Concept Project · 2026

What if Nike
launched their next
campaign with AI?

A self-initiated exploration of what one operator and a stack of AI tools can produce in under a week.

Nike AI ad concept — cinematic still from the 30-second spot by DeviLabs
Client
Nike (Concept)
Scope
AI Video Ad
Timeline
4 days Solo
Tools
Nano Banana Pro · Kling 3.0 · Higgsfield · CapCut

The Premise

Big brands like Nike produce hero campaigns with seven-figure budgets, teams of dozens, and months of lead time. Traditional production is expensive, slow, and increasingly out of reach for the 99% of brands that need to show up daily.

We wanted to test the other extreme. Could a single operator, using only AI tools available to anyone, produce a brand-worthy Nike concept in under a week — and have it actually feel like Nike?

This is that experiment. Built from the Netherlands, working with DTC brands across the US and Europe.

The Concept

Nothing. Then everything.

It's a Nike story, told the way Nike has always told them: not about the product, but about the threshold just before the decision. The moment when nothing is happening — and then, everything is.

The Work

The film.

Nike AI ad concept — poster frame before playback
0:00 / 0:00
Final cut — 0:30 spot · 1080p · stereo mix

AI-generated video content — produced with Kling 3.0 & Nano Banana Pro. Disclosed per EU AI Act transparency requirements.

How It Was Made

Four days.
One team.

Day 01

Concept & Storyboard

  • Developed the emotional hook and shot list
  • Wrote the script and pacing
  • Defined visual language: palette, camera energy, mood
Days 02–03

AI Production

  • Generated character & environment stills in Nano Banana Pro
  • Animated key shots with Kling 3.0 (start/end frame prompting)
  • Used Higgsfield for dynamic camera and hero moves
  • Iterated on 40+ generations to hit the right frames
Day 04

Edit & Sound

  • Cut in CapCut & DaVinci Resolve
  • Sourced music and sound design
  • Final color grade and export
Why This Matters for Your Brand
"Most DTC brands don't need Nike's budget — they need Nike-level creative consistency, shipped weekly."

This is the kind of work DeviLabs produces every week for its retainer clients. Concept, AI production, and finished ad creative — all in days, not months. No production crews. No reshoots. Just fast, brand-worthy output built to perform on Meta.

Ship weekly

not quarterly

Performance-built

creative made for ROAS, not awards

One partner

strategy, production, ads — one roof

Let's Talk

Want this kind of creative
for your brand?

We work with 5 DTC brands at a time. Let's see if we're a fit.