Thursday, April 25, 2019

Class of 2422 Character Line-Up Update

It's about time it's finished! Finally!

After many delays and slowdowns, I've completed updating the Class of 2422 character line-up! And for good reason! The characters in this line-up have multiple outfit changes, went through several revisions in the poses, and gave some characters proper development.

Initially the characters would be in a different pose when I redrew them in their different outfit changes, but that was taking way too long so I simplified the process. I'll post the alternate costume changes for the characters later, but for now check out the updated the line-up!

Before we see the new line-up, here's the last update:
...and now here's the new and improved line-up!
I'm really glad with how this ended up!
Currently, the pilot for this series is being worked on right now, so I'm hoping that'll be finished soon enough.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Class of 2422 Logo Redesign - Final Design

Hey hey hey! I finally completed the Class of 2422 character line-up! I'm totally ecstatic with the end results!

BUT!
Before I get into that story, we have to go into this story...

Part of the update for this project was to not only update the character line-up, but to also revamp/redo the logo for Class of 2422. Below is the previous design:
At the time of completing this, I was really proud of how this came out. Heck, I still think it looks kinda cool. However, as more time passed I started feeling "ehh" towards the design. I started to feel there was a bit too much going on in its design, such as the gradient in the "2422," the design on the blue rectangle, the white stars on the side of the words, and the typeface for the word "class."

Even during the process of this initial design, I really struggled with the typeface for "class" and "2422;" I ended up creating the design rather than using an already existing font, but then even I wasn't too big of a fan of how it came out.
One of my biggest issue was how "rectangular" the design is. Like it's so square! A boring shape! A boring silhouette!

I wanted the new updated design to be cleaner, simpler, and have a more interesting shape language. I'm sure you have already seen an earlier post where I posted different rough designs, right? I gives an idea of what direction I want to end up with.