Nike has designed a whole line of Olympic Footwear... one for every sport in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. And besides the usuals like track and field, basketball, etc... what fascinates me are their designs for things like Gymnastics, Wushu, Kayaking, Wind Surfing, Taekwondo, Equestrian, and Fencing. These were launched at the incredible 2 day press event: The Nike Beijing Innovation Summit (more images here).

View the most interesting designs after the jump ~ with a special feature on the fencing 'Ballestra' shoe (for Justine) ~ and just in case you have yet to see Kobe jump over an Aston Martin in the new Hyperdunks, i've embedded that as well!

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Tags: fashion - fencing - nike - olympics - shoes

Ok, i'm not sure how today became cartoon/illustration day at NOTCOT, but i'm not going to fight it... the ninjatowners, star wars mimos, and now these 2010 olympics mascots are far too good not to post! But back to the subject at hand, i just saw these on .org and click over to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics site and watched the video... and can't stop smiling. So meet Miga, the strangely small orca that pulled a little mermaid and traded tail for legs... Quatchi, the giant shy sasquatch... and Sumi, the guardian spirit with the adorable sidekick. And if the illustration style seems a bit familiar, it is because illustration duo Meomi is behind them, who was also behind children's book The Octonauts. Anyhow, more images below, and a collage of screenshots from the intro vid!

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Tags: art - olympics