Gap Next Gen
Icons Campaign
I was the Lead Designer on Gap’s Fall 2022 Next Gen Icons campaign, reimagining six flagship products as art-gallery installations, pairing each with influential cultural figures to bring the concept to life.
FALL 2022
Creative Direction: Len Peltier
PHOTOGRAPHY: Koto Bolofo
Art Direction: Helen Ghaibeh, Temi Oyelola
Design: Temi Oyelola
COPY: Chelsea McCoy
FALL 2022

Gap Next Gen Icons Campaign

Gap Next Gen
Icons Campaign

Creative Direction: Len Peltier
PHOTOGRAPHY: Koto Bolofo
Art Direction: Helen Ghaibeh, Temi Oyelola
Design: Temi Oyelola
COPY: Chelsea McCoy
I worked as the Lead Designer for Gap’s Fall 2022 Next Gen Icons campaign, which celebrated six of Gap’s iconic flagship products. The campaign reimagined these icons as art gallery installations, paired with influential cultural figures.
A NEW APPROACH
The opportunity was to create a more engaging and visually impactful social experience for Gap's seasonal campaigns. I pitched a new strategy for the campaign‘s social rollout on Instagram, shifting away from Gap’s usual  approach of posting a single image split across 6–9 posts. Instead, I proposed dedicating a row of three carousel posts to each campaign cast member, creating a more user-friendly and visually engaging display of stills, animations, and editorial content.

The creative strategy was built around revealing different sides of each cast member across a sequence of three social posts. The first introduced the hero product and cast member story, the second expanded the look through stills and motion, and the third offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their time on set. By extending each story across multiple touchpoints, the campaign maximized content while creating a more personal, less sales-driven social experience.

The result of this campaign set a new standard for how Gap rolled out campaigns on social. Compared to the previous year, the campaign drove a 50%+ increase in engagement, demonstrating the impact of a more dynamic, content-rich storytelling approach.
A closeup shot of a woman wearing a tan top with a thing black belt and light wash blue jeans.A closeup shot of a woman wearing a tan top with a thing black belt and light wash blue jeans.