2 pair ofthose in my office, and if I can find the other half, they are yours... |
Brian Moughty
(378)
| 5:33:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Well Im sitting in a hotel room right now, and just thought Id pop in and say nice job to everyone this month, there are some real cool ideas...and it seemed like the click wheel played a big part in most designs...
I didn't enetr, but did make a ipod shoe a few months ago but it was a running 360 shoe..Hopefully Ill start entering soon again...
Oh also
D'wayne- Saw the XXI for the first time in person today down here, and gotta let you know that you def did a great job with this shoe if my little brother wants it, because when it comes to shoes, hes the toughest critic around...So now that I saw them in person, Great job once again..Look forward to the future...
And also the future designs of kicksguide...
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Rich Benares
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| 6:14:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Jason: wow, man, thanks a bunch! |
cory joseph
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| 8:44:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2006
Ryan: I appreciate your feedback man, freal. I didnt mean to make the toe that pointy. i noticed it aswell after it was all scanned and finished, so i just said F*** it, and kept it. and about the ankle, its completely see through, and honestly doesnt resemble the XXIs at all. there were plenty of other shoe with circular designs at the ankle im sure. ur also right about the heel and outsole, i was just trying to get a roundish kinda theme goin on so i just gave'r haha. anyways, thanks again man..im def gunna work on what u pointed out.
pce |
Aurélien Longo
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| 8:24:00 AM Saturday, February 25, 2006
Could you help me!i would know how to put an image on this chat please! |
seth wielosinski
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| 5:33:00 PM Saturday, February 25, 2006
Wow Ryan....that just shows how the game is all mental/desire. If you remember I asked for your mailing address once. Would you mind repeating that? |
Ryan Holler
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| 11:45:00 PM Saturday, February 25, 2006
Seth, yes I remember that. It was several months ago, right? I sent you an email asking you to scan some of your drawings and email them to me first. Did you get the email? If so, please note that I have closed my mac.com account. My new email address is design@ryanholler.com. |
Ryan Holler
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| 11:52:00 PM Saturday, February 25, 2006
Seth, yes I remember that. It was several months ago, right? I sent you an email asking you to scan some of your drawings and email them to me first. Did you get the email? If so, please note that I have closed my mac.com account. My new email address is design@ryanholler.com. |
Ryan Holler
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| 11:52:00 PM Saturday, February 25, 2006
whut? how did that happen? |
arpith siromoney
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| 5:54:00 AM Sunday, February 26, 2006
dude aurelien get to this page through the "chat" section. on top there is a link which gives adequate instruction.
one more thing i did not realise: when you load an image on tinypic, once the new page loads you;ll have to scroll to the bottom, their will be a thumb of your pic, and on its side will be several text boxes (url, link, etc) copy the link bit.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!! dude forget the first bit of my post.
the instructions are right here- under the image url box! (right next to where you click "post")
frustration!
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arpith siromoney
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| 5:59:00 AM Sunday, February 26, 2006
are there any good side profile images of the XXI s online?
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Aurélien Longo
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| 6:16:00 AM Sunday, February 26, 2006
thank you Arpith!!
This is my rendering i sent you last month for the APPLE IPOD CONTEST
Could you say me what you feel about it? i'm a french 17 guy and i would like to be a sportshoe designer! help me! say me what i have to do to make better!(sorry for my english...)
Aurélien
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arpith siromoney
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| 10:57:00 AM Sunday, February 26, 2006
anyone with a soccer background -can you either post here or mail me as to where exactly on the foot the ball makes contact (when kicking the ball)
arpith.siro@gmail.com |
arpith siromoney
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| 11:08:00 AM Sunday, February 26, 2006
wow aurelien you have got some skills in rendering! the shoe is a good design too it looks very wearable, a bit blatantly inspired by the nano (materials) . im really loving the shape it looks so real, you know.. some designs are just a bit hard to imagine on a foot.
and as i said - beautiful render (prefer the white one)
i feel the overall presentation (sky blue bg) really jarrs with the good shoe. it doesnt reflect the quality of your design.
one thing i dont understand - the metallic heel will it compress at all for cushioning?
good work.
oh and FIY.. the reason your image dint post first was you had provided a url that included "view?" in it. i posted it without that. the second time it had two or three urls one after the other. hope you get it right next time- can you post a larger image of that white shoe? my old monitor makes it hard to look at dettailing in black.
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Aurélien Longo
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| 1:12:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2006
there is my white "inspiration" you wanted to see.
The metallic heel is here to remind the backside of the ipod nano,i just wanted to make a wearable shoe thinking about the nano.
im 17 and it the firt time i sent a render but it think it wasn't selected to be on the artist projects.So i 'll do better the other time.im designing a shoe for the february contest and i hope that i 'll could be selected. thank for say me what you feel about my rendering... im waiting some other feeling.
Aurélien
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Aurélien Longo
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| 2:09:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2006
one thing
im french and iwould like to get (in english)every caracterisics of a sport shoe.every words (sole, cushioning, laces, heel...) and the name of the materials used to make a shoe.could you help me? aloha_paradise@hotmail.fr
Aurlien |
tom rushbrook
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| 2:45:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2006
Dang out of the office for a few weeks and come back to this!! Some great stuff guys, think its been one of the more interesting themes so far..
Yo Pep, still waiting for you to cash my cheque bru |
Will Kearns
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| 4:17:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2006
Here's my submission for the ipod. Feedback is always welcome.
Also just want to say that i'm glad to see theres a few hand renderings in this month.
Keep it it up!
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arpith siromoney
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| 7:31:00 AM Monday, February 27, 2006
man DE your shoe is amazing i'm really feeling the design. when the XX came out i was a bit sad cos that was so hot, i didnt know if it could be topped you know?
but from the few pictures i've seen online im fallin in love with the XXIs.. good job.. |
arpith siromoney
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| 7:35:00 AM Monday, February 27, 2006
will that is beautiful to look at- but its so blurry i wonder if you did it to paint, or to design a shoe.
as a design, i really like the overall shape, and the straps at the heel look sweet.
i'm not a fan of the pear shape on the side though. |
Arnaud Redon
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| 10:32:00 AM Monday, February 27, 2006
Arptih - approximately this :
PS : it's not my foot ^^
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Will Kearns
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| 7:02:00 PM Monday, February 27, 2006
Hey arpith thanks for the comments. If it looks a little blurry it could be from the Pencil Crayon, it doesn't scan very well. Peace |
Carlo Behtash
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| 8:58:00 PM Monday, February 27, 2006
Pietro, volevo farti i miei complimenti perche` mi piace molto il tuo stile e hai molto talento. Io sono un bambino di 12 anni e, anche se adesso vivo a Palo Alto, Ca( vicino a Stanford), ho vissuto a Bergamo per 6 anni.Una curiosita`: abiti in Italia?? Scusa se non lo so ma ho appena visto questo sito e devo dire che mi ha impressionato molto, e non solo per la qualita` del lavoro. Beh, spero di vedere qualche tua nuova idea |
arpith siromoney
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| 12:13:00 AM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
thanks arnaud |
Pietro Pellicelli
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| 4:01:00 AM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Carlo: innanzi tutto grazie per i complimenti!!! Si sono italiano e abito in provincia di Reggio Emilia. Scrivi molto bene per la tua età e sopratutto se ora vivi negli USA hai mantenuto un ottimo italiano! Come mai hai visitato questo sito? Sei appassionato di scarpe e le disegni? Giochi a basket?
Per la prossima volta magari scrivi pure in inglese così tutti possono capire. In questo sito c'è gente un po' da tutte le parti del mondo e la lingua ufficiale è l'inglese.
Se vuoi contattarmi la mia mail è skyfly12@libero.it
Ciaoooooo
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Little translation for everyone who don't speak italian:
Carlo now lives in Palo Alto but for 6 years lived in Italy in the city of Bergamo. He is 12 years old and has just discovered this site and he says he is very impressed from the quality of the designs presented here. |
Arnaud Redon
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| 8:16:00 AM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Arpith - This is the zone which makes contact with the ball when you shoot the ball, for passes you use the "interior of the foot" (good translation ?) although u can shoot with the interior too (more controlled shoot). |
Enrique Lopez Lorenzana
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| 9:24:00 AM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
This is my rendering I sent you last month for the APPLE IPOD CONTEST, this is my first attemp designing a basketball shoe, done a couple of nights before the deadline.
I hope to be able to participate in following editions with more time and dedication, cause the artists who participate are AMAZING.
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arpith siromoney
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| 10:23:00 AM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
enrique: its a nice render, but i'm not a fan of the transparent straps - how do they work. i cant see any velcro. also, it brings to mind the unfortunate flaw in the nanos of scratching, and the need for a silicon cover. i am very against the use of an "extra" design element (that is not a part of the product) to protect the original design. the straps remind me of it, probably just me though. |
arpith siromoney
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| 10:24:00 AM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
arnaud : so "toeing" is a no-no? |
Ariel santos
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| 12:54:00 PM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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Arnaud Redon
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| 1:24:00 PM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
yes-yes, maybe, perhaps....
no-no ? : My nickname ? Oo |
Enrique Lopez Lorenzana
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| 4:05:00 PM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
arpith: Yes I aggree with your oppinion about the transparent straps.
The thing is that, as long as I was finishing the design it seamed to me that I was adding more and more weight to the shoe-design, so I decided to put this trasnparent material to the straps so they would become lighter.
But I had also to bear in mind the velcro system which is behind, but I could make because of a lack of time...so it has been like this for this time, which by the way, was my firt attemp in desinging shoes
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Carlo Behtash
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| 6:58:00 PM Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Pietro, I do play basketball and I do like shoes and I love to draw( not only shoes but also more artistic stuff, like landscapes etc.) I wanted to ask you something but I guess I could just send you an email. |
Pietro Pellicelli
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| 6:58:00 AM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Carlo: a mail is all right! skyfly12@libero.it
Ciaooooo |
Shiem Wade
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| 8:14:00 AM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Sorry Here it is again.
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Aurélien Longo
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| 2:04:00 PM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Shiem your project reminds me bit the Nike flightposite 1 (Garnett). i like it but could you say me what about the ipod nano?did you try to post it on the january contest?
Aurélien |
dallas stokes
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| 5:53:00 PM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
GET THE NEW SOLE COLLECTOR!!!! ASAP |
Ryan Holler
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| 7:20:00 PM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Got mine. |
justin taylor
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| 7:31:00 PM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Got mine, too. |
Guillaume NGUYEN
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| 8:04:00 PM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Got milk? |
Wayne Russell
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| 9:19:00 PM Wednesday, March 01, 2006
...there's also a small write up on D'Wayne and the XXI in footwear news, saw it today. I'm not sure which week the issue was for though...might have been from the first week of feb. |
Ariel santos
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| 9:55:00 AM Thursday, March 02, 2006
T-Murphy,thanks for all you've done for me, I really appreciate it. you deserve to be at puma as head designer homie, you are the man.....
Dwayne: I would like to see more jordan running shoes..I'm a good running shoes designer....I started making running shoes when I used to work for (fila)then I worked for fubu,reebok and I was head designer for kappa in panama city...I can send you my resume..just send me an email and I'll email you back with my resume and some designs I made for fila and kappa........
I have 9 years of experience working in this business D.. |
Rich Benares
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| 10:43:00 AM Thursday, March 02, 2006
Ariel: Since this is the second time you have mentioned it, lets see some running shoes bru. Its oddly cold here in Southern Cal, throw up some heat :)
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Ariel santos
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| 12:51:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
Rich..wait, don't be desperate!!!!! |
Ariel santos
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| 1:21:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
Feeel the heat!!!
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Ariel santos
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| 1:28:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
My new jordan bellaco running shoe..(bellaco means wicked)...
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Rich Benares
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| 2:45:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
Ariel: Interesting stuff...Im not a pro or anything, but I must say... that graffiti fonts got to go.. |
seth wielosinski
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| 6:02:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
Ryan...what's your new email address? |
Ryan Poser
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| 8:18:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
I agree with Rich on the graffiti bit. And maybe an all white background, whats there now takes away from the bellaco runners. Its to distracting |
Phil Woodman
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| 10:19:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
Without any disrespect Ariel ('cos for 9 years you've been doing exactly what I aspire to do) but with those 9 years experience do you not think your Nike 'springy' shoe is ergonomically flawed. To me it appears the heel of the foot would be elevated too high to run. The ankle support is too low to hold that colossus sole onto the foot. The toe box is massive! which gives it more of a boot look than a sleek running shoe. And the single column shock would create a questionably unstable heel.
Am interested in seeing more of your designs though as your Bellaco shoe appears a lot better resolved and we are all interested in what guys in the industry come up with.
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Rich Benares
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| 11:06:00 PM Thursday, March 02, 2006
Ariel: Can you possibly show us samples of shoes that you have actually designed..either at Kappa or Fila? Im pretty sure someone with your experience should have a portfolio and a half full of stuff.
Im just getting the feeling this overload of Nike work you have up is for the purpose of impressing specific Nike heads.
Its still cold here in SoCal...need more heat :)
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arpith siromoney
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| 6:59:00 AM Friday, March 03, 2006
ariel, the designs and layout appear immature. i speak as a shoe designer, and not a designer. whats in that toe man? i had high expectations maybe (9 years as pro = wow) a little dissapointed now.
can you post the shoes you designed that came into the market? |
arpith siromoney
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| 7:00:00 AM Friday, March 03, 2006
i meant as a shoe wearer. it does not reflect the subtlety that jordan represents to me. |
ARSEN ROCK
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| 12:36:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
It was my concept..not selected____ ARSROCK...stayin alive..
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ARSEN ROCK
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| 12:38:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
the sketches_____ ARSROCK in da place to be
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ARSEN ROCK
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| 12:39:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
Rendering__________ ARSROCK tired...
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ARSEN ROCK
(196)
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| 12:41:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
the Alternate..._______ARSROCK says ciao...
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Aurélien Longo
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| 1:04:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
beautiful work arsen
i dont understand why you didnt be selected.
how can you explain that to me?
have you see my ipod project? (page 24)
ciao |
Ryan Poser
(89)
| 1:47:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
Arsen, I think it looks awsome,
Probably the only reason you didnt make it is because theres a bit to much going on in the designe, and the theme was light wieght preformance.
but otherewise it looks great. |
d2 Lo
(27)
| 2:04:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
seems to be a lot of complicated solutions running around here. Apple products are S I M P L E. Anyone remember the the Jordan Team Elite 2 designed by D.E., affectionately called the ruler shoe?
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justin taylor
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| 2:40:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
Yup, that's a simple shoe right there. my brother-in-law has the all grey lows, and he loves them. |
justin taylor
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| 5:21:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
Simple in a good way, that is. |
zenith chance
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| 8:26:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
congrats rushbrook. you deserve all you get. |
Thomas Le
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| 9:00:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
Congrats to Rushbrook who happens to have a very nice first name. |
justin taylor
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| 9:05:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
Congrats. Good work Tom. |
d2 Lo
(27)
| 9:19:00 PM Saturday, March 04, 2006
Congrats Tom! Awesome work. Loved this one. I think he really capture the spirit of the iPod, I esp like the cushioning concept, very technical on the inside, but very simple on the outside. |
Pietro Pellicelli
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| 4:57:00 AM Sunday, March 05, 2006
Congrats Tom...I really like your design for the simplicity while still respecting all the heature a basketball shoe must have! Plus the green lining and details looks very fresh.
Ciaooooo |
Tanim Quazi
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| 5:55:00 AM Sunday, March 05, 2006
congratulations Tom, just a general question: what's march madness supposed to mean? is that the theme for the month or does it just say that??? cheers to anyone who could shed some light. peace |
Arnaud Redon
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| 9:18:00 AM Sunday, March 05, 2006
Congrats T., euh Thomas, euh Tom ! ;)
The competition was hard, and some other finalists deserve to win too. A great month ! |
arpith siromoney
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| 9:33:00 AM Sunday, March 05, 2006
tanim: ryan H has explained it in the march madness discussion section. |
Ryan Poser
(89)
| 10:53:00 AM Sunday, March 05, 2006
Close one this month,
congrats Tom, you earned it. |
tom rushbrook
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| 3:51:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
WoW!! What a great Monday morning! Id just like to thank everyone who voted for their support, comments and criticisms and other misc remarks.. As I ve already said this month relaly got my creative juices flowin and I feel I produced a product that Im 100% proud of.
I wasnt able to drop something for this months due to work commitments and going away with the missus, but Ive got the bic out as we speak penning up another tomfoolery creation for March Madness baby..
Again thanks to one and all and congrats to all who made the finals for sharin the love and the passion for the game!
Peace
TOMFOOLERY |
ARSEN ROCK
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| 6:20:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
...________ ARSROCK's boring....Born to die..congrats finalists.. |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 10:26:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
well dogs ..are you trying to hurt my feelings with this coments???
Ryan:this designs I made it as a work for my the school of designs, 3 years ago( this designs are not made for any footwear company) you got that??
Phil, phil, phil, have you been in china in the factories working with prototipes?? cause I do,,sometimes a shoe looks heavy but is not..
Rich, stop asking me for my designs, And show yours....
Armpit:dog you feel dissapointed?,what happens is next:I did not made this designs to impress nike and other company with my designs, if I would to do that,I would show my new designs here (KG)you think that I'm so stupid to do that?,that's why I show my old designs here..
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Ariel santos
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| 11:00:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
Here you are 3 of my designs for fila>>>>
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Ariel santos
(34)
| 11:01:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
that's my 1998 designs (fila) |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 11:06:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
my 1999 designs (kappa prototypes).......
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Ariel santos
(34)
| 11:08:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
my 1999 designs (kappa prototypes)#2
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Ariel santos
(34)
| 11:13:00 AM Monday, March 06, 2006
Armpit, Rich, Ryan and phil, tell me your stories>>> |
Rich Benares
(644)
| 12:53:00 PM Monday, March 06, 2006
Ariel: My designs are somewhere on this site.
I have no story im not in the business and I barely do designs for a living lol...lets see I went to OTIS/Parsons, the year they split from Parsons....I have done a lot of CD covers for hip hop artists like MC EIHT, LIL KEKE and the late DJ SCREW. Trying to get into footwear design, but the road is long and the travel will be fun :)
No one is trying to hurt your feelings with the comments, for someone with 9 years of experience, I would have expected you to be able to take critisizm much better.
I asked you to show the shoes that have already gone to productions because I trully didnt feel the previous designs you posted were up to par with Nike standards. I am not doubting your talent as a designer, I was simply questioning the way you laid it all out. And I think thats what Arpith was saying also... the shoes themselves were pretty good, but the way you presented them looked pretty grade school. Sorry to be harsh man, but we only say what we see here. Take everything with a grain of salt. And relax homie, everythings gonna be alright :) |
ARSEN ROCK
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| 2:31:00 PM Monday, March 06, 2006
Rich..tell me more about your Hip hop CD jacket.._______ ARS THE ROCK DYNAMIKER |
Rich Benares
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| 2:46:00 PM Monday, March 06, 2006
Ars: My cousin is a producer in the Bay Area ( San Francisco ) and I did several album covers for his clients. The most recognizable one would be MC EIHT, who was a member of Comptons Most Wanted and he also had a starring role in the movie " Menace to Society": I dont have a good copy of the CD cover here at work, but I found this copy on the net
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Rich Benares
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| 2:48:00 PM Monday, March 06, 2006
Here is another one, for Savage Life which is a group based out of Northern California.
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Rich Benares
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| 2:49:00 PM Monday, March 06, 2006
geh, the auto resize on these pages make them look crappy |
justin taylor
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| 5:16:00 PM Monday, March 06, 2006
Rich: I had no idea someone else on this site had done a cd cover. I have one under my belt as well, although it is not for anyone that is that big, just a band that was local to the Little Rock region. They are, however, expecting big things soon. I'll search for the pic. |
Phil Woodman
(25)
| 9:08:00 PM Monday, March 06, 2006
Ariel :"Phil, phil, phil, have you been in china in the factories working with prototipes?? cause I do,,sometimes a shoe looks heavy but is not.."
Who wants a shoe that looks heavy anyway? (apart from a goth in a mosh pit) Design is all about psychology.
Visually you want the product to achieve its function.
Like a gun. You wouldn't want to go to war with pink guns. You'd want aggressive coloured one's that emphasise the performance of the gun.
In the same way you wouldn't buy heavy looking shoes to go running.
If you would like to elaborate on any other comments I am willing to explain.
I was trying to be fully respectful with my opinions. |
KG
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| 12:39:00 AM Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Ariel, please read the instructions on "HOW TO POST IMAGES". In the future, incorrectly posted images will be deleted rather than edited. Thanks. |
arpith siromoney
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| 8:13:00 AM Tuesday, March 07, 2006
hey ariel lol your keyboard must be real messed up man.. you misspelt my name twice!
dude, i like the blue kick with the off center zipper.
i dont think you got anything positive from my crit, so here it is again..
when i buy a jordan, i'm looking for a JORDAN and not any tom dick or harry you know what i mean? what makes your shoe a JORDAN and not anything else? that is what you should be communicating effectively.
your nike runner, again, the lack of stability makes me question its credibility as a serious shoe. hey it looks pretty radical, but thats hot only in poor misguided youth. i've also never seen an experienced designer put his name in bold font as a bg pattern. fine, it may be your style, but stil the layout looks immature.
i try and criticize the shoe and not the man who made it. your background info made me expect more, there's no harm in that though.
so here's my crit in brief:
1) poor layout always undermines a design
2) the jumpman looked like an afterthought
3) the nike does not appear well thought out to me.
i'd love to get critism on the design i'm working on currently, after all, i am only a lowly high school student.
i've also put up some stuff on core, hit me up at arpith.siro@gmail.com if you would like the link
i hope you'll get my name right now, its ARPITH and i'm past the stage of witty comebacks about caliban
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ARSEN ROCK
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| 8:33:00 AM Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Hey Rich!!I know MC Eiht...Did u say Bay Area??I met a man Called DJ D from *San Fransisco and a producer named Fat JACK when I was in LA.Friends of Aceyalone and J5..cool things Rich...Also I'm going to design some CD cover next time...Stay tuned, I'll show u some stuff...Peace _________ ARSROCK still rocks on the dancefloor |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 10:23:00 AM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Arpith you Know why a called you (Armpit)?.. cause you disrespect me using the word (inmature) about my old designs...you could say that you liked or not, but that word is offensive to me ,
I would never call any of your designs (inmature).
Phil..I'm done with you..talk to the hand, cause my head don't wanna listen to you..
Rich..not impressive with your CD cover but it's Ok |
Rich Benares
(644)
| 12:04:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
lol Ariel...good luck trying to find a job with that attitude :)
Arpith only said your designs look immature, because for someone to claim they had 9 years of experience in the industry using that grafitti font and how you laid your designs out...well looked very high school. Maybe we have been spoiled by seeing work from D2lo, Jason Petrie, Tony Hardman, Holler and JT...maybe we have another vision of what to expect from someone who claims to be a "professional" In the end your designs might not be immature, but your attitude sure is..
"You need fries with that?"
cheers
Rich |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 12:53:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Rich..I already have a job,,dog.I'm a freelance designer for three footwear companies that I can't mention it here(one of them american,other italian and the last from panama)..and it seems to be that my words acts like bullets in your brain...what's up dog? are you insane?....you are looking for a job..not me..I don't need it..cause I already have it.. |
Rich Benares
(644)
| 1:33:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Ariel: I think we have a bit of a misunderstanding here...I never doubted your skill as a designer. I was mearly trying to explain to you, how someone might see your work as being "high schoolish"...if you cant handle that so be it, but to call someone names or insult them directly is pretty much uncalled for especially for someone with your experience. If your boss called your new design a peice of crap would you lash out and call him an idiot and call him names? I dont think so..lets keep it professional, because that what we all want to be. Keep in mind most people on these boards are not in the industry or are still in high school trying to find guidance on how to get to where YOU are at. So forgive them for using words like immature to describe your work, for they dont really know any other way to describe it.
This site isnt about trying to find a job, its to showcase your passion for footwear to other people, yes some people have been hired by companies due to the site, but for the majority its not always the case. Some will like your designs some will not and its how you deal with that critisism thats important.
Also I never said I was looking for a job, but by you asking DE several times to email you so you could show him your designs, it sure sounded like you wanted new employment. If thats not the case, forgive me for assuming.
Lets move on and design...
Cheers
R1ch |
Ryan Poser
(89)
| 2:28:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
well put rich, well put. |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 2:31:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
1-Rich.if the word (Dog) is offensive to you!!it ain't for me,,Me and my friends call one another like that..
2-I don' want to be fighting with not any of you,And if anybody use offensive words on me they're gonna get the same from me as well..
3-lets stop this fight,cause all this people are reading all we're saying each other and maybe they are seeing us acting like two kids fighting for a candy.....
4-I talk to D.E.cause now he is the man (jordan brand designer director)..and who doesn't needs advice from him?? and who wouldn't want to work with him as well??..
So ,that's the bottom line...
Peace |
Rich Benares
(644)
| 2:40:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Ariel: The word dog is not offensive to me...I use dog after every other sentence it seems. I was referring to the fact that you called Arpith.."armpit" for how he critiqued your work.
We arent fighting homie..just friendly banter.
Peace dog lol
r1ch |
Ariel santos
(34)
| 3:38:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Understood..!! |
Tony Hardman
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| 10:39:00 PM Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Congratulations, Tom! Good stuff! What in the world is all of this bickering?! Ariel, I think you immature attitude may be more noteworthy than your layout. I don't know how you have remained a professional designer with this kind of defensive interaction. Maybe you are just E-thuggin...but I always like to say "you catch more bees with honey". -TH2 |
Ryan Holler
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| 12:45:00 AM Thursday, March 09, 2006
Yep, it's gettin too fussy up in here. If you feel like someone is being too rough on you, take the high road. Show your work or be quiet. Turning it into a roil doesn't help anyone. And it's sure not fun for the rest of us to read. It's like listening to two 6 year-old girls arguing.
On the flip side, its best to say EXACTLY what you mean on chat boards, especially when what you're saying is critical. If you know you're already saying something that might be difficult for someone to accept, why make it worse by trying to be cute for others?
And always follow your criticism with some solid reasoning, and maybe a positive suggestion. Don't tear people down, unless it's to make them better.
Proverbs 27:6
I'll get down out of my pulpit now. In the words of Bono, "Am I buggin' ya? I don't mean to bug ya." |
Ryan Holler
(1145)
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| 12:56:00 AM Thursday, March 09, 2006
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. -- Proverbs 27:6 |
Ryan Holler
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| 1:07:00 AM Thursday, March 09, 2006
D2Lo, yes, the ruler shoe. I love those. I bought my daughter a pair. ... Pink!
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Tony Hardman
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| 2:45:00 AM Thursday, March 09, 2006
"Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. -- Proverbs 27:6"
.....me likey. -TH |
Rich Benares
(644)
| 3:22:00 AM Thursday, March 09, 2006
Did Ryan just call me a girl? hah |
Tony Hendrix
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| 3:40:00 AM Thursday, March 09, 2006
Congrats Tom! I liked your form & process development. good work. Thomas and Wayne, you were right there too.
strong month overall, I wonder if Feb or March will be able to top it. |
Tony Hendrix
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| 3:52:00 AM Thursday, March 09, 2006
Just curious, but from my experience I thought as a freelancer, many times your unable to discuss a particular project. I didn't know you couldn't disclose any of the companies you worked for.
Most people & consultancies use clients for bragging rights, and credibility towards getting new work. |
Ariel santos
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| 10:37:00 AM Friday, March 10, 2006 |
