Halo’s Master Chief without a helmet is against Brand Guidelines
Master Cheif without a helmet has to be against brand guidelines. The Halo tv series keeps breaking the rules. And for what?
My DC You Game Show Pitch
DC You, a now defunctcontest hosted by DC Universe asked for entries to develop content for the media giant. Here’s my losing entry.
The Headless Horseman: A DC Comics Green Lantern story
A Headless Horseman synopsis set in the DC universe. Just in time for Halloween! Just ask Starbucks. Pumpkin spice everything…
Pop Culture Graphic Design Show Design Behind The Mask Podcast launches!
Design Behind The Mask Podcast covering graphic design and user experience in pop culture fandoms launches in July 2022 The design and entertainment show covers typography, color phycology, logo design, branding, and content in comics, video games, movies and tv....
Amazon and Comixology collide with disastrous design results
Digital comic book lovers are in a very justifiable tizzy. Amazon and ComiXology are now one. Actually, let me be more colorful. Amazon ate ComiXology and pooped out a crApp that currently pales compared to the original ComiXology experience. User digital comic book...
The typographic simplicity of Control
The typographic simplicity of Control: Design Behind The Mask Can we touch on the typographic simplicity of the fantastic game Control? The video game developed by Remedy Entertainment centers around a shadowy government agency dabbling in the supernatural. You play...
Xbox, Please check your line widths
A friend of mine asked me to review the title type of his upcoming book. I pointed out some crazy kerning issues and gave a few pointers on how to layout the title. After a moment, he responded with “Now I will never not see those space issues.” To which I...
Miami Heat branding embraces the 80’s
The new Miami Heat branding slapped me in the face with awesome. “Vice” is a bold new direction for the NBA franchise and I for one love it. The “Vice” branding is ripped right out of the 80’s. These clean uniforms were designed in house...
Creating A Battle Royale Video Game
Battle Royale games are the new zombie games. For a time, every third game had you facing off against a ravenous horde of braindead bullet fodder. Today, however, battle royale games reign supreme. In these games, in case you are not away, you drop into an arena and...
Trading Cards Changed My Life
Find out how Marvel and DC Comics trading cards formed me into the man I am today!
