How to Design a Tennis Shoe With Nike
Designing shoes with Nike can be a fun past time, and the shoes make a great gift. Many shoe companies now allow you to customize shoes on their website. Nike stands above some competition, because it allows you to design shoes that have practical sports or running applications, and that fit you in spite of any unique size issues you may have. After making sure your shoes are practical and fit, you also can customize their look and add an embroidered word or two. The final result is a shoe made by you that you can buy or just show off. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Go the Nike Store website. Select your language and native country to enter the Web site. Click on the "Shop" link on the left margin of the Web page. Then click on the "Customize" icon below the "Shop" icon.
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Drag the screen to the bottom of the page and look at the columns of options. These options allow you to choose what type of customization you want. There are options for large shoes, narrow shoes and certain types of shoes.
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Select one of the options mentioned in Step 2 by clicking on it. At the top of the screen, you will see an option that says "Filter products by" and a list of filters. Select each filter that is applicable to narrow down your choices. For instance, if you are looking for female shoes, select "Woman" under the gender filter.
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Choose what you would like to sort the results by under the "Sort by" option. You can sort by age, price or rating. Look through the options and select which shoe, of those remaining, you would like to customize with colors, material and design. Click on that shoe.
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Click on the words "Start blank" that appear beside the shoe on the page. The shoe will appear grayish-white, and you can now fully customize your colors. A box with orange lettering along the right side will say "design in progress". Beneath that, click on the words "What's left?"
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Begin customizing your shoe. Under performance options, click on "Outside" and choose the terrain you will be walking on more. Click on "Midsole cushioning" and determine whether you would like softer or firmer cushioning.
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Under the "Color and material" option, begin by choosing a base material. Next, choose a color for that material. Experiment with different colors before selecting one and continuing to the next step. Continue choosing colors until every part of the shoe is a color you want. You can always go back if you change your mind on one of the colors.
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Click on "Text and graphics". On the left side, a screen appears that allows you to write a custom message on the shoes' tongues. Type a message on one or both shoes and choose a color for those messages.
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Check the size and fit of the shoes and make sure they are correct. If you have different-sized feet, you can get two different shoe sizes.
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Click on "Add to cart" if you want to purchase the shoes. If you just made them for fun, click on "Save and share." If you chose to buy the shoes, proceed to check out and enter your credit card information when prompted.
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