Flyin' Illini Day
Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles near Champagne-Urbana, home of the University of Illinois, regularly hosts Fighting Illini players for autograph sessions. As a regular at home games, the players have come to recognize Ryno as a close community member and fundraiser.
When Ryno decided to host five basketball players for a signing, he wanted to make an event out of the special occasion. He reached out to me to design a ticket that could also be kept as a collectible. With the name “Flyin’ Illini Day” chosen, I built the ticket design around a typographic logo. The day was a large success, and the team was excited with the final design.
Client
Ryno's Fine Sports Collectibles
Year
2021
Project Details
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Graphic Design
Logo Design
3D Modeling
Full-day Ticket
Individual Player Ticket
Logo Concepts
Label Concepts
Label Concepts
With the name already selected before the project began, I knew I wanted to create something that leaned 100% into basketball. The typography and imagery needed to reflect the game. Clean, crisp artwork and tight typography, and a sense of movement made the logo come off the page. Little flourishes brought the piece together.
The label design follows closely to the back cover. It carries over the nostalgic horror and American record label designs from the 1950s. A multitude of designs were created to try and encapsulate the design language we were trying to achieve.
The label design follows closely to the back cover. It carries over the nostalgic horror and American record label designs from the 1950s. A multitude of designs were created to try and encapsulate the design language we were trying to achieve.
The label design follows closely to the back cover. It carries over the nostalgic horror and American record label designs from the 1950s. A multitude of designs were created to try and encapsulate the design language we were trying to achieve.
Final Logo
© Jeremy Burns 2023