14-Jan-2010
Tony Hardman was part of the original judging team for the Air Jordan Design Competition on Counter Kicks‘ official footwear design division, Project Bluefoot. His unconventional route into the footwear industry took him from working retail to freelancing at Jordan Brand and eventually working at Skechers. And now? Say hello to your newest Nike Employee, Tony Hardman…
30-Dec-2009
Our footwear design partner site Project Bluefoot has invited the 2009 Nike Future Sole Finalists to each share their first-hand account on what it was like making the trip up to Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR for the annual Nike-sponsored footwear design competition for high school students run by D’Wayne Edwards, Design Director at Jordan Brand. The latest Finalist to tell their story is Matt DeAlmeida from Arlington, MA. Continue reading for DeAlmeida’s complete Future Sole recap as originally posted on Project Bluefoot, including exclusive concept sketches of his winning leaf-inspired Nike design.
15-Dec-2009
Our partner site Project Bluefoot has invited the 2009 Nike Future Sole Finalists to each share their first-hand account on what it was like making the trip up to Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR for the annual Nike-sponsored footwear design competition run by D’Wayne Edwards, Design Director at Jordan Brand. The latest Finalist to tell their story is Ethan Dean from Rochester, MI. Continue reading for Dean’s complete Future Sole recap as originally posted on Project Bluefoot, including exclusive concept sketches and renderings of his re-worked Nike Hyperflight design.
10-Dec-2009
Nicholas Chuwattanakul interprets the King James style of life in a familiar looking silhouette for our continuing LeBron James Lifestyle Design series. As we originally announced here, the next generation of designers at Project Bluefoot were recently tasked with the design challenge of creating a Lifestyle-themed footwear product for LeBron James. We have teamed up exclusively with Project Bluefoot to allow each designer to essentially “takeover” the Counter Kicks shoe silhouette logo with their Lifestyle LeBron concept and provide the backstory to it. Check the bottom of this post for a complete listing of all our previously featured designers. Continue reading to see Nicholas Chuwattanakul’s 3 design boards and full backstory.
07-Dec-2009
Xavier Jones comes through with a casual silhouette based on one of “The LeBrons” characters in our near complete LeBron James Lifestyle Design series. As we originally announced here, the next generation of designers at Project Bluefoot were recently tasked with the design challenge of creating a Lifestyle-themed footwear product for LeBron James. We have teamed up exclusively with Project Bluefoot to allow each designer to essentially “takeover” the Counter Kicks shoe silhouette logo with their Lifestyle LeBron concept and provide the backstory to it. Check the bottom of this post for a complete listing of all our previously featured designers. Continue reading to see Xavier Jones’s 3 design boards and full backstory.
03-Dec-2009
Jerome Brown drafts up a dressier, more formal approach with his footwear concept in our continuing LeBron James Lifestyle Design series. As we originally announced here, the next generation of designers at Project Bluefoot were recently tasked with the design challenge of creating a Lifestyle-themed footwear product for LeBron James. We have teamed up exclusively with Project Bluefoot to allow each designer to essentially “takeover” the Counter Kicks shoe silhouette logo with their Lifestyle LeBron concept and provide the backstory to it. Check the bottom of this post for a complete listing of all our previously featured designers. Continue reading to see Jerome Brown’s 3 design boards and full backstory.
30-Nov-2009
Edgar Torres gives us a Hip-Hop flavored approach in our continuing LeBron James Lifestyle Design series, with an urban styled concept sneaker. As we originally announced here, the next generation of designers at Project Bluefoot were recently tasked with the design challenge of creating a Lifestyle-themed footwear product for LeBron James. We have teamed up exclusively with Project Bluefoot to allow each designer to essentially “takeover” the Counter Kicks shoe silhouette logo with their Lifestyle LeBron concept and provide the backstory to it. Check the bottom of this post for a complete listing of all our previously featured designers. Continue reading to see Edgar Torres’ 3 design boards and full backstory.
17-Nov-2009
Designer Ashley Payne brings us the next creative concept in our LeBron James Lifestyle Design series, with a casual boot model called the “LeBron TROOPER“. As we initially announced here, the next generation of designers at Project Bluefoot were recently tasked with the design challenge of creating a Lifestyle-themed footwear product for LeBron James. We have teamed up exclusively with Project Bluefoot to allow each designer to essentially “takeover” the Counter Kicks shoe silhouette logo with their Lifestyle LeBron concept and provide the backstory to it. Look for more new unveilings in the coming weeks. Continue reading to see Ashley Payne’s 3 design boards and full backstory.
16-Nov-2009
Project Bluefoot has exclusively invited all four Nike Future Sole 2009 Finalists to share their first-hand experience on the annual Nike-sponsored design competition and trip up to Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR. The experience series launches today with 2009 Future Sole Finalist: Daniel Gold. Continue reading for his complete Future Sole recap as originally posted on Project Bluefoot, including exclusive rendering images of Gold’s Melo M6 re-design.
14-Nov-2009
“I’m changing my number next year. Michael Jordan’s number shouldn’t be worn by any player in the NBA.” -LeBron James
LeBron’s statement begs the question: What will his new Nike logo look like? After seven NBA seasons, the Nike “L-23-Crown” logo is on the way out. In Project Bluefoot’s newest mini-design competition, you can try your hand at creating a new seal for the King.
Designers may submit 1 Concept Board at a max. resolution of 1000×800 pixels for their entire presentation, in .jpg format. LeBron Logo Concept deadline is November 30th at Midnight PST. Your designs will be showcased exclusively on Project Bluefoot and right here on Counter Kicks. Visit the Project Bluefoot for complete info. Continue reading for video footage of LeBron announcing his jersey number change for next year.
