Frits Pearson
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DESIGN DIRECTION

Design at the speed of culture.

Brand identity, packaging, and campaign design across global sport.

The world moves fast. The volume of content put into it moves faster. The discipline isn’t just to keep up, it’s to know which design has which job. Paid media designs convert intent into revenue. Brand awareness designs convert attention into memory. Get those two confused and the work gets diluted.

Across every campaign, my team runs 50 to 80 paid ad variants in parallel with the brand work, built for A/B testing, scale, and reach. We ship between 300 and 500 design pieces every two weeks. The bar is that each one knows what it’s there to do. The paid work is intentional with scale. The brand work is intentional with the scroll stop. Both serve the larger goal: revenue first, then awareness with engagement.

PROJECT 01
CLIENT / LIVERPOOL FC
WORK / RETAIL CAMPAIGN, ILLUSTRATION, VIDEO
YEAR / 2026

Liverpool FC South Africa

Approved at LFC global creative. A local launch built around the warmth supporters already carry.

Liverpool FC South Africa announcement post
PROJECT 02
CLIENT / ORLANDO PIRATES
WORK / RETAIL CAMPAIGN, PACKAGING, PAID MEDIA
YEAR / 2025

Orlando Pirates Summer

Restraint as the register. The supporters bring the volume, the design holds the weight.

Orlando Pirates full-sleeve packaging design
Orlando Pirates paid ad design
PROJECT 03
CLIENT / NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
WORK / PACKAGING SYSTEM, COURTSIDE COLLECTION
YEAR / 2025

NBA Courtside Collection

Packaging system across six franchises. One visual language, six club identities.

NB Packaging designs for the NBA Courtside Collection.
Boston Celtics packaging design
BOSTON CELTICS / 18× CHAMPIONS / #DIFFERENTHERE
Chicago Bulls packaging design
CHICAGO BULLS / WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE
Golden State Warriors packaging design
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS / #DUBNATION
Los Angeles Lakers packaging design
LOS ANGELES LAKERS / 17× CHAMPIONS / #LAKESHOW
Miami Heat packaging design
MIAMI HEAT / HEAT CULTURE / #HEATNATION
New York Knicks packaging design
NEW YORK KNICKS / #NEWYORKFOREVER
PROJECT 04
CLIENT / KAIZER CHIEFS
WORK / MATCH-DAY DESIGN, DERBY CAMPAIGN, PAID MEDIA
YEAR / 2026

Kaizer Chiefs, Match & Derby

Match-day and rivalry design. Embroidered cloth treatments, vintage-modern composition, supporter identity carrying the work.

Kaizer Chiefs match-day winning post
ACROSS THE ROAD NEIGHBOURS / DERBY DESIGN
Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates derby design
Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates derby winning post
Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates derby winning post
PROJECT 05
CLIENT / FC BARCELONA
WORK / RETAIL CAMPAIGN, PAID MEDIA
YEAR / 2025

Barcelona, Més que un club

Identity-led. Dark Barcelona blues, washed warmth, set styling that pattern-matches real life. Cinematic restraint at retail scale.

FC Barcelona paid ad design
PROJECT 06
CLIENT / LOCKER ROOM × OLD SCHOOL
WORK / BRAND IDENTITY, BRAND SYSTEM, MISSION
YEAR / 2025

Locker Room

A new brand built inside Old School. Identity, mission, system. Raised on sport culture.

BRAND IDENTITY SYSTEM
Locker Room mission statement
Locker Room brand elements
Locker Room logo system
Locker Room mockups
DESIGN DIRECTION / FRITS PEARSON / GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR, CAPE TOWN
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