Christian Louboutin × Trans-Heroes

Visual Identity & Branding · Speculative
Christian Louboutin × Trans-Heroes
Overview

An exploration of visual branding and interactive technologies to uplift and advocate for the transgender community. A project completed at the London College of Communication.

Client:
London College of Communication
Role:
Designer

An exploration of visual branding and interactive technologies to uplift and advocate for the transgender community. A project completed at the London College of Communication.

Brand research

I wanted to use a luxury brand's status to push other brands toward inclusivity. Louboutin's iconic red soles were perfect for QR code stamps, and the brand already supports social causes, like its Walk A Mile In My Shoes collection with Idris Elba.

Christian Louboutin campaign imagery with the iconic red soles

Brand dimensions

To celebrate the trans community and inspire new support, I chose Christian Louboutin x Trans-heroes with the slogan I march with heroes, alluding to the activism of the trans-heroes.

Luxury fashion campaigns used as references

User flow

User flow: Theo sees a billboard, scans the QR code, visits the site, attends the event, wins the shoes and leaves footprints across London

Construction of QR code

Printing the red QR code sole stamps by hand

Shoe design development

The three shoes: Greg On Shinjuku Boys loafers, Iriza Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson pumps, So Kate Virginia Prince booty
Shinjuku Boys shoe sketches
Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera shoe sketches
Virginia Prince shoe sketches

Website

Interactive QR code shoe bottoms will be used as a decal on the floor for guerrilla advertisement. When the user buys and wears the shoes, they also leave QR codes that link to the collection website, so others can learn about trans-heroes and the collection.

Scanning a QR code sole print to open the collection website

Poster design

Poster: I march with Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera
Poster: I march with the Shinjuku Boys
Poster: I march with Virginia Prince
Billboard under a London rail bridge
Underground station poster with QR code footprints on the floor
London bus advertisement
Magazine spread

Interactive billboard

Interactive billboard at Piccadilly Circus

Print assets

Invitation, envelope, letterhead and event schedule

Event

Event plan in Trafalgar Square: red carpet runway, seating and collection displays