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PLAY DIRTY 2013

PLAY DIRTY 2013

Play Dirty billboard over the Union/Stussy/Undefeated block of stores on La Brea in Los Angeles.

Play Dirty was a slogan/logo I came up with for Undefeated in 2007 to convey that they are a gritty, aggressive brand that is informed as much by classic & modern athletic brands as it is by street wear. Both the phrasing and the typeface were meant to show them as being the "anti-Nike".

Undefeated is still running this logo on assorted items to this day, as shown by this recent billboard.

 

UNDEFEATED LOGOTYPE 2007

UNDEFEATED LOGOTYPE 2007

I didn't design the original Undefeated "Five Strikes" logo, but I did create this Nike-inspired logotype for the brand.

The Undefeated guys liked this one so much that they dropped the original stencil logo that went with the Five Strikes, and pretty much now only use this one (or variations of it) on everything from product to exterior store signage.

04 logos 1a.jpg
22 c&c tee.jpg
 Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.

Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.

HORNBALL

HORNBALL

t-shirt graphic with the "horn ball" icon i created.

PLAY DIRTY 2007

PLAY DIRTY 2007

The original "Play Dirty" logo was intended as series of t-shirt graphics, to have various related icons swapped out as the series went on (baseball bat, needle, hockey stick, etc).

The series never made it past one or two tees, but the Undefeated guys liked the slogan and logotype so much they instead adopted it as a secondary identity graphic for the brand.

ABSOLUT DOPE

ABSOLUT DOPE

t-shirt graphic. satirizing the rampant doping scandals in the sports world by seeming to celebrate the practice.

27 nippon division tee.jpg
 Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.

Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.

 various logo hits and labeling.

various logo hits and labeling.

BUD STRIKES

BUD STRIKES

t-shirt graphic. I don't smoke weed, but lots of people do. This tee graphic was a flip on the company's traditional "five strikes" logo. 

16 starman crew a.jpg
11a ad 1.jpg
08 play dirty multi.jpg
06 play dirty b.jpg
 t-shirt graphic.

t-shirt graphic.

 print ad for undefeated japan.

print ad for undefeated japan.

 various logo hits and labeling.

various logo hits and labeling.

VARSITY JACKET

VARSITY JACKET

traditional-style varsity (letterman) jacket with custom chenille patches of tweaks on standard sports elements - spiked bats and balls and a custom UD undefeated sports monogram. the "U-man" logo was designed by Geoff McFetridge.

VARSITY JACKET

VARSITY JACKET

varsity jacket details of the collar label and chenille patches.

MESH STRIKES

MESH STRIKES

t-shirt graphic.

RUTHLESS

RUTHLESS

part of a Punisher-inspired capsule group that turned the skull teeth into the 5 strikes logo.

MONOLITH

MONOLITH

t-shirt graphic. showing the five strikes backlit, similar to the monolith in the movie 2001.

01 catalog pg1.jpg
10 catalog pg2.jpg
18 catalog pg3.jpg
31 catalog pg4.jpg
36 catalog pg5.jpg
OFFICIAL PRODUCT SEAL

OFFICIAL PRODUCT SEAL

t-shirt graphic. this graphic was designed to be used similarly to the "official product" type of stickers that brands like New Era & other sports merchandisers put on their clothing items. it didn't end up getting used in that way, but it did run as a regular tee graphic.

PLAY DIRTY 2013

Play Dirty billboard over the Union/Stussy/Undefeated block of stores on La Brea in Los Angeles.

Play Dirty was a slogan/logo I came up with for Undefeated in 2007 to convey that they are a gritty, aggressive brand that is informed as much by classic & modern athletic brands as it is by street wear. Both the phrasing and the typeface were meant to show them as being the "anti-Nike".

Undefeated is still running this logo on assorted items to this day, as shown by this recent billboard.

 

UNDEFEATED LOGOTYPE 2007

I didn't design the original Undefeated "Five Strikes" logo, but I did create this Nike-inspired logotype for the brand.

The Undefeated guys liked this one so much that they dropped the original stencil logo that went with the Five Strikes, and pretty much now only use this one (or variations of it) on everything from product to exterior store signage.

Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.

HORNBALL

t-shirt graphic with the "horn ball" icon i created.

PLAY DIRTY 2007

The original "Play Dirty" logo was intended as series of t-shirt graphics, to have various related icons swapped out as the series went on (baseball bat, needle, hockey stick, etc).

The series never made it past one or two tees, but the Undefeated guys liked the slogan and logotype so much they instead adopted it as a secondary identity graphic for the brand.

ABSOLUT DOPE

t-shirt graphic. satirizing the rampant doping scandals in the sports world by seeming to celebrate the practice.

Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.

various logo hits and labeling.

BUD STRIKES

t-shirt graphic. I don't smoke weed, but lots of people do. This tee graphic was a flip on the company's traditional "five strikes" logo. 

t-shirt graphic.

print ad for undefeated japan.

various logo hits and labeling.

VARSITY JACKET

traditional-style varsity (letterman) jacket with custom chenille patches of tweaks on standard sports elements - spiked bats and balls and a custom UD undefeated sports monogram. the "U-man" logo was designed by Geoff McFetridge.

VARSITY JACKET

varsity jacket details of the collar label and chenille patches.

MESH STRIKES

t-shirt graphic.

RUTHLESS

part of a Punisher-inspired capsule group that turned the skull teeth into the 5 strikes logo.

MONOLITH

t-shirt graphic. showing the five strikes backlit, similar to the monolith in the movie 2001.

OFFICIAL PRODUCT SEAL

t-shirt graphic. this graphic was designed to be used similarly to the "official product" type of stickers that brands like New Era & other sports merchandisers put on their clothing items. it didn't end up getting used in that way, but it did run as a regular tee graphic.

PLAY DIRTY 2013
UNDEFEATED LOGOTYPE 2007
04 logos 1a.jpg
22 c&c tee.jpg
 Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.
HORNBALL
PLAY DIRTY 2007
ABSOLUT DOPE
27 nippon division tee.jpg
 Print ad that was run in Arkitip magazine.
 various logo hits and labeling.
BUD STRIKES
16 starman crew a.jpg
11a ad 1.jpg
08 play dirty multi.jpg
06 play dirty b.jpg
 t-shirt graphic.
 print ad for undefeated japan.
 various logo hits and labeling.
VARSITY JACKET
VARSITY JACKET
MESH STRIKES
RUTHLESS
MONOLITH
01 catalog pg1.jpg
10 catalog pg2.jpg
18 catalog pg3.jpg
31 catalog pg4.jpg
36 catalog pg5.jpg
OFFICIAL PRODUCT SEAL