I am ecstatic to be working with Andrew Montanez, the Public Technology Coordinator and man in charge of Fantasmicon at the Winter Park Library on designing the mascot for the 2023 event!
With the theme this year being High Fantasy, we decided on creating a feel of wonder created as well as bringing flair of the city of Winter Park and the history of the library into the mascots.
With the theme this year being High Fantasy, we decided on creating a feel of wonder created as well as bringing flair of the city of Winter Park and the history of the library into the mascots.
Initial Concept Sketches for the Fantasmicon Mascot 2023 - done through Procreate
Azelea Stag, Peacock Dragon, and Librarian Celtic Unicorn were the designs we had started working with and had put the staff of the Winter Park Library to poll for their favorite one.
We had decided on going with the unicorn design, incorporating the colors of the Winter Park Library into the mascot for this year's event. Andrew and the admin team were hands on with the project, giving good feedback and changes to the design until we locked down the final look.
We had decided on going with the unicorn design, incorporating the colors of the Winter Park Library into the mascot for this year's event. Andrew and the admin team were hands on with the project, giving good feedback and changes to the design until we locked down the final look.
Revised Concept Sketch: Librarian Celtic Unicorn - Done through Procreate
Finalized Mascot Graphic - Done through Adobe Illustrator and Procreate
With the reference sheet done for this year's mascot, we had started testing out the large format printer in the tech room for physical graphics (posters, flyers, and large banners) using different mediums.
With the design finalized Andrew and his team were able to start preliminary pitches and faux graphics to send to establishments, giving them the information of this convention and to support this event financially or by spreading the word. We were able to get Full Sail University as our primary sponsor for Fantasmicon, giving us more resources for this event.
Test printing for graphics on canvas and large format printer paper - using mascot reference sheet, printed on canvas
Pose Graphics for Media - Done in Adobe Illustrator and Procreate
Promotional Graphics done for Fantasmicon - in collaboration with Lure Design, Winter Park Library, and Full Sail University