The Playground Global Branding & Environment

OVERVIEW

Led brand identity and environmental design for The Playground Global — building a cohesive visual system across 7 basketball facilities in Canada and the U.S., including illustrated murals, merch, and environmental graphics.

YEAR

2021 – 2024

ROLE

Lead Creative

Led branding across multiple Playground Global locations

Designed logo systems and identity assets

Created large-scale murals and environmental graphics

Designed merch and apparel graphics

Collaborated directly with founder on vision and execution

SERVICES

Creative Direction

Brand Identity Design

Environmental Design

Mural Illustration

Merch Design

Visual Systems

About the project

Worked directly with founder Sam Ibrahim to design brand identities and visual systems across Playground Global's 6 GTA locations and their Houston, Texas facility — from logo development through full environmental execution.

Created large-scale illustrated murals across courts, training areas, and cafés — turning each facility into a recognizable, culture-driven space with a distinct visual identity. Mural work focused on illustrated concepts developed and executed hands-on.

Extended the brand into merchandise, designing apparel graphics that carried the same visual language beyond the walls and into the community.

The brand gained significant media attention, with features on blogTO, CTV News and Breakfast Television — validating the cultural impact of the spaces and the visual identity behind.

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The Playground Global Branding & Environment

OVERVIEW

Led brand identity and environmental design for The Playground Global — building a cohesive visual system across 7 basketball facilities in Canada and the U.S., including illustrated murals, merch, and environmental graphics.

YEAR

2021 – 2024

ROLE

Lead Creative

Led branding across multiple Playground Global locations

Designed logo systems and identity assets

Created large-scale murals and environmental graphics

Designed merch and apparel graphics

Collaborated directly with founder on vision and execution

SERVICES

Creative Direction

Brand Identity Design

Environmental Design

Mural Illustration

Merch Design

Visual Systems

About the project

Worked directly with founder Sam Ibrahim to design brand identities and visual systems across Playground Global's 6 GTA locations and their Houston, Texas facility — from logo development through full environmental execution.

Created large-scale illustrated murals across courts, training areas, and cafés — turning each facility into a recognizable, culture-driven space with a distinct visual identity. Mural work focused on illustrated concepts developed and executed hands-on.

Extended the brand into merchandise, designing apparel graphics that carried the same visual language beyond the walls and into the community.

The brand gained significant media attention, with features on blogTO, CTV News and Breakfast Television — validating the cultural impact of the spaces and the visual identity behind.

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The Playground Global Branding & Environment

OVERVIEW

Led brand identity and environmental design for The Playground Global — building a cohesive visual system across 7 basketball facilities in Canada and the U.S., including illustrated murals, merch, and environmental graphics.

YEAR

2021 – 2024

ROLE

Lead Creative

Led branding across multiple Playground Global locations

Designed logo systems and identity assets

Created large-scale murals and environmental graphics

Designed merch and apparel graphics

Collaborated directly with founder on vision and execution

SERVICES

Creative Direction

Brand Identity Design

Environmental Design

Mural Illustration

Merch Design

Visual Systems

About the project

Worked directly with founder Sam Ibrahim to design brand identities and visual systems across Playground Global's 6 GTA locations and their Houston, Texas facility — from logo development through full environmental execution.

Created large-scale illustrated murals across courts, training areas, and cafés — turning each facility into a recognizable, culture-driven space with a distinct visual identity. Mural work focused on illustrated concepts developed and executed hands-on.

Extended the brand into merchandise, designing apparel graphics that carried the same visual language beyond the walls and into the community.

The brand gained significant media attention, with features on blogTO, CTV News and Breakfast Television — validating the cultural impact of the spaces and the visual identity behind.

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This will hide itself!