Questions For Jim Jannard!

[Richard Ridgway]

Jim, it's totally awesome you're here. I don't have anything to ask, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time and effort to care about the little guys

 

[OakleyGuru379]

It's awesome that you are here Jim! I just wanted to ask, will the Mad Science years come back, or is the creative era that produced OTT and X Metals gone for good? And by the way, you are a rock star Jim!

 

[jim jannard]

It's awesome that you are here Jim! I just wanted to ask, will the Mad Science years come back, or is the creative era that produced OTT and X Metals gone for good? And by the way, you are a rock star Jim!

I'd like to think there are still a few tricks up the designer's sleeves.

Jim

 

[qtrain23]

What's the best custom piece you've ever seen?

Did outside custom stuff ever influence a design or colorway?

 

[jim jannard]

What's the best custom piece you've ever seen?

Did outside custom stuff ever influence a design or colorway?

qtrain... I'm not sure what you are asking. The only influence I can think of for Mad Science is Metropolis and Blade Runner. But we developed a design language called "slogging" that was used on most of what we did before 2007.

Jim

 

[jim jannard]

Shoe One. The unsung hero.

The Shoe One was one of the most interesting things we ever did at Oakley. It was not a commercial success. It should have been.

The Shoe One had more inventions and features than any shoe ever made. It had a kevlar upper and kevlar impregnated outsole. It had a 3 point contact outsole. It is awesome.

I consider this shoe a commercial failure and a design success. It is one of the products I am most proud of.

If you consider yourself an Oakley collector and don't have a NIB Shoe One... I simply won't believe you.

Jim

 

[s3sunruh]

So what comes first? The name or the design?

Also, what is the most "out there" idea you had that never made it to the public eye?

 

[jim jannard]

So what comes first? The name or the design?

Also, what is the most "out there" idea you had that never made it to the public eye?

Up to 2007... the design usually preceded the name. When I was at Oakley... the most "out there" designs went into production.

Jim

 

[dr.chop]

Jim, I know I have heard in numerous interviews and articles that you stated your biggest regret was taking Oakley public. Does that still stand today? And also, is there ever the potential of a Jannard based eyewear venture in the future? I know above you stated that you feel the designers may still have a few tricks up their sleeves, but it appears that creative flow is stiffled more by corporate logic rather than Jim logic of bucking the system.

 

[big bopper]

I don't have a question at the moment. just wanted to say: