BURNING MAN PROJECT + BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS
COmmunity + Cultural Systems
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Creative direction, illustration, and packaging design connecting one of the world's most recognized brands with the energy of electronic dance music and youth culture.
The project translated music, movement, and visual expression into collectible packaging and promotional experiences that celebrated creativity while strengthening Coca-Cola's connection to a new generation of consumers.
Rather than treating packaging as a container, the work positioned it as a cultural touchpoint—an object capable of extending the brand beyond the shelf and into the communities, events, and experiences where culture is created and shared.
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The creative system combined illustration, typography, and product storytelling to build an authentic visual language rooted in electronic dance music culture while remaining unmistakably Coca-Cola.
The result balanced global brand consistency with local cultural relevance, creating designs that felt energetic, contemporary, and collectible.
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By connecting an iconic global brand with electronic dance music, youth culture, and audiences worldwide, the project demonstrated how thoughtful design can elevate everyday products into meaningful cultural artifacts.
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2025 Tomorrow Today Themed Man Base Design Participant
2024: Beyond Black Rock - Reno International Airport, Nevada
2023: A Dream Made Real - Reno International Airport, Nevada
2019: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Oakland Museum of Art
2019: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Cincinnati Art Museum
2018: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Smithsonian Institution
2017: City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man - Nevada Museum of Art
2014: Default World Dreaming - Gallery 151 - New York
Fly Ranch is a 3,800-acre off-grid ranch in the Great Basin that serves as a center for interactive arts and community participation for Burning Man.
The Vision Beyond Borders app is a camera-based, on-the-ground guide for Burning Man’s Fly Ranch or navigating the Burn. The app works day or night, even in zero visibility conditions like dust storms.
Burning Man ⇄ 2025 ⇄ Tomorrow Today ⇄ man-base proposal
Burners Without Borders ⇄ 2025 ⇄ 20th Anniversary ⇄ Sticker (on bottle) ⇄ Patch design ⇄ FLAG
Burners Without Borders ⇄ Flag ⇄ Patch designs
BURNERS WITHOUT Borders ⇄ Spring Summit Event design
Stickers ⇄ water bottles ⇄ silkscreens

