CHARLES LAI ©2025
Visual Identity, Art Direction,

Photography, Graphic Design

Based in Tokyo, work for global

hello@charleslai.jp
Behance, Instagram, Linkedln

CHARLES LAI ©2025
Visual Identity, Art Direction,

Photography, Graphic Design

Based in Tokyo, work for global

hello@charleslai.jp
Behance, Instagram, Linkedln

Role:

Campaign Idea / Visual Identity / Campaign Lockup / Graphic Design / Content Creation

Nike NRC – Faster Than Fast Challenge

2024

Nike NRC – Faster Than Fast Challenge

Nike NRC – Faster Than Fast Challenge

2024
2024

Role:

Role:

Campaign Idea / Visual Identity / Campaign Lockup / Graphic Design / Content Creation

Campaign Idea / Visual Identity / Campaign Lockup / Graphic Design / Content Creation

Creating a race-against-yourself experience for Nike Run Club, built to motivate PB-chasers during Tokyo’s peak running season

About the project

To align with Nike’s FASTPACK launch and build momentum ahead of the Tokyo Marathon, we created the “Faster Than Fast Challenge” on the Nike Run Club app — a five-week challenge encouraging runners to beat their personal best.

Designed as a race against yourself, the experience helped runners track performance over time, encouraging them to run faster, stronger, and further. Each week, we also introduced “NRC Best Hits,” a curated newsletter of audio runs, running podcasts, and editorial content to help users prepare for race day.

I developed the visual identity of the campaign, drawing from FASTPACK’s signature palette and energy. Using motion blur photography and dust-inspired graphic textures, we created a high-speed aesthetic that visually emphasized the mental and physical push behind personal records.

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NIKE JAPAN & R/GA.
NIKE JAPAN & R/GA.
NIKE JAPAN & R/GA.
All Rights Reserved. 
All Rights Reserved. 
All Rights Reserved. 
Client
Client
Client
Nike Japan
Nike Japan
Nike Japan
Agency
Agency
Agency
R/GA
R/GA
R/GA
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative Director
Masaya Nakade
Masaya Nakade
Masaya Nakade
Art Director
Art Director
Art Director
Charles Lai
Charles Lai
Charles Lai
Illustrator
Illustrator
Illustrator
Yuka Annen
Yuka Annen
Yuka Annen
Producer
Producer
Producer
Ethel Leung
Ethel Leung
Ethel Leung
Client Service
Client Service
Client Service
Yeng Wong
Yeng Wong
Yeng Wong

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