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Design Miscellaneous

adidas x Alexander Wang Concept Shirts by LUMO723

If LUMO723 were tasked with producing the 2017/18 collection of adidas football shirts with no design limits, no budget and no regard for performance, the football world would be a stylish place.

Design Art and Illustration

Nike Mercurial CR7 Chapter 3: Creative Evolution by AIXSPONZA

Often, it's easy to take the creativity that embellishes the game for granted. Behind every boot there is a campaign and behind every campaign there are multiple phases of the design process. In the shape of the Nike Mercurial CR7 Chapter 3, Munich based agency AIXSPONZA were responsible for producing the lead visuals for a campaign that explored "Discovery" with explosive speed.

Design Books and Magazines

The Football Crest Index

There's a reason this game we call football gets billed as 'the beautiful game'. Sitting at the heart of every club and indeed, quite literally, on every kit, the club badge or crest is one of those iconic treasures that binds football teams together. One Kickstarter project that has set the fire in the belly going is 'The Football Crest Index'.

Design Miscellaneous

Le Ballon Season 3 | Meet The Teams

As the momentum gathers, Le Ballon Season 3 is drawing near. A league that is washed with players who strike an elite creative game, we've got the low down on each of those who pick up the party where 2016 left off. Words from each captain and an introduction as to what they each stand for, 2017 is looking strong.

Design Miscellaneous

adidas BOOST Headphone Concept by Kegan McDaniel

Boost, boost, boost. The adidas innovation has taken over the footwear scene, with the Three Stripes impressively incorporating into cross categories from running, to lifestyle to football. The versatility of the technology has seemingly endless possibilities, and that's caught the imagination of Designer, Kegan McDaniel.

Design Photography

The Perimeter | Sutton United v Arsenal

A non-league side that brought the world's attention to their doorstep. The tale of Sutton United's journey to the fifth round of the FA cup was in every sense a fairytale. Capturing those moments and the atmosphere around Gander Green Lane ahead of kick off, the simmering electric feel just goes to show that romance is certainly not dead.

Design Photography

Pie & Football | Bromsgrove Sporting v Buckland Athletic

While Sutton United might have been making waves in the Cup, the party is still going where the Vase is concerned. If ever you wanted to grab a chunk of passion that shouts "non-league is not dead!" then take a look at what went down when Bromsgrove Sporting hosted Buckland Athletic in the Quarter Finals of the FA Vase.

Design Photography

Framed #46 | The Desert Diamond Cup & Beyond

For the European game, pre-season usually sits in a limbo land somewhere between showcasing fresh blood and dusting off the cobwebs. In the shape of the MLS however, well, they get major players together, head to the desert and smash through the fixtures, toe-to-toe. May we introduce you to the visual spectacle that is 'The Desert Diamond Cup'.

Design Photography

Residence | 'Portman Road' Ipswich Town

Portman Road paints a picture of evolution. While it is a stadium that scrapes the sky, it also offers a time lapsed look at how the game has changed through decades. New stands are met with historic statues while pebble dash crosses over modern flash. Personifying just how beautifully interesting football stadiums can be in their unique stature, the home of Ipswich Town is our latest stopping point.

Design Photography

Framed #45 | PSG v Barcelona

When you've duly despatched Barcelona by four clear goals the term 'laying down the sword' just doesn't cut it. Swapping the sword for the smackdown, PSG owned proceedings at the Parc Des Princes last night. Inviting Barcelona over for tea only to smash the cups, the saucers and remove the sandwich from the opposing mouths, it was a ruthless win with swag written all over.

Design Photography

Pie & Football | Anstey Nomads v Arnold Town

Our latest series of episodic releases comes in the form of "Pie & Football". We've all been there. A debut slice from a regular piece of pie where football meets food and the purist game prevails.

Design Residence

Residence #34 | 'Celtic Park' Celtic

Sitting pretty and maxed out when the capacity hits a sizeable 60,000, Celtic Park is the latest place that travels through the lens. A powerhouse of Scottish footballing history, it's as safe as houses as it is safe in style. A place where safe standing is getting a test in the United Kingdom, too.

Design Photography

Framed #44 | West Ham United v Man City

Jesus saves. As West Ham go through a frosty phase in the season, fans are still acclimatising to their new stadium while opposing players appear to take to it with much comfort. Unfortunately for the Hammers fans, this match up was a showing of superiority as one team looks to address the slide while the other looks to leap with strides.

Design Photography

Framed #43 | Celtic v St Johnstone

Celtic Park is one of those stadiums that is stooped in pure footballing history. A theatre for football that packs in fans, it creates a tasty atmosphere unlike anything else in world football. With Celtic looking to extend a record equalling unbeaten run, we sit alongside 51,000 fans to take in a landmark fixture.

Design Photography

'COYR' by Andy Martinez

Grabbing the game by lens, this collection of kit inspired shots from photographer Andy Martin come through an abstract space in celebrating a collection of mid nineties treats. Heavy colours, all over shapes, bold sponsors - it's everything a classic era of football shirts represents.

Design Photography

The Perimeter | Arsenal by Stew Capper

There's nothing quite like the fragrance of football that sits pretty outside a football stadium. In exploring the perimeter of some the most football famous settings across the land, there are pure football sights around every bend. Starting with Arsenal and the fans that skirt the edges of The Emirates, photographer Stew Capper paints the picture pre-kick off with these postcards.

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