Design

Photographing Football in Russia | Q&A with Nikita Popov

The state of football off the pitch in Russia has notably grabbed headlines. An opinion splitting setting where the World Cup lands in 2018, we sat down with Russian photographer Nikita Popov to get here unique perspective as she captures the energy and emotions that flourish on the pitch with a powerful black and white finish.

Design Art and Illustration

Le Ballon Season 3 | The Badges

One beautiful element about the Le Ballon football league is the creative edge that rises to the boil. Each team given the opportunity to create and craft their own kits, this closer look takes in the badges of each team. An array for designs where the devil is very much in the detail.

Design Photography

Pie & Football | Dulwich Hamlet v Needham Market

Dulwich Hamlet are among a fresh breed of football thinking, where open minded philosophy and a liberal approach is blessed with an edge of creative thinking. Joining the party and tasting the gravy, step on in as pitch side awaits, pie in hand.

Design Miscellaneous

Le Ballon Season 3 | Match Day One

As Le Ballon season three rolls out of training and into glamour tie after grudge match, we caught up with those living and breathing the league, to get a re-cap from the first round of fixtures. Big games, fresh faces and a chance to dance again.

Design Miscellaneous

'United as One' Mexico Shirt by ElDejo

While the political game may not be played out in the middle of the pitch, the power of the game is an unquestioned force of it's own. Threading his own message through a football shirted medium, Eldejo has shone with another kitted instalment that crosses cultures as well as borders.

Design Photography

Inked | Keane Pearce Shaw

Sometimes simply spilling your pint in celebration is just not enough when trying to capture the emotion that football brings. Going further, going under the skin and lasting a lifetime, many fans take to the tattoo to share their support for the game. We give you 'Inked'.

Design Photography

Pie & Football | Salford City v AFC Fylde

Through rose tinted pints and overlooking concrete slabs, both Salford City and AFC Fylde are teams that break a traditional lower league mould. A new generation of North West residing clubs, it's through mushy peas, gravy heavy chips that Pie & Football takes an early twist.

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.

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