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The first HOLIDAY SWEATER GAME GIVEAWAY was incredible!
To say I'm thankful is an understatement. This was one of the coolest life experiences to see all the students, fans, admin staff, cheerleaders, band members, commentators and even the national anthem singer, all decked out in my swag gear for the game.
Game came down to the wire with a potential game-tying shot from South Florida to go to OT. But thankfully, they missed.
The vibe. The energy. The atmosphere was E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C !!!
I mean...does it get any (store front) cooler than this?!?!
Bringing the greatness to the University of Marquette! One of my favorite designs because of the colors, the checkered pattern and this just speaks...to a true, tastefully tacky design.
As Kanye said walking by "All of the lights. You know what I need, want you to see everything." He was referring to...yes, you guessed it...the Marquette sweater of course. (totally kidding, buttttt, I could see it working, right?!?)
A surreal moment that I'm still taking in.
The flow...the objects...the colors...just has you memorized wanting more!
The MU team (you ROCK!) was beyond incredible to collaborate with to bring this masterpiece to threaded life!
You may be asking yourself, "Why the dominoes? What's the significance?" Smart (MU's head basketball coach) uses the term "domino" to describe an individual who builds up their teammates and has a positive impact on the team. After each home game, players give autographed dominoes to fans, and one player is named the "Domino of the Game".
Limited time offering so be sure to get yours today at the MU Spirit Shop located in the Union and the Fiserv Arena (Milwaukee Bucks).
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This was another special one as I got the esteemed privilege to do another one of my hometown schools, Loyola University Chicago.
These came out so cool with all of their logos, including the stars from the Chicago flag and letting everyone know...who's...LEADING THE PACK!!
I love the flow of colors through out the whole design; from top-to-bottom, you just get that feeeeling of Loyola. Jusssssst the right balance of white and the accent of the gold, that sets it all off.
Their team was amazing to collaborate with and are doing...the first ever...tastefully tacky...ugly sweater giveaway on 12/7/2024 against the South Florida Bulls!!
The ENTIRE student section will be decked out in these! Just so frickin cool!!
PS - I've always wanted to have one of those "this is where it all started in the garage" pics, and now I've finally made it happen.
More epicness on the way!
Another one in the books! Just finished up the AHL Milwaukee Admirals.
I got the awesome opportunity to collaborate with <insert you know who you are. You rock!> through a referral and this design turned out a-b-s-o-u-l-t-e-l-y incredible! Just down the street (or state lines) from the Rockford Icehogs, the Admirals are shipping their way through the lakes of Milwaukee, and staying cool during those night trips!
I cannot express enough at how cool their detailed imagery rendered onto the sweater. The curvature of the Admiral's hat, the gray shading of the skull head, the diagonal baby blue accent, etc., etc. Especially, the very intricate MA logo that has interwoven bones with gray shading, and the tape accent on the hockey stick...<insert mind blown emoji>
A piece of Milwaukee art.
Looking forward fitting out their other logos coming soon! Their retros are some of coolest ones around! More to come!
Bringing you another masterpiece! Roseville High School Tigers out of California.
This is a fun story: Through my googling of "Illinois high schools," I randomly came across this incredible yin-yang Tiger logo that I've never seen before.
Usually high schools have generic, dated logos, but this was so cool that I HAD to reach out!
I collaborated with <insert you know who you are> who was amazing to work with and setup this EPIC photo at their high school! Who do you know who has the "eyes of the tiger" at their high school?!?! Like....whhhhhhhaaaaat?!? Just INCREDIBLE!!!
Appreciate them, their team and coordinating such a dope photo op! Sweaters came out amazing and team is wearing them proudly!
https://www.jewishchronicle.org/2023/12/07/wisconsinite-offers-tastefully-tacky-chanukah-sweater/
I got to meet the first Orthodox Jewish Player, Ryan Turrell, of the NBA's G-League team, The Detroit Motor City Cruise.
Backstory: I got an ESPN alert that Ryan was rising quickly for the Cruise and wanted to make my way out there and surprise him with some fresh threads before Hanukkah. Reached out to the Motor City Cruise team (they were so accommodating and got back to me super quick! You rock!) and they setup a seamless, great night to catch a game and a meet-n-greet with Ryan.
He was surprised to say the least haha.
For my first NBA G-league game, I was blown away (no joke) at how entertaining the game & atmosphere was, their stadium was state-of-the-art (no joke again) and just great energy all-the-way-around. Highly recommend going if you've never been.
Thank you to the Jewish Chronicle for such Ken-centric article; capturing my passion, energy and drive for creating & delivering tastefully tacky excellence.
And thank you to the Detroit Motor City Cruise team (you know who you are!) for making my first experience so memorable and your top-notch professionalism.
Secured the amazing opportunity to collaborate with my hometown AHL team, The Rockford Icehogs, who are owned by the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks. These turned even better then I could have imagined!
It's always special when I can design and do my city right with the best imagery, vivid colors and tie everything in from both organizations, and do it with excellence. Just magical.
Never gets old hearing from customers ,"Ken, you weren't kidding when you said how soft this was. And your logos being stitched onto a sweater, are so sick! Like bro...crazy!!!" (sick means cool haha).
This is why I do it folks