GP–02NBA × MTN DewFile 02 of 06All-Star 2020, Courtside Studios

NBA×MTNDew

01Client
RSVP Gallery
02Year
2020
03Role
Art director, merchandise design, product design
04Clock
1 week
MTN Dew Courtside Studios set lit green, with the RSVP merch wall and a fan holding a capsule tee

01The brief

A branded product and merch release for MTN Dew Courtside Studios at NBA All-Star 2020 in Chicago.

RSVP Gallery, the Chicago store founded by Virgil Abloh and Don C, brought me in on an event for the NBA and MTN Dew around the All-Star Game. The idea was an immersive branded experience for fans: booths, a basketball court, a barber shop and more.

When they approached me in late January 2020, the job was a branded release of products and merch under MTN Dew and the NBA. Two big brands meant multiple approvals, which made it very clear how fast we had to move. We had a week.

03ImpactPublic sources only

Impact

The project's results, from public sources.

R–01Readout

Capsule

PepsiCo announced a limited-edition All-Star capsule collection from DEW × RSVP Gallery, sold at Courtside Studios

Source: PR Newswire / PepsiCo ↗

R–02Readout

3rd

consecutive year of Courtside Studios, alongside a takeover of Chicago's Morgan Green Line station

Source: PR Newswire / PepsiCo ↗

R–03Readout

Live

Courtside Studios drew Zion Williamson, A'ja Wilson and Scottie Pippen, with sets from Lil Baby and Dave East

Source: The Source ↗

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