{"product_id":"nike-better-is-temporary-9781838660512","title":"Nike: Better Is Temporary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination - better is always temporary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhaidon commemorates the company's influence with \u003ci\u003eNike: Better is Temporary\u003c\/i\u003e, a landmark publication that charts Nike's transformation from rebellious upstart to global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis immersive visual survey offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes exploration into Nike's ethos-driven design formula, placing industry-defining innovations and globally recognized products alongside previously unpublished designs, prototypes, insider stories, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with \"Breaking2,\" an introduction detailing Nike's 2017 attempt to facilitate a sub-two-hour marathon, the book lays out in five thematic chapters Nike's focus on performance, brand expression, collaboration, inclusive design, and sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's extraordinary design also nods to its contents. The striking cover features overlapping silkscreened layers of Nike's proprietary Volt yellow and Hyperpunch pink colors overlaying an image of world-champion marathoner Eliud Kipchoge printed in a half-tone dot pattern. The book's spine, visible through the clear jacket, showcases a series of colored tabs that extend from its interior pages and which are referenced in the book's bonus chapter, \"Crafting Color.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining 500 color illustrations with stories, insights, knowledge, passion, and history shared by Nike's remarkable team, \u003ci\u003eNike: Better is Temporary\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as a manual of innovation and inspiration for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Grawe\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, creative director, and brand consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was previously global brand director for Herman Miller, where he lead integrated brand marketing and communications across a variety of platforms and media. Prior to this, he served as editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eDwell\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625210188050,"sku":"9781838660512","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3e44329-7ab0-4d17-ab04-7a336ac39e9d.jpg?v=1732626777","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nike-better-is-temporary-9781838660512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}