42 pages for 42 generations of Nike Pegasus
For the launch of the Nike Pegasus 42, I created a 42-page publication exploring the design, engineering and evolution behind one of Nike’s longest-running silhouettes.
Rather than simply documenting the shoe, I took it apart. Physical dissections and macro photography exposed the materials, construction and technology usually hidden beneath the surface, becoming the foundation for the publication’s visual language.
Every element was drawn back to the Pegasus itself. Colour was taken directly from its eight colourways, while technical specifications, product data and conversations with the Nike design team were translated through typography, repetition and layered graphic systems.
The physical production became an extension of that thinking. Different print processes, stocks and finishes were used throughout to reflect the changing materials and textures of the shoe, turning the publication into something tactile and engineered in its own right. A flip-book sequence brought the eight Pegasus colourways into motion, while die-cuts, layered pages and changes in materiality encouraged the reader to physically interact with the book.
The result was a publication built from the shoe outwards, using print, photography and graphic design to celebrate 42 iterations of constant refinement through 42 pages of design.
- Editorial Design