Spud Bowl 2012...

Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
So my buddy is having a mashed potato eating contest at his pub, during halftime of the Super Bowl. So i made a flyer for him.

We came up with a mascot idea and i ran with it.

Here are the original sketches of Oliver. I basically fleshed out the Oliver Fitch logo and turned him into a drunk, football carrying potato.


Heres the final flyer. I went with a sort of vintage, fight poster look.


Im not completely happy with the mascot, but it was a rush job and i had to get it done so it could hang up for at least a week before the game.

I really like how the overall layout of the flyer looks though. I went with some rounded, bubbly typefaces that i usually avoid, to break out of my comfort zone. I like how it turned out though and its still definitely my style of typography.


3 comments:

  1. retro January 27, 2012 9:33 AM

    looks good. i think the spud could use some texture though, otherwise he looks kinda like a fat blob. or a deformed peanut.

  2. P January 27, 2012 10:46 AM

    something about the copy above oliver's head bugs me but i can't put my finger on what exactly. still rocks though. i was ready to mention something about the fonts before i finished reading the post. very un-chris typefaces.

  3. Warfare Chris January 27, 2012 10:51 AM

    Yong, I wouldve preferred some sort of texture as well. Deadlines though. I had to get it done so i left it as is.

    P, Good eye. The spacing is off on the title type. That typeface is pretty spaced out and i forgot to adjust the kerning on that part.