Ji Lee - Creative Typography

Born in Seoul and raided in Rio, Ji Lee's creative typography is both brilliant and witty. See more of Ji's work at  http://pleaseenjoy.com/

 

  Mimi Leung & adidas

Vice Australia recently asked graphic artist Mimi Leung to work alongside industrial designer Chris Ruffe on this bright and bold neon light window display for adidas Originals at the Platypus sneaker store in Melbourne…

When it came to creating the piece, Leung wanted to push the use of the neon lighting by using fluoro colours to make the display change dramatically at night. Ruffe came up with the idea of using 3D elements, and so the display was built up from three seperate layers; a printed backdrop featuring Leung’s main illustration, cut-out vinyl pieces for the various characters, and the neon lighting itself. The shoes were then placed to interact with the characters and to add to the flow and dynamism of overall the piece. 

As Leung explains; ‘The idea is that these crazy, mad beings and forms (like little ghosts) are bursting out from an abstract organic form and playing with the shoes at night, when no one's looking.’ A short video documenting the production process is also shown below
To see more of Leung's work, visit her freshly updated website here
 

Belle & Vidére T-lights

 

 Design agency Rosie Lee recently let us know about the Belle & Vidére T-light project; a hand-crafted lampshade collection featuring some great sneaker-related graphics…

London-based Belle & Vidére produce high-end lampshades that combine traditional lampshade making with modern and unlikely items. As you may have guessed, the unlikely item used in the T-light collection is that staple of everyone's wardrobe, the T-shirt. Ingeniously, the T-light collection is actually a bespoke service where old-but-loved T-shirts can be both made use of, while at the same time proudly displayed. Shown below are some vintage sneaker-related classics that have been given the T-light treatment...
As Belle & Vidére explain; ‘Some love their T-shirts because of their association with a specific time of their lives, others simply love the graphic. Whatever the reason, the T-light provokes a little love and sense of humour for the past or for the present.’
To convert an old T-shirt into a lampshade, or to simply find out more about Belle & Vidére's bespoke T-light service, visit the website here

 

Step right up for the Bill Murray colouring book!

Sometimes a combination is so darn perfect that you weep for the sheer perfection of cosmic coming togethers – salt and vinegar, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Friday and beers. So when I heard about the brilliant new project by belly kids – The Bill Murray colouring book, I quickly added it to that perfect combinations list.
Thrill Murray is aimed at “the young, old, middle aged, bored, hyped or mildly interested” giving all and sundry the chance to bring to life the man, the myth, who “has stolen the hearts of a generation in a million and one films which have become essentials on the indie film DVD shelf.” There’s a whole host of illustrators involved rendering old Bill in all sorts of ways, but this is a project where the consituent parts almost matter less than the supremely wonderful overall concept. 'Thrill Murray' is released in August by bellykids.co.uk

Adidas x Shaniqwa-Jarvis

Following on from our previous post about the adidas Consortium 'Your Story' project, the second of the five-shoe releases happened on Saturday, and included this ZX500 silhouette designed by London-based photographer Shaniqwa Jarvis.

The 'Your Story' project sees nine creative’s collaborating on a range of silhouettes from the Consortium F/W11 collection. Chosen from Olympic cities around the world, the selected creative partners were asked to take inspiration from their own past Olympic memories, translating them on to a shoe. (A&S)

 



Remi Rough & Pimp My Sneaker

Straight off the back of London’s larget mural, street artist Remi Rough has helped to curate an Australian sneaker-art exhibition featuring the work of 20 international artists...

 

 

 

 

Featuring sneaker artworks by Remi Rough, Dabs Myla, Fantome, Mr Penfold, Prefab77 and SheOne. Visit the Chadstone website to see more detailed images of all the shoes created for the project, plus additional interviews with the artists. Chadstone are also running two competitions alongside the project; the first to create the inspiration (by making a Pinterest board) for a Remi Rough mural in Melbourne, and the second to win the original custom sneakers from the show. 

 

 The exhibition, held at the Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne, invited select artists to express their creativity and to 'capture the colour of street art' using a pair of sneakers as a blank canvas. The artists involved include Remi Rough (UK), System (UK), Dabs Myla (Australia/USA), Philip Lumbang (USA), David Shillinglaw (UK), Prefab77 (UK), Billy Alex (Germany), Handiedan (The Netherlands), Jaybo Monk (Germany), SheOne (UK), Mr Penfold (UK), Fist (UK), Fantome (UK), Laser 3.14 (The Netherlands), Derm (UK), Pixel Pancho (Italy), Darren Henderson (Australia), The Cloud Commission (UK), LXone (France) and Juice 126 (UK).

 Full details of for both competitions can be seen here