The Designasty

Episode X: Design is Everywhere

Aaron Cooper, a former Nike Footwear Creative Director, joins Ken in today’s conversation about Nike’s first-of-its-kind creative culture, design philosophy, and the impo

Episode IX: Nike Team Sports Enters the Red Zone

Ken is joined by his former Nike teammate, Bob Clark, who is a Product Graphic Designer that played a huge role in Nike’s early days outfitting football teams, both in th

Episode VIII: Highs and Lows of Nike Basketball Shoes

Ken Black and Keith Houlemard welcome their former Nike teammate David “Boot” Bond, who was on the first Organized Team Sports trip with Ken and Keith and later worked on

Episode VII: Respect the Past, Represent the Future

The full story of the Denver Broncos 1997 rebrand is here. Keith Houlemard returns to the conversation, this time to ask the questions and get all the details from Ken Bl

Episode VI: No Story, No Sale

Ken sits with former Nike teammate Nate Retzlaff, who worked on projects like the 1996 Air More Uptempo, Syracuse Basketball, Duke Basketball, Oregon Ducks Football, the

Episode V: New Brand Looks at UConn & Villanova

Highlighting the Nike rebrands of UConn and Villanova that have stood the test of time, Episode V features first time guest and former Nike OTS designer Michael Scheible.

Episode IV: From Beaverton to Europe and Back

Drake Ramberg returns to The Designasty, this time to give his full story arc from drawing caricatures of his hometown heroes as a kid to designing kits for some of the m

Episode III: Jordan Jumpman

Keith Houlemard re-joins the conversation with Ken, this time talking about their experiences creating for the Air Jordan line - it had not yet transitioned to become Bra

Episode II: Bold Moves in College Hoops

Ken Black talks with Keith Houlemard, who is an original member of Nike Organized Team Sports and longtime friend to Ken. In a conversation centered around Nike’s early c

Episode I: The Dynasty Begins

Host Ken Black talks with Drake Ramberg, a 33-year Nike veteran and design OG. Together, they talk about the early days of Nike Team Sports and how they both worked to br