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Joey Ellis

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TV Pitch: Leaky Timbers

I created a "TV Pitch" video around my Leaky Timbers characters to show what the property looks like in puppet/ 3D form.

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Facebook Stickers: Mikey the Dinosaur

Facebook asked me to create a series of new emoticon stickers for their Facebook Messenger app. Together we developed a series featuring "Mikey the Dinosaur".

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Facebook Botgames

A set of stickers created for Facebook Messenger's "Botgame" game. The game pits humans vs. AI and the emotes are used to communicate back and forth.

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Wild Bear Pin Series

The Wild Bear is a series of enamel pins based on Scouting and camping. I provided the identity design, the pin design and the copywriting.

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Man Crates Advent Calendar

I worked with Man Crates to create the packaging for their 2017 Advent calendar, just in time for the holiday season. It's essentially a box full of jerky, which is really what this time of year is all about.

 

You can buy a box here: http://www.mancrates.com/store/products/jerky-advent-calendar

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Donuts Go Crazy

I had the pleasure of working with Space Inch to help develop the game Donuts Go Crazy for mobile and web. My responsibilities included art direction for the interface, icon development, character development, conceptual development, visualization of mechanics, marketing design and a bucket of other jobs. 

As with all games, this was a team effort. There are a lot of people to thank, but specifically, I wanted to call out some of the visual development included in my portfolio. The beautiful backgrounds, donut characters and game pieces were created by Roland Vinh and David Wehmeyer with the animation handled by the one and only Emilijus Jocas.

You can download Donuts Go Crazy for free now!

  Mugs and Jasmine characters

Mugs and Jasmine characters

  Earl and Joe characters

Earl and Joe characters

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Various UI elements

  App icon design

App icon design

  App store billboard backgrounds

App store billboard backgrounds

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App store billboard backgrounds

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App store billboard backgrounds

  Various icons/game elements

Various icons/game elements

  Rough donut character concepts

Rough donut character concepts

  Power-up cannon UI

Power-up cannon UI

Riverboat Ron Identity

I worked with Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera and his team to create a unique identity and mascot based on his "Riverboat Ron" persona. 

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Graphic Novel: Leaky Timbers

Leaky Timbers is an all-ages, 72-page graphic novel I self published through Kickstarter. Leaky Timbers stars Wolfie Monster, his brothers Roy and Jackson and the rest of the residents of the Leaky Timbers apartment complex.

For the Kickstarter project, I worked with Phil Hatter to design two puppets to appear in the video; one for Wolfie and one for Roy. You can see some of the examples of these videos on the original Kickstarter page as well as Youtube.

Since completion of the Leaky Timbers Kickstarter project, I've gone on to produce more merchandise including pins, t-shirts and other printed materials.

You can visit the official Leaky Timbers website and buy a book either here or from Amazon!

  The final printed book

The final printed book

  Roy, Wolfie and Jackson design

Roy, Wolfie and Jackson design

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Example spread from book

  Big brother / little brother

Big brother / little brother

  More examples of spreads from the book

More examples of spreads from the book

  Various character designs

Various character designs

  Scenes from various videos with Wolfie and Roy

Scenes from various videos with Wolfie and Roy

  Wolfie puppet design

Wolfie puppet design

  Roy puppet design

Roy puppet design

  Shirt designs

Shirt designs

  Shiny Wolfie pin

Shiny Wolfie pin

Carolina Panthers Selfie Banner

I teamed up with the Carolina Panthers to create a 8x8 "Selfie Banner" for fans to take photos in front of at various events throughout the Carolinas. 

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ESPN Fantasy Icons

I worked with ESPN to create a series of pixel-based icons for their various Fantasy Sports leagues. 

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NFL Network Rookie Handbook Videos

I teamed with NFL Network to create a series of animated shorts based on the popular Rookie Handbook. The illustrations were created in a way that allowed the animation team to rig up various elements quickly, helping us meet the tight deadlines for television.

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Ruby the Robot

I worked with Facebook to create a new series of stickers for Facebook Messenger featuring Ruby the Robot. You can download it for free today!

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Heartwork

I was asked by Heartwork to create a new poster to help raise funds for the kids at Target House at St. Jude. 

My concept was to imagine HOPE as a machine, because for me, hope is something that must be maintained. I also wanted to hide in various Nintendo stuff. I couldn't help it! 

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Rose Bird

I worked with Facebook to create a new series of stickers for Facebook Messenger featuring Mrs. Rose Bird. You can download it for free today!

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Alphacars

A personal exploration of letters of the alphabet appearing as vehicles.

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TV Pitch: Leaky Timbers
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Facebook Stickers: Mikey the Dinosaur
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Facebook Botgames
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Wild Bear Pin Series
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Man Crates Advent Calendar
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Mobile Game: Donuts Go Crazy
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Riverboat Ron Identity
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Graphic Novel: Leaky Timbers
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Carolina Panthers Event Banner
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ESPN Fantasy League Icons
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NFL Network Animations
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Facebook Stickers: Ruby the Robot
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Target House: Heartwork
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Facebook Stickers: Rose Bird
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Personal Project: Alphacars

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