Apple super-fans can now buy the iOS running shoe emoji in real life

Date:
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:49:33 +0000

Description:
A designer has taken Apples running shoe emoji and turned it into a real pair of sneakers.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Apples running shoe emoji is based on a famous New Balance design An artist has turned this emoji into a real pair of sneakers You can buy them from the artists website for $219

All the best phones come with a bewildering array of different emoji with
new ones being added all the time but they mostly stay confined to the digital realm. Now, though, one designer has turned Apples running shoe emoji into a real pair of kicks that you can purchase for yourself.

Artist Jose Wong took inspiration from Apples particular take on the running shoe emoji, using it to create a pair of sneakers available in sizes five to 12. The upper consists of full grain nubuck leather and mesh, with EVA foam and a polyurethane rim on the midsole and heel.

Theres five percent recycled rubber in the outsole, while the insoles are printed with a chipboard design inspired by iPhone circuitry and Apple
silicon chips. The packaging the shoes will arrive in also takes its cues
from Apple, with a plain white paper insert reading Designed by Josewong in China.

You can buy a pair of the sneakers from Wongs ABCD brand shop, where they
will set you back $219.90 (around 175 / AU$340). Even the products URL incorporates the sneaker emoji. Why New Balance? (Image credit: Jose Wong / Future)

When new emoj i get created and approved by the Unicode Consortium, operating system creators can interpret them in their own way. Thats why emoji can look slightly different across iOS and Android, and even on different apps like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and more.

Apples version of the running shoe emoji the one that inspired Jose Wong is itself a reference to the New Balance sneakers worn by Apples late founder Steve Jobs.

The former Apple CEO was famous for his uniform consisting of a black turtleneck sweater, blue jeans, and New Balance 991 or 992 shoes. Interestingly, Apples sneaker emoji is actually based on the New Balance 574, albeit with some subtle changes (including to the logo), but the similarities to Jobs chosen footwear are striking.

If you love the iOS running shoe emoji and want a pair for yourself in the real world, Jose Wongs creation might be appealing. Its far from the only emoji to debut IRL giant emoji plushies are common around the world but it might be one of the more practical ones. You might also like The 9 best new emojis that could be coming to your iPhone or Android phone including the bulging smiley and Bigfoot How to use Genmoji - create your own emojis using Apple Intelligence This hidden iPhone feature will change the way you emoji



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