Salomon Snow 2010 / 2011 Catalog

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

During the last half of 2009, I joined up with the Nemo HQ crew to work on a series of Salomon Snow catalogs, the largest undertaking being this behemoth with 100+ pages and numerous multi-page fold-outs. When I started working on this project (which spanned over a month), the art direction was pretty much in place and the guys were chipping away on the men’s section – my job was to lighten things up for the women’s layouts. My overall objective was to use a lighter version of the type and to add in more white space.


graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet


For a snowboarding catalog, you’ll notice that there’s a strong editorial feel throughout and I think that’s what makes this particular project stand apart. The layouts with cropped text and oversized images keep the catalog compelling from cover to cover. And, there are tons of fold-out charts and spreads throughout so there’s constant engagement.

There’s far too much good stuff in here to showcase everything and I had a hard enough time just choosing a handful of pages but here’s a basic overview with some of my favorite spreads and a large chunk of the women’s section.


graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

graphic design salomon snow nemo hq nubby twiglet

Thanks to Nemo HQ for putting out another awesome project – I was beyond excited to get to work on this one. One of my favorites of all-time.


10 Responses to Salomon Snow 2010 / 2011 Catalog

  1. Birgit says:

    I love it! Two of my favorite things in one: your fantastic graphic designing skillz and snowboarding! Is there any possible way I can contact Salomon and get a hard copy? I would love to admire the whole catalog in my hands. :)

  2. Lola says:

    Looks good! I like the layout and color palette…one nit-picky thing, though: the kearning on “footbeds” scares me a little bit between the “o” and the “t”…must’ve slipped by. But nice anyways!

  3. melly says:

    You really can create magic with fonts, it’s astounding to me – someone who steers away from doing type-direction work. And I always love a person who enjoys white space over clutter :)

  4. Ali says:

    love it! I have always loved Salomon (although I’m a skier, not a boarder) and I was also really excited to see your goggles and helmets a while ago – hope I see them on some people this season! I’d love a pair of the goggles (just got an amazing helmet last year so can’t replace that!).
    btw I posted a bunch of vintage ski resort posters awhile ago, you might like them! http://thisisworthy.blogspot.com/2010/05/art-of-skiing.html

  5. wEn says:

    The typography looks great; I particularly like the cropped off headers with the distressed texture. Love the editorial feel of the catalog. Classic, yet funky and dynamic all at once; totally embodies snowboarding.

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