My mo'foing shoebox
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- monospaced0
Did it ever occur to you that you possibly broke an NDA and that you might be "banned" from there not because you didn't hand over your box ideas? Anyway, if you have a patent on the unique design, they can't steal it, right?
- monospaced0
I feel really, really bad for you Chris. You love basketball, Jordan is your all-time idol, you LOVE shoes, you love dunks, you LOVE branding. You had this huge opportunity to work with your favorite loves, and you had good ideas. Too bad you had to go fuck it up. Not like we ALL didn't see this coming, but I legitimately hope you learned a lesson from your behavior.
- I know you don't respect me because I don't post my portfolio, but trust me, I have enough xp to relatemonospaced
- I've seen your book! Three years ago, mind you, but I also really liked it. :DContinuity
- EVERYTHING in my book is 6+ years old now :(monospaced
- Given that you're in a good place professionally, it's no surprise you let it slide.Continuity
- I need to look into what I can and cannot show of my current work in a public spacemonospaced
- Continuity0
I'm going to give you a couple tips ... even though I promised myself I'd not contribute to either this thread or your weirdness:
1) Pull the work down from your portfolio. If you believe in it this strongly, you need to protect it.
2) Stop trying to get through to Adidas directly; they're an enormous company, and their marketing department doesn't deal with individual creatives.
3) Get in touch with Sid Lee's Amsterdam office. They're adidas's lead agency for everything; ATL, BTL, digital, the lot.
4) Once in contact with the CD in charge of the Amsterdam account, show them the work. Most agency are pretty much obligated to do so-called 'gold projects' for their clients, stuff they can send off to the awards shows (e.g.: Cannes, et al.). If you can convince the CD of the work's merit, this could be one such project.
5) Stop slagging off all and sundry on the internet; especially the client, and especially on QBN. You're making yourself look like a twat that no-one would want to do business with. Humility gets you far in this industry.
- Confidence tempered with humility; great points Continuity...ideaist
- Early lessons learnt the hard way. :\Continuity
- monospaced0
And please, DO NOT POST the ban email. We believe you, you don't have to PROVE anything. Nobody's even questioning you, we just feel sorry for you. Well, I do. Cant speak for everyone on here.
- cannonball19780
"My answer to skeptics: Rome wasn't built overnight. I grew up incredibly poor in a single parent household my entire adolescent life with my two sisters (Colleen and Natasha) and my mother who supported us with food stamps while working at J.C. Penney as a retail clerk for minimum wage. I'm not looking for sympathy or a handout. I've never had money, I've never had the luxury of time, resources and freedom to truly think about or work on this, until now. My upbringing has defined who I am and has made me appreciate everything I have ever worked for. I've been fortunate enough to work directly for Nike and Adidas on a high level in the last few years and I didn't understand the value and significance of this design, nor the industry I was designing this for, until now. I believe 1,000% in this idea and the potential for great packaging and have worked very, very hard to post this idea online, today, now. I moved to Portland, Oregon back in 2009 with no money, no job and no connections. I have clawed my way up from the depths of obscurity to work on some amazing projects all while meeting some amazing and truly talented individuals. I've worked on launch kits for Microsoft and retail design for major shoe manufacturers and have yet to see a solution so simple that solves for so many issues. This is my ace and I will do everything in my power to make this dream a reality. Thank you for your time and interest."
- cannonball19780
It's almost like you need to be heard or validated by your dad or something.
Go talk to someone.
- BonSeff0
Such a bizaare, spectacular flame out
- mg330
"I've worked on launch kits for Microsoft and retail design for major shoe manufacturers and have yet to see a solution so simple that solves for so many issues."
If "solution so simple that solves for so many issues" is a reference to shoe boxes: A rectangular shoe box goes in a bag with handles. It then maybe sits on a closet shelf. Tell me again what the problem with that is that is?
- The problem is that if he accepts there isn't a problem he doesn't get to solve it.i_monk
- TheGreatGlorpo0
I think you should move on and invent ice cream that never melts.
- i'd buy itd_rek
- dippin' dotslvl_13
- Ugh imagine that foing through your body ?cannonball1978
- thank you cannonballalbums
- meffid0
I just read 6 pages. This is all so fucking sad.
- meffid0
Just had a coffee and changed my attitude a little bit.
Chris, if you're open to advice and correspondence, I'm willing to write you with stories of pitch work I've won and lost, and why.
I didn't re-invent a shoebox, but I can share some advice of the beast you're trying to tame.
Add a note to the RH side, and I'll drop you an email.
- mantrakid0
- Hey, it's the freak that calls my phone and leaves me creepy voicemails... NICE JPG! I love it...cirquemedia
- meffid0
WHY DON'T YOU JUST PATENT ME®©™ ^
- TheGreatGlorpo0
You need to pull a 180 and reinvent yourself:
Cure AIDS.
Train as a Jedi.
Perfect foreskin restoration.
Invent snake detectors.
- fadein110
Really difficult one to fathom this. One minute it seems like a big windup with random bellendish statements and remarks, then the next minute I wanna give him a big hug and buy his shoebox. How much is this for real? If it is for real - I'd be a little gentler with him.
- cirquemedia0
What?!?!?! You guys want to see the custom Kobe Bryant version called the "MambaBox"!?!?! I suppose...
- Not really, no.Continuity
- Don't look at it than, hugs, kisses.cirquemedia
- cirquemedia0
Keep the insults coming... It only makes the victory even sweeter my friends!!!!
- autoflavour0
i am really trying not to be arsed to read all this..
can someone summarise it for me