I’m always intrigued by the relationship between consumer and creator, as well as the advertising and marketing efforts that go into facilitating the exchange between those two, so I occasionally like to share various advertising materials here, frequently in video form. Today however, I’m putting up some print images created for soccer shops in order [...]

[Read more →]

So at some point in the very near future I’m going to start doing a newsletter. This is a good thing because all media is good, and media that is delivered to you for free is better. Everyone knows this. It’s why RSS feeds get us all warm and tingly. Also, I’ll be conveniently summing [...]

[Read more →]

Jordan Brand is one of America’s Hottest Brands for 2009, according to the ad journal Advertising Age. Citing the leadership of Jordan Brand president Keith Houlemard, the family-business way the brand is run as well as the specific advertising strategies used—including social methods like the “Leroy Smith: The Man Who Motivated Michael Jordan” website in [...]

[Read more →]

Leo Chang, lead designer on the Nike Zoom LBJ Ambassador II, a shoe targeted to the Asian market for outdoor play, talks about the shoe. If you’re like me, you’re always interested in the background on a subject and the story behind the story, so it might be worth a few minutes of your time.

[Read more →]

br>Another day, another Air Max LeBron VII picture, this time complete with design specifications. Check out yesterday’s post regarding the media unveiling of the Air Max LeBron VII here, or any of the other fifty posts here. The Air Max LeBron VII release is set for October 24.

[Read more →]

br>I only really write about Lacoste occasionally, typically when they do something remarkable in the footwear space such as the Crocodile Mythology Collection and the accompanying rad commercials, but it seems more and more like Lacoste is really dropping some tight shoes lately. Photos have just leaked from their Summer Stealth Collection and it’s basically [...]

[Read more →]

I don’t know how this happened, but I guess some photogs snapped shots of me when I was out trying on my different outfits today. How dope are these? My favorite one is probably the tiger print from head to toe, with a picture of an actual tiger on the chest in case the pattern [...]

[Read more →]