Client
Offworld Industries
PROJECT SCOPE
Concept Development
Visual Design
Illustration
Brand Alignment
A series of visually engaging assets was developed for Starship Troopers: Extermination and Squad, each focused on connecting with players and the broader community through creative design.
From custom emoji sets to playful April Fools visuals and dramatic kaiju concepts, these projects brought humor, storytelling, and immersive design together to spark conversation and player engagement.
The result was a range of creative, community-focused visuals that blended storytelling, humor, and immersive design to engage players and create memorable, interactive experiences.
Social Emojis
Starship Troopers: Extermination + Squad
This project involved close collaboration with the community team to design a broad set of custom emoji art for Starship Troopers: Extermination and Squad. The emoji sets were designed to foster player engagement across Discord and social media, reflecting in-game humor, popular culture references, and recognizable memes. Each emoji was designed to match the unique visual language of its respective game, incorporating iconic characters, enemy types, and community catchphrases. The result was a collection that resonated strongly with both casual and core fans, becoming widely adopted and shared throughout the player base.
April Fools Community Post Graphics
Starship Troopers: Extermination
In a humorous twist on the gritty sci-fi tone of Starship Troopers, the visual identity for Bugs & Kisses 2, a fictional dating sim revealed as part of an April Fools event, was developed in collaboration with Offworld Industries. The work included the entire visual presentation: logo, mock title screen, UI elements, and a fully illustrated “gameplay” screenshot depicting a romantic exchange between a trooper and a bug. The concept parodied both dating sim tropes and iconic moments from the Starship Troopers film (notably the infamous shower scene), delivering a nostalgic and tongue-in-cheek surprise for the fanbase. The joke was supported by a web presence and Steam post, making it a memorable April Fools moment for the game’s community.
April Fools Community Post Graphics
Squad 44
For Squad 44, a dramatic and visually convincing April Fools concept centered around a fictional WWII-era kaiju event was executed. The project involved crafting a fake “archival photo” depicting an enormous monster attacking Allied and Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater. Historical aesthetics – grainy textures, typewritten documents, and military redactions – were incorporated to ensure authenticity while subtly inserting the fantastical element of a towering kaiju. The final visual, which appeared in a fabricated intelligence report, struck a balance between absurdity and realism, earning positive reactions from fans who appreciated both the creativity and the homage to vintage war reporting.
