Hockey Team Conceptual Logos

In May of 2016 our local AHL hockey team, the Springfield Falcons, were relocated to Tucson, AZ.  Not long after that Springfield, MA was awarded a new team, with a new name and a new logo.  The team name was changed to the ‘Springfield Thunderbirds’.  Although the logo had already been designed the idea of creating a hockey team’s logo excited me and so I set to work making my own set of logos for the Springfield Thunderbirds.  For my first two designs (top row left and middle) I focused on the mythology of the thunderbird and emulated the design style of the northwest Native American art.  With the next two designs (top row right and bottom row left) I wanted to incorporate the bird of the previous team’s name (falcon) and energy (thunder).  The art styles are that of the hockey logo vector art and Pop art.  Finally with the last two logos (bottom row middle and right) I wanted to stay away from the bird motif.  For the first (bottom middle) I came up with the idea of having a hockey player driving around on the ice in a 1961 Ford Thunderbird.  In the last logo (bottom right) I wanted to stay away from the theme of thunderbirds and focus on the Spirit of Springfield so I incorporated the city skyline and a Gee Bee Model R plane (which used to be built in Springfield). As I am a fan of the Art Deco style I emulated that in creating this logo.

 

 

GTA Concept Poster

When I completed my Degree Project for college last year I was eager to start working on a personal project. After going through several ideas I eventually decided to make-up a video game poster/box art, specifically from the Grand Theft Auto series.

 

Every GTA game takes place in a real life location (Miami, New York, Los Angles, etc.) but the name of the city is changed (for legal reasons). I picked New Orleans as the location for my fake box art because both the architecture and environment of the city is so unique. Why did I pick the name ‘Gulf City’? Because I wanted a name that spoke to the location of the game (New Orleans is near the Gulf of Mexico) and the word Gulf was short/direct like the word vice (used in the game GTA Vice City).

 

There is no denying that the 1970’s exuded style; and since no GTA game has been set during that decade that is why I chose it. The only thing on the poster I didn’t draw/create is the words ‘Grand Theft Auto’.

Legal Information: I am in no way affiliated with Rockstar Games or it’s parent company Take-Two Interactive. The logo ‘Grand Theft Auto’ is owned by its creator Rockstar Games. This artwork is not and will not be used for commercial purposes. To put it simply, I made this painting because I am a fan of the Grand Theft Auto series and wished to demonstrate my abilities as an artist.

Current Work

Every so often I find some free time to work on personal projects. Most are random ideas that have popped into my head while others are simple exercises to improve my drawing skills. As of right now there aren’t many projects shown here but I promise to post more in the future as I finish them.



‘Eden Lost’ was an idea I had for a made-up book cover. Basically, the story is about a group of astronauts that crash land on a lush tropical planet, which turns out to be the actual Garden of Eden. Things soon go to hell (literally and figuratively) and the astronauts must find a way off of the planet. I don’t know if this exact story idea has been done before but I thought it would be good start for a painting.

After getting a drawing tablet for my computer I wanted to start practicing with it. I had never used a Wacom tablet before so this first drawing was a learning experience. The program I used is called Sketch Book Express and the objects in the drawing/ digital painting are Disney Vinylmations.

I have this book from my childhood called ‘Trace the Marvel Comic Super Heroes’ by a company called Klutz. After finishing the Vinylmation painting I was looking for something to draw and I thought what better than marvel characters. My drawing of the Hulk is similar to the one from the book. 

When drawing Captain America I used the same pose from the book but his costume and colors were inspired by the Marvel films.