2025

NYC

CASE STUDY

NIKE

BEAVERTON

THE STRENGTH IN A "PERSONAL ADDRESS"

THE STRENGTH IN A "PERSONAL ADDRESS"

ABOUT

When a company like Nike decides it’s time to start measuring its year-on-year progress in the focus areas of circularity, race & gender equity and LGBTQIA+ rights, the results can be world-changing. In prior iterations, the annual impact report was vast, but conveyed little sense of urgency. Through an extensive editorial reimagining, personal moments were inserted amongst the numbers: letters, addresses and diaries — personally encouraging action.

When a company like Nike decides it’s time to start measuring its year-on-year progress in the focus areas of circularity, race & gender equity and LGBTQIA+ rights, the results can be world-changing. In prior iterations, the annual impact report was vast, but conveyed little sense of urgency. Through an extensive editorial reimagining, personal moments were inserted amongst the numbers: letters, addresses and diaries — personally encouraging action.

THE BIG PICTURE

NIKE

SHARE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE “IN HER SHOES”

SHARE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE “IN HER SHOES”

OVERVIEW

In the wake of global crises—climate change, racial injustice, economic inequality—the public expectation for transparency and accountability has never been higher. Stakeholders aren’t just asking what brands sell; they want to know what they stand for, and what measurable impact they’re making. Traditional reporting methods often feel too abstract or too corporate to meet this moment.


There’s a growing need to bridge the gap between data and humanity—to communicate progress in ways that are not only quantifiable, but also emotionally resonant. Nike recognized this opportunity and asked our team to help them explore how storytelling—through personal formats like letters and diary entries—could give its impact reporting greater intimacy, clarity, and reach.

THE PROCESS

NIKE

HOW IT CAME TO LIFE

HOW IT CAME TO LIFE

BRAND AUDIT

01

With the outputs from two large workshops, we deeply immersed ourselves in the raw data that substantiated Nike’s progress in the impact realm.

With the outputs from two large workshops, we deeply immersed ourselves in the raw data that substantiated Nike’s progress in the impact realm.

CULTURAL INSIGHTS

02

Using cultural research as well as first party interviews with impact managers, we developed insights that showed where the engagement in the report could be found.

Using cultural research as well as first party interviews with impact managers, we developed insights that showed where the engagement in the report could be found.

BRAND POSITIONING

03

With those cultural insights we built an editorial strategy that outlined the key theme of experiencing what it feels like to be ‘in her shoes’.

With those cultural insights we built an editorial strategy that outlined the key theme of experiencing what it feels like to be ‘in her shoes’.

TONE OF VOICE

04

We built on Nike's existing narrative and tone for the Impact Report, inserting moments of personal stories, encouragement, and calls to action.

We built on Nike's existing narrative and tone for the Impact Report, inserting moments of personal stories, encouragement, and calls to action.

EDITORIAL STRATEGY

05

Working with our partners at Accept & Proceed, we concepted, wrote, and edited elements of the FY 2022 Nike Impact Report.

Working with our partners at Accept & Proceed, we concepted, wrote, and edited elements of the FY 2022 Nike Impact Report.

Working on Behalf of:

Working on Behalf of:

Accept & Proceed

Accept & Proceed

CASE STUDY

NIKE

BEAVERTON

NIKE JOURNAL

THE BIG PICTURE

NIKE

STORIES THAT MOVE

THE WORLD

STORIES THAT MOVE

THE WORLD

OVERVIEW

Nike believes that if you have a body, you are an athlete. Guided by this ethos, the brand set out to tell stories about how sport and movement create community and connect cultures around the world.

We partnered with Nike’s editorial teams to explore the outer edges of global sports culture—uncovering hundreds of stories that revealed how the movement of bodies through sport binds societies together. From women risking their lives to practice yoga in Afghanistan to high-altitude soccer matches in the Swiss Alps, we led the assignment and production of dozens of stories that shaped the inaugural issue of Nike Journal. The result: a powerful reaffirmation of Nike’s belief in sport as a force that moves culture forward.

Nike believes that if you have a body, you are an athlete. Guided by this ethos, the brand set out to tell stories about how sport and movement create community and connect cultures around the world.

We partnered with Nike’s editorial teams to explore the outer edges of global sports culture—uncovering hundreds of stories that revealed how the movement of bodies through sport binds societies together. From women risking their lives to practice yoga in Afghanistan to high-altitude soccer matches in the Swiss Alps, we led the assignment and production of dozens of stories that shaped the inaugural issue of Nike Journal. The result: a powerful reaffirmation of Nike’s belief in sport as a force that moves culture forward.

Project Partners:

Project Partners:

The New York Times

The New York Times

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