Project Type: Product Design
Programs Used: Illustrator, Photoshop
WHO ARE THESE TRADING CARDS BASED ON?
These cards are based on players of the competitive fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, in Central PA. Every 3 months is the start of a new ranking period to determine the best performing players in the region, with these cards featuring the top 5 player from January - March 2024.
Across most mainstream competitive sports there are cards made for each player to highlight their season and career up to that point. The same concept was applied to these cards with their photos, name and tag they go by, along with the years they’ve been active with the beginning at the top left to this year on the bottom right.
Most cards of players fall into the same trap of mostly looking the same with it just being a picture taken of the player in the area where they’re playing in with them sometimes blending in. I wanted to avoid this by having their rank wrap around the players and interacting with them, along with having them still be in the space they’re playing in (if it applies) but they’re the only ones that are colored in with the environment and others turning red.
DESIGNING THE CARDS
The front of each card was designed to have the border, the years active, and the tag of the player be a gold foil that’s bezeled in to help make the card stand out from others in the competitive sports category.
FRONT OF CARDS
STATS ON BACK OF CARDS
The back of the cards were designed to give context to each players ranking by including notable placements, wins, along with a paragraph or 2 describing their play style and accomplishments that season.
Bottom of the card brought back the logo for the region these players competed in and requirements to be ranked if someone were interested in joining the rankings.