Umami

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Client: Oklahoma City Thunder
Year: 2025

This poster was created for the Thunder versus Nets City Nights game on January 19. Each Sunday home game, beginning November 17, is designated as a City Nights game, during which the Thunder team wear their 2024-25 NBA City Edition Uniform and play on the City Edition court. The uniform was created in partnership with Nike, and its design completes a two-year story arc reflecting Oklahoma City’s evolving landscape, growth, and momentum. During each home game, fans have the chance to take home a poster from the Fresh Take Poster Series designed by an artist from the Thunder Artist Group (TAG). Each poster highlights a cultural movement here in OKC - art, fashion, music, development, culinary, or fitness.

My night, in case you hadn't guessed, is culinary innovation! I was heavily inspired by the owner of Ma Der Lao Kitchen in OKC, chef Jeff Chanchaleune, who is a 2024 and 2023 James Beard Foundation nominee. I resonate with the food that he makes, creations that he serves in bowls and plates with designs that I grew up with. He’s just one of the many amazing chefs here pushing boundaries, receiving accolades and awards, challenging folks to rethink what food can taste like in Oklahoma.

Printed final poster.