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Comrade skin for the US Airforce
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Comrade skin for the US Airforce

Published June 13, 2008


Comrade client skin and supporting assets for the United States Airforce and GameSpy Comrade.

Services performed:
GRAPHIC DESIGN, XAML production

Fox Interactive Media partnered with International Front to create a visual assets and an application skin for their client, the United States Air Force. Working within their overall direction of ‘high-tech’ and with the USAF tagline of “Do Something Amazing”, I designed an accessible and attractive application skin that fits well with the Air Forces’ overall campaign.

The GameSpy Comrade audience tends to be leery of over-the-top brand ’slaps’, so subtly and restraint were key in assuring adoption (which is the key metric for the success of this project). More overt brand-placement on the skin will often lead to a negative backlash against the skin.

Relevant link:
http://comrade.gamespy.com/community/usaf.aspx