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air jordan – a history of flight

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Brand Jordan have put up a cool interactive feature timeline of their most iconic range of trainers, the air Jordan. Starting from the very first, nike branded incarnation, the interactive slide show works in a popup book style right up to present day, dealing with the history, design inspirations, and the associated sporting achievements that have made the humble shoe so famous. Though most of the notable factoids involve and surround the legend Michael Jordan himself, there are also cool tidbits that delve into the thinking behind the shoe, and throwbacks into the advertising of the brand. The coolest aspect for us, however, is the subtle monotone renderings of the jordan shoes themselves; we would kill to have a few of the classic silhouttes in such pristine colourways…

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History of Flight

2 comments for air jordan – a history of flight ”

  1. MG says:

    Any idea who designed / coded the History of Flight website?

    • coolographer says:

      Hmm, a quick google search didnt return any answers, could be an internal design and build, but if anyone else knows any different we’d be glad to know too!

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