The Designasty

This is the origin story of Nike Team Sports - as told by the designers, creators and innovators who made it happen. thedesignasty.substack.com

The Designasty is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Designasty, a arts show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode X: Design is Everywhere

  Mar 10, 20261h 9mS0

  <p>Aaron Cooper, a former Nike Footwear Creative Director, joins Ken in today’s conversation about Nike’s first-of-its-kind creative culture, design philosophy, and the importance of meaningful relationships both within a team and in one’s everyday life. Aaron also gives us a taste of what it was like to meet and create for legendary athletes like Serena Williams, Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, LaDanian Tomlinson and many more.</p><p>During this episode, Ken and Aaron mention many other Nike team members as well as people they met and designed for along the way. Here is a complete list of tho...

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  Episode IX: Nike Team Sports Enters the Red Zone

  Feb 16, 202659 minS0

  <p>Ken is joined by his former Nike teammate, Bob Clark, who is a Product Graphic Designer that played a huge role in Nike’s early days outfitting football teams, both in the NCAA and the NFL. Hear Bob’s best stories from his time working on iconic teams like Florida State University, University of Colorado, Kansas State University, the Dallas Cowboys and much more.</p><p>During this episode, Ken and Bob mention many other Nike team members as well as people they met and designed for along the way. Here is a complete list of those mentioned.</p><p>...

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  Episode VIII: Highs and Lows of Nike Basketball Shoes

  Jan 29, 20261h 9mS0

  <p>Ken Black and Keith Houlemard welcome their former Nike teammate David “Boot” Bond, who was on the first Organized Team Sports trip with Ken and Keith and later worked on some of the most iconic Nike shoes of that era with the Air Jordan XI, Air More Uptempo, Flightposite and much more as a footwear product director. David shares his favorite memories from his time at Nike as well as some of the less glamorous moments that shaped his career.</p><p>During this episode, Ken and Keith mention many other Nike team members as well as people they met...

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  Episode VII: Respect the Past, Represent the Future

  Dec 4, 202559 minS0

  <p>The full story of the Denver Broncos 1997 rebrand is here. Keith Houlemard returns to the conversation, this time to ask the questions and get all the details from Ken Black about designing the new Broncos identity - from the secret meetings with owner Pat Bowlen to the back-to-back Super Bowl victories immediately following the rebrand.</p><p>During this episode, Ken and Keith mention many other Nike team members as well as people they met and designed for during those adventurous early years. Here is a complete list of those mentioned.</p><p>* Devon Burt - Nike Apparel Creative...

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  Episode VI: No Story, No Sale

  Nov 19, 20251 hourS0

  <p>Ken sits with former Nike teammate Nate Retzlaff, who worked on projects like the 1996 Air More Uptempo, Syracuse Basketball, Duke Basketball, Oregon Ducks Football, the Nike Triax watch, and much more. The two share some of the stories behind the designs for a few projects they worked on together and dive into the rest of Nate’s career after he left Organized Team Sports and hopped around through a few other divisions at Nike.</p><p>During this episode, Ken and Nate mention many other Nike team members as well as people they met and designed for during those ad...

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