Nike Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Nike projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Nike projects in press coverage.
Creative Boom profiles Southern California designer Tyler Spangler, whose punk roots and psychology background inform his vibrant, candy-coloured digital collages. The article explores his journey from booking punk shows to working with major brands like Gucci and the UN, while maintaining his DIY ethos and focus on personal expression. Spangler’s process emphasizes spontaneity, self-therapy through art, and staying true to his unique visual voice.
The Brand Identity interviews London-based Japanese designer Keita Takemura about his cross-cultural design practice that bridges Japanese and European visual traditions. He discusses his typographic approach, influences from Swiss design, and his collaborative work with architects and lighting designers through Senju Motomachi Souko. The conversation explores his philosophy on clarity, rhythm, and the visual excitement of design that invites curiosity.
Creative Boom’s podcast episode 216 features illustrator Rob Draper in a lighthearted conversation with host Katy Cowan. They discuss nostalgia, creative habits, and Draper’s daily portrait challenge, alongside reflections on his early love of electro music and dream of working for Nike. The episode offers a humorous and human take on creative life and inspiration.
It’s Nice That announces the July 2026 edition of its Nicer Tuesdays event in London, featuring talks from motion studio Daisy Chain, illustrator Lily Kong, multimedia artist Jazz Grant, and photographer Alfie Whiteman. The event highlights a diverse range of creative practices from motion design and collage to photography and illustration, with sponsorship from El Rayo Tequila and Love Corn.
The article profiles London-born illustrator Palesa Monareng, who has created over 100 graphite self-portraits and is now turning them into a book. It explores her decade-long practice rooted in pencil-based portraiture and motion drawings, her meticulous rotoscoping process, and her reflections on digital identity. The piece also highlights her major clients and her upcoming literary debut with Janklow & Nesbit.
The Brand Identity interviews Paris-based designer Alan Madić about launching Edito Type, an independent type foundry that evolved from his design and art direction practice. Madić discusses the foundry’s research-driven approach, its focus on display typefaces, and collaborations such as the release of Initiale with Clara Dousson. The conversation explores how Edito bridges bespoke commissions and retail releases while drawing inspiration from mid-20th-century editorial design.
The Brand Identity profiles Erik Herrström’s debut book THE ECHO, a 218-page guide challenging Pinterest-led design and advocating for deeper cultural research in branding. Designed by STUDIO HERRSTRÖM with illustrations by Matouš Marťák, the book combines editorial design, interviews, and case studies from music and culture. It reflects Herrström’s philosophy of direction over speed and encourages designers to move beyond aesthetic alignment.
Creative Boom’s profile of lettering artist Rob Draper traces his journey from redundancy and personal hardship to international recognition. Through self-initiated projects like Coffee Time, Draper turned drawing on disposable coffee cups into a career-defining practice that led to commissions from Nike, the Golden Globes, and NASA. His later collage and installation work, including a large-scale project for Fenwick, reflects his philosophy of embracing imperfection and starting small.
