adidas Fútbol Society

Fútbol, culture and community come together in New York, Los Angeles and Miami to celebrate the Copa America '24.

adidas Fútbol Society

Fútbol, culture and community come together in New York, Los Angeles and Miami to celebrate the Copa America '24.

TEAM

TEAM

adidas, Experience.Monks

YEAR

YEAR

2024

project

project

adidas Fútbol Society is a traveling platform designed to explore how a brand can foster community through shared cultural experiences. Built for Gen Z Latinx soccer communities across North America, the identity needed to operate as a flexible system across six activations in three cities—adapting to retail environments, live programming, editorial content, merchandise, and environmental graphics while maintaining a cohesive visual language. The result was an expandable design system that balanced consistency with local expression, allowing each stop to feel distinct while remaining unmistakably part of the same experience.

adidas Fútbol Society is a traveling platform designed to explore how a brand can foster community through shared cultural experiences. Built for Gen Z Latinx soccer communities across North America, the identity needed to operate as a flexible system across six activations in three cities—adapting to retail environments, live programming, editorial content, merchandise, and environmental graphics while maintaining a cohesive visual language. The result was an expandable design system that balanced consistency with local expression, allowing each stop to feel distinct while remaining unmistakably part of the same experience.

As Lead Designer, I was responsible for translating the creative direction into a scalable visual system that could support the breadth of the activation. I led the design across physical and digital touchpoints, developing frameworks, assets, and production-ready deliverables in close collaboration with strategists, producers, and fabrication partners. My role focused on creating a system that could evolve across venues, moments, and formats while maintaining clarity, flexibility, and a cohesive visual identity throughout the tour.

As Lead Designer, I was responsible for translating the creative direction into a scalable visual system that could support the breadth of the activation. I led the design across physical and digital touchpoints, developing frameworks, assets, and production-ready deliverables in close collaboration with strategists, producers, and fabrication partners. My role focused on creating a system that could evolve across venues, moments, and formats while maintaining clarity, flexibility, and a cohesive visual identity throughout the tour.

Being a reactive event, we had to work fast to create the assets based on the outcomes of each phase, that's why on the next stop - Los Angeles - the main focus was on Mexico, Argentina, Colombia

Being a reactive event, we had to work fast to create the assets based on the outcomes of each phase, that's why on the next stop - Los Angeles - the main focus was on Mexico, Argentina, Colombia

Then one of the last stops in Miami, celebrating the final game between Colombia and Argentina, we updated the space with graphics celebrating both teams.

Then one of the last stops in Miami, celebrating the final game between Colombia and Argentina, we updated the space with graphics celebrating both teams.

credits

credits

ROLE

production

production

Shannon Kennedy, Summer Jackson, Linda Arevalo

strategy

strategy

Ryan Johansen, Vanessa Valenzuela, Katherine Rosenbaum

creative

creative

Sanya Grujicic, Trent Rohner, Marcelo Quinzio, Danilo Nagura, Raphael Mendes, Xiaocha Zhang, Juan Castro, Julia Grzeskowiak

UX

UX

Cathy Cong, Dorothy Pranolo

selected works

interactive designer

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©2026

Juan Castro

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©2026

JC

selected works

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©2026

Juan Castro