2027 Spring STA Roster Poster
In August, I began working on the 2027 Spring STA Roster Poster. With the theme being a video game menu or character select screen, I started looking for references and inspiration in games like Terraria, Mario Kart, and Smash Bros.
Creating a Background in Procreate
Going off of these inspirations, I went into Procreate and began sketching out my first concept background and assets, leaning more off of the Terraria pixel art style. I would continue with this art style for the majority of the project.
After completing these major assets, I began working out the rest of the background where the STAs and remaining design would take space. For this, I planned an updated layout and worked with the sections one by one, starting with the clouds in the far background, and the Austin downtown skyline in the middle ground.
Secondary Iteration & STA Frames
Now finalizing the background design, I imported all the assets into Illustrator and began working on the main layout design and STA frames. At the same time, I began working on a separate design with a different art style.
After working on these two designs, I created a separate layout of STA frames which I then applied onto my initial design.
After combining the background with the STA frames, I took more inspiration from an Overwatch character selected screen for a darker, more contrasting look to the poster. I also added details to the background like stars, lights of the buildings, and a “27” on the lights of the UT Tower.
LAITS T-Shirt Design 2026-2027
In late October, I began my work on the LAITS T-Shirt. The theme of this years shirt comes from the 1990s K-Nack 107.7 Radio Station bumper sticker design:
Since LAITS doesn’t have an official mascot or single visual theme which is unique to LAITS, I decided to make the main design surrounded by the word “LAITS” itself. Taking inspiration from the bumper sticker and various designs from the 1990s I found on Design Reviewed, I came up with the following first iteration.
