World
Surf League

Logo Design · Concept · Apparel Design Concepts
2026 · Self-initiated concept

Six event identities for stops on the WSL Championship Tour. Instead of one template with a new location dropped in, each one starts from the break itself: the landscape, the local culture and what the wave asks of the surfers who paddle out. That research shaped every logo, palette and set of graphics, which were then carried through to a full line of event apparel.

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Philippines Pro

Cloud 9, Siargao Island
9.7853° N / 126.1722° E
“Surf. People. Culture. Philippines.”

Woven bands inspired by traditional Philippine textiles frame the wordmark, with hibiscus and palms. Navy and red echo the national colors.

Applied to apparel

Tees, two foam truckers with a woven patch, and a tote.

Philippines Pro identity applied to tees, foam trucker hats, tote and woven labels
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Surf City El Salvador Pro

La Libertad, El Salvador · Punta Roca
13.4833° N / 89.3850° W
“Where the Pacific comes alive.”

A badge-style mark stacks a bold wordmark over a rising sun, a curling wave and a hibiscus, in colors pulled from Central American sunsets. Brush-script callouts for Punta Roca give it a local voice.

Applied to apparel

Tees, a coordinates back print, two foam truckers and a tote.

Surf City El Salvador Pro identity applied to tees, foam trucker hats, tote and woven labels
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Vivo Rio Pro

Saquarema, Brasil · Itaúna
22.9296° S / 42.5063° W
“Where culture meets the coast.”

Saquarema feels more like a festival than a contest. Geometric letterforms turn the O of RIO into a striped sun on the horizon, in the red, yellow and teal of the crowds on Itaúna beach.

Applied to apparel

Tees, a minimal back print, two foam truckers, woven labels and a tote.

Vivo Rio Pro identity applied to tees, foam trucker hats, tote and woven labels
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Outerknown Tahiti Pro

Teahupo’o, Tahiti
17.8333° S / 149.2667° W
“End of the road.”

Teahupo’o sits where the road on Tahiti Iti runs out, so the logo became a weathered road sign. Black, white and stone gray let the wave carry the color.

Applied to apparel

Tees, a coordinates back print, a foam trucker and woven labels.

Outerknown Tahiti Pro identity applied to tees, foam trucker hats, tote and woven labels
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Lexus Trestles Pro

San Clemente, California
33.4275° N / 117.6114° W
“The road to glory runs through Trestles.”

Surfers cross the railroad tracks to reach Trestles. The mark puts those tracks under a breaking wave, wrapped in Southern California hot-rod flames.

Applied to apparel

Tees, a coordinates back print, a foam trucker and a tote.

Lexus Trestles Pro identity applied to tees, foam trucker hats, tote and woven labels
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Lexus Pipe Masters

North Shore, Hawai‘i
21.6819° N / 158.0687° W
“Heavy water. High consequence.”

Pipeline is the most famous and most dangerous wave in surfing. The identity is stripped back to match: a heavy wordmark, one red bar, no decoration.

Applied to apparel

Tees, a coordinates back print, a foam trucker and a tote.

Lexus Pipe Masters identity applied to tees, foam trucker hats, tote and woven labels
01
Concept

Find the one idea only this break could own.

02
Design

Build the mark, palette and graphics, then test them on posters and banners.

03
Apparel

Carry each identity onto tees, truckers, totes and labels.

The System

Different marks.
One collection.

Each identity stands on its own, but the apparel follows one system. The coordinates tie them together, pointing to the exact spot where each wave breaks.

  • Premium tee, frontTwo to three colorways
  • Premium tee, backCoordinates and tagline
  • Foam truckerFull mark, front panel
  • Canvas toteFull event lockup
  • Woven labels and tagsSponsor and WSL details
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