LAUNCH KIT

Launch Kit mission binder for a Houston Rockets City Edition concept: the cover with the rocket mission patch, and the uniform spec page showing the blue jersey and shorts with material callouts.
Launch Kit mission binder cover: a Houston Rockets rocket mission patch on aged paper, titled “Launch Kit System: Uniform, Apparel, and Environment.”

Every NASA mission since Apollo has answered to Houston, so the Rockets’ season deserved a launch of its own. Created for a final-round presentation with Nike Basketball’s NBA apparel team, Launch Kit builds the City Edition from flight suits, shuttle hardware and mission patches. One system covers the uniform, warmups, on-court apparel, court and arena, all delivered as the team’s own mission binder.

CLIENT NIKE BASKETBALL • NBA APPAREL

ROLE SOLE DESIGNER

FORMATS UNIFORM, APPAREL, COURT & ARENA

STATUS CONCEPT · FINAL-ROUND PRESENTATION, 2025

Launch Kit Houston Rockets City Edition uniform in royal blue, shown front, side and back: “Houston Rockets” running vertically down the front, a mission-patch crest, Durant 7 on the back, and shorts that fade to white at the hem.
Close-up of a heat-sealed chrome Nike swoosh on royal-blue jersey mesh.
Heat-transferred neck tag on black fabric: a Nike swoosh and size L inside an orbiting planet ring.
Close-up of the number 7 in white satin tackle twill, stitched onto royal-blue jersey mesh.
Tackle twill mission patch: a Houston Rockets rocket with stars, circled by “Houston Rockets · National Basketball Association.”
Article inline, edition 1: Judge at 53 home runs, September 5.
Article inline, edition 2: Judge at 55 home runs, September 7.
Article inline, edition 3: Judge at 57 home runs, September 14.
Article inline, edition 4: Judge at 60, ties Babe Ruth, September 20.
Article inline, edition 5: Judge ties Roger Maris at 61, September 28.
Article inline, edition 6: Home Run King, 62, October 4.
The Chasing Maris story card and an article inline as they appeared in the FOX Sports app.
The Chasing Maris art in the published FOX Sports article on Judge’s 62nd home run.

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NASA astronaut Victor Glover in a royal-blue flight suit with mission patches and a name tag: reference for the uniform color and patch placement.
A blue NASA flight suit with a Space Shuttle patch, the NASA logo and zippered chest pockets: reference for the pockets, zippers and patch layout.
The Space Shuttle on the launch pad against a deep-blue sky, with the orange external tank and the service tower: reference for the shuttle hardware and the color palette.
A rocket’s exhaust trail rising over the curve of the Earth at night: reference for the starfield and launch mood.
A pale-blue atmosphere fading into black space: reference for the gradient on the warmups and the arena.