Since I was about 7 years old I’ve always been passionate about trading cards. As I sit here, at this point in my career, I have got to think that at the core of my sports design passion has to be collecting and being obsessed with the design and photography of these 2.5 in x 3.5 in mini poster that featured my favorite athletes. Recently I have gone down a rabbit hole or 2 looking at retro basketball cards from the mid-90’s and early 2000’s. These cards had a certain spirit and fun to them. I feel like this is lost in today’s copy & paste variation version of the hobby. I decided it would be a fun exercise to take a few of today’s top athletes and put them in these classic designs. There was a flipside to this coin as well. I also felt as though I was stuck in a certain look and feel that I apply to almost everything that I create. There is nothing wrong with having a style of your own and people tell you they know your designs in a pile of designs. I was just bored with it. It was a fun project. I’m happy with the results.
The 30 for 30 project is ongoing. Honestly it’s not every day for 30 days. It likely won’t even stop at 30. It will simply be creations done, for fun, in my spare time. I hope you enjoy.
