2026
SPWR

Squad Game 2026

Hero Media

Evolving an established visual system.

Evolving an established visual system.

Role — Brand Design, Campaign Design & Motion

Squad Game is an internal SPWR sales competition. After establishing its identity in 2025, we chose to evolve the system for 2026. The red-and-blue foundation remained; added texture, layering and dimensionality gave the new campaign its own character. I developed and executed the refreshed visual direction across digital graphics, presentation slides and motion.

Company — SPWR

Erica Torres player spotlight in the blue variation

2025 — Establishing the system

J.T. Evans Round 1 MVP presentation graphic with a portrait, angled typography and an outlined score

2026 — Evolving the system

More depth, same identity.

More depth, same identity.

Red and blue still distinguish the squads. Chrome lettering, textured surfaces and overlapping graphic layers give the 2026 work greater depth. The captains graphic brings those ingredients together at campaign scale.

2026 team captains Douglas Hotz and Michael Barrett against textured blue and red campaign graphics

A consistent system for each round.

A consistent system for each round.

MVP announcements use the same portrait-led composition, angled names and outlined scores. Incentive graphics bring product imagery into the shared red-and-blue world. Each format keeps its own hierarchy while remaining part of the campaign.

Round 1 MVP social graphic featuring J.T. Evans with layered blue textures and an outlined score

Round 1 — MVP

Round 2 MVP social graphic featuring Douglas Hotz in the same campaign format

Round 2 — MVP

Round 1 incentive social graphic featuring the Torras cooling neck fan

Round 1 — Incentive

Round 2 incentive social graphic featuring branded team shirts and a hat

Round 2 — Incentive

Round 1 results graphic showing Blue Squad at 550 points and Red Squad at 505, with individual scores

Round 1 — Results

Round 2 results graphic showing Blue Squad at 1,000 points and Red Squad at 555, with individual scores

Round 2 — Results

The draft, in motion.

The draft, in motion.

The draft reveals move from the pick number to layered lettering and then the player portrait. Paired red and blue treatments carry the refreshed graphics into the live presentation while keeping the reveal consistent for both squads.

Red Squad — Daniel Hadobas draft reveal

Red Squad — Daniel Hadobas draft reveal

Blue Squad — Adam Hays draft reveal

Blue Squad — Adam Hays draft reveal

An emblem that carries through.

An emblem that carries through.

The campaign emblem also appears on the gear. A small front mark and a larger outline on the back give the shirt a simpler expression of the same identity.

Front of a washed blue Squad Game shirt with the small white campaign emblem
Back of the same shirt with a large outlined campaign emblem
Blue Squad champions announcement with layered cyan lettering and textured blue framing

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