In the beginning of 2018, I was part of a group that was asked to come up with apparel designs for the new Universal Super Nintendo Land. I came up with three design trends; Graffiti Gamer, 8-Bit Icons and Pixel Peeps. Each trend focused on different aspect of Nintendo and the world of Mario.
I will be sharing with you each design trend that I worked on, starting with Graffiti Gamer. This design trend was inspired by urban graphic design and graffiti stencil art. This trend is characterized by use of a limited color palette, paint drips and the use of harsh stencil lines. This style works well with the more modern cartoon version of the Mario characters that younger gamers are familiar with. I am sharing design I did for Mario, Princess Peach and Lugi. I had plans to do Yoshi, Bowser and Princess Daisy in this style. Maybe one day I will add those characters.
I had blast working in the urban graffiti style and hope you enjoy the designs.