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 most iconic soccer teams around the world. Along with host Ken Black, Drake takes us through his 33-year career at Nike which includes setting up the Nike Design Studio in Europe and designing kits for teams like Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, and even the Olympic-gold-winning Nigerian national team. Follow Drake’s story from Beaverton to Europe and back, where he created iconic designs along the way.

During this episode, Ken and Drake mention many other Nike team members as well as people they met and designed for during those adventurous early years. Here is a complete list of those mentioned.

* Angela Snow - (then) VP Head of Product Graphic Design Department

* Tom Andrich - Nike Product Graphic Designer

* Randy Hamar - Nike Product Graphic Designer

* Mark Parker - Nike CEO

* Selma Taygan - Head of Nike Apparel Design

* John Notar - Head of Nike Apparel

* Kericey

* Sylvia Na

* Matt Wolff - Head of Nike Apparel Operations

* Borrussia Dortmund - Nike Sponsored European Football Club

* PSG (Paris St. Germaine) - Nike Sponsored European Football Club

* Lyon (Olympique Lyonnais) - Nike Sponsored European Football team

* Arsenal - Nike Sponsored European Football Club

* PSD Eindhoven - Nike Sponsored European Football Club

* Nigeria National European Football Club

* Italy National European Football Club

* Paolo Maldini - Legendary Italian defender

* Phil Knight - Nike Co-Founder & Chairman

* Sandy Bodecker - Legendary Nike Executive (Started Nike Soccer and Nike Skate Divisions)

* Kurt Parker - Nike Product Graphic Designer and Apparel Design VP

* Todd Van Horn - Nike Team Sports Creative Director

* Martha Moore - Nike Apparel Designer

* David Turner - OTS Football Apparel Designer

* Janett Nichol - OTS Basketball Apparel Designer

* Duke University - Nike Sponsored Basketball Program

* UNLV - Nike Sponsored Basketball Program

* University of Kansas - Nike Sponsored Basketball Program

* University of Kentucky - Nike Sponsored Basketball Program

* Chicago Bears - Nike Sponsored NFL Team

* Oakland Raiders - Nike Sponsored NFL Team

* Jacksonville Jaguars - Nike Sponsored NFL Team

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