On

Every ending builds something new

Art Direction

2026

Course: Art Direction 101
Team: Alex Manrique, Yutong Hu, Christiana Uzonwanne
Toolkit: Flora AI, Claude AI, Figma, Photoshop

Goal

ON is opening its first flagship store in Lisbon, marking an important step in growing its presence in Europe. The goal was to create a visual direction that felt true to ON's clean, innovation-led brand while drawing inspiration from Lisbon's culture, architecture, and everyday rhythm.

People are numbed by preachy, self-righteous sustainability ads.

True eco-consciousness isn't a lecture on saving the planet.
It's a philosophy of resilience.

Inspired by Portuguese artist Bordalo II's practice of transforming waste into art, this concept reimagines On's recycled materials as sculptural forms built from the discarded.

Shoes emerge from layered fragments of reclaimed waste, blurring the line between product and art.

Rooted in Lisbon's history of destruction and renewal, the work explores transformation as a creative force. Turning remnants of the past into something new.

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