MAYBE IF IT WAS ME

DIGITAL & DESIGN STRATEGY
CONCEPTUAL COLLABORATION, VISUAL DESIGN, FINAL FORM

RESEARCH
STRATEGY
DESIGN
VISUAL DIRECTION
PROJECT DELIVERY

MAYBE IF IT WAS ME EMERGED DURING A PERIOD OF GLOBAL RECKONING AROUND RACIAL VIOLENCE, ACCOUNTABILITY & JUSTICE.

THE WORK REQUIRED A CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABLE OF TRANSLATING SPOKEN WORD INTO A PUBLIC FORM THAT COULD TRAVEL RESPONSIBLY - PRESERVING MEANING, INVITING PARTICIPATION & ENABLING ACTION WITHOUT INSTITUTIONAL MEDIATION.

CHALLENGE

Translating emotion into action without spectacle or over-explanation.

The project required transforming a spoken word message into a physical form that could move through culture responsibly.

The project needed to:

  • carry emotional weight without aesthetic excess

  • provoke reflection without instruction

  • enable participation without controlling interpretation

While also remaining legible across intimate & high-visibility contexts.

SOLUTION

A restrained visual system designed to travel.

A minimal typographic intervention was developed to function simultaneously as:

  • message

  • object

  • action

Design restraint allowed the message to remain central as it moved through culture - unmediated, adaptable & guided by community circulation, rather than institutional framing.

LET THE MESSAGE

BREATHE.

STRUCTURE, CIRCULATION & PARTICIPATION

Proximity to Movement.

Distribution was treated as a cultural process rather than a promotional one. The project:

  • launched without paid amplification

  • relied on trust-based, community-led sharing

  • circulated without heavy contextual framing

This approach preserved audience agency while allowing the work to move freely across cultural, athletic & social networks

VISUAL DIRECTION

Restraint as Respect.

The visual language was intentionally minimal to foreground meaning over aesthetics.

Design decisions prioritized:

→ typographic clarity over decoration

→ immediacy & recognizability

→ adaptability across everyday environments

Branding was avoided to prevent dilution, allowing the work to be encountered rather than marketed.

OUTCOMES

Cultural reach through organic, high-visibility circulation.

The work demonstrated how a restrained design intervention could move through mainstream cultural systems without paid amplification or institutional sponsorship.

Key outcomes included:

  • organic circulation across global sports, fashion & cultural ecosystems

  • amplification by professional athletes during high-visibility public moments

  • the work being worn by NBA athlete JR Smith during the official launch of the NBA x Louis Vuitton menswear collaboration, the first partnership between the NBA & Louis Vuitton designed under Virgil Abloh’s artistic direction, as he entered the stadium carrying Louis Vuitton-designed Keepall duffel

  • feature coverage by LeagueFits, a leading platform at the intersection of professional sport & fashion

WHY THIS MATTERS

This visibility occurred without paid partnership or formal brand affiliation, underscoring how cultural literacy, timing & design restraint can allow work to travel at scale while preserving meaning.

SCOPE OF WORK

RESEARCH

Cultural Moment Analysis
Protest-Era Context Review
Trends Analysis
Competitor Review
Best Practice Review
Market Research
Audience Sensitivity Assessment
Precedent Cultural Intervention Review

STRATEGY

Brand Positioning
Brand Architecture Considerations
Audience Context Definition
Ethical Constraint Assessment
Risk & Misinterpretation Analysis
Message Integrity & Dilution Risk Assessment
Intention Definition Under Public Srutiny

DESIGN

Art Direction
Brand Identity Design
Visual System Definition
Typographic Hierarchy & Legibility
Form Design for Public & Wearable Context
High-Visibility Design Optimization

PRODUCTION

Final Design Execution
Material & Format Selection
Production Oversight
Release Timing Coordination

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & DELIVERY

Quality Assurance
Stakeholder Alignment
End-to-End Project Delivery

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