Concept Design: Podcast

Student Project: Podcast

Objective: Create podcast artwork to be showcased on a smartphone. Focus on key demographics when creating artwork.

Design Process: I play Dungeons & Dragons with a group of guys, and we are in the process of building homebrew content within the world of D&D. I imagined a podcast where we talk as a group about that process. I decide to create icons for each of the characters being played in our game, based on each player's artwork. I chose to use simple linework, representative of something a teenager might create for a character. The artwork also had to translate to a smartphone, so simpler was better. I then created a banner and sign that reminds me of old taverns, a classic meeting spot for D&D characters. All images were created using Illustrator, and the final image was imported into a mock-up in PhotoShop.

Color Theory: I chose a cooler palette for the background, and stayed true to each player's color choices for their characters.

Typography: I chose a font that looks like Old English lettering but also has an effect that looks like it's been stamped.

Overall, I am quite happy with this project. It fits the D&D demographic of males 18-49, and my D&D friends loved it.