20 Years of being a sneakerhead

[gentry187]

That's dope!

my how times have changed since then. Seems as if everything was on a more personal level back then before all this easy get-in-touch technology we have now days. Nice design by the way! Especially for a 13yr old.

 

[putting in work]

Pretty good for a 13 year old!

 

[putting in work]

Pretty good for a 13 year old!

 

[bayboss]

looks way better then what most people could probably draw

 

[bayboss]

looks way better then what most people could probably draw

 

[sniper]

Nice! Reminds me of the time I wrote Pete Sampras and got back an autographed picture...

 

[sniper]

Nice! Reminds me of the time I wrote Pete Sampras and got back an autographed picture...

 

[jj jumpman 23]

This is really interesting, I doubt Nike would respond now a days though

Nice artwork, especially for a 13 year old. I bet the envelope they mailed back to you is worth quite a bit of money itself, looks vintage.

 

[jj jumpman 23]

This is really interesting, I doubt Nike would respond now a days though

Nice artwork, especially for a 13 year old. I bet the envelope they mailed back to you is worth quite a bit of money itself, looks vintage.

 

[shuges]

Ahhh, the good ol' days.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[shuges]

Ahhh, the good ol' days.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[tenorio88]

Interesting read..I really like the design you drew up,whatever you are doing you are in the wrong career!please be a shoe designer lol

 

[tenorio88]

Interesting read..I really like the design you drew up,whatever you are doing you are in the wrong career!please be a shoe designer lol

 

[green rhino123]

awesome, thank you for this
the glory days

 

[green rhino123]

awesome, thank you for this
the glory days

 

[krazy88s]

Did you use a typewriter??

Very good stuff pixelhead!!

 

[krazy88s]

Did you use a typewriter??

Very good stuff pixelhead!!

 

[pixelhead]

Originally Posted by krazy88s

Did you use a typewriter??

Very good stuff pixelhead!!

Yep, that's a typewriter! Family didn't have a computer yet!

 

[pixelhead]

To those that asked I'm currently doing user experience design for digital products/software.  Though I did start out in college in industrial design, I graduated in graphic communication design, and ended up working for a lot of the web 1.0 companies.  If you've bought or sold vintage shoes online, you've probably experienced some of my work. If you owned a phone in the pre-smart phone era there's a good change you've experienced some of my work.  Nowadays...  when you book your next vacation, there's a chance you'll be doing it with a product I designed

It's also interesting that at the last few places I've working I always run into at least one other sneakerhead!

Incidentally, Nike's graphic design from that era was just as groundbreaking and inspirational to me as a designer. One of my favorite was stuff Neville Brody did for them in the "golden era":

 

[got shoes]

Cool Story Bro!!!! That design was perfect for that era, and still nice today. Timeless

 

[elcerrito91]

nice post man, great stuff. Very interesting to see how their responses differ then as opposed to now. Nice design too, I wish NIKE still made shoes that looked like that.

 

[one2manykix]

Nice read...Man I wish I could have done that stuff at 13. I drew mostly X-Men and MArvel character and sold em to my classmates lol. I wanted to draw, but ended up aith an accountign degree doing tech work. Dont ask me, it just how life works out

 

[pixelhead]

Originally Posted by one2manykix

Nice read...Man I wish I could have done that stuff at 13. I drew mostly X-Men and MArvel character and sold em to my classmates lol. I wanted to draw, but ended up aith an accountign degree doing tech work. Dont ask me, it just how life works out

Yep, the more you try to plan the more it take you in other directions.    Shoot, I drew shoes (and stereos) because I COULDnT draw creatures, superheroes and people!

 

[ruxxx]

Man great post.
It's funny that you did this @ 13 because I began drawing sneakers at that age (well probably 12,but it's close enough).I wish I still had those sketches though.

 

[stepcorrect]

Man its posts like this that keep me comin back to Niketalk. true sneakerhead status right there