The Air Jordan 18 is designed by Tate Kuerbis, Jordan Senior Footwear Designer. It is the first time that he will be heading the Air Jordan design team. As with the previous AJ’s, inspiration was also the main ingredient to come up with something different. His inspiration came from the F1 race cars specifically the Lamborghini Murcielago. It comes with suede leather uppers, a hidden quick lace system, Air Vents, Carbon Comfort Plate and a full length Zoom Air soles. With the metal case that came out with the Air Jordan 17. Kuerbis decided on a sleek custom box that you can slide in/out like a table drawer. The design of these custom Jordans are similar with AJ XVIII except that the lace cover was removed and it features a plastic pants leg-stopper and a more prominent Jumpman logo.