BUFFALO StuDIOS
BINGO BLITZ
In late 2010, some friends of mine started a studio in Santa Monica called Buffalo Studios. In a short 6 months, we had a playable multiplayer bingo game with new features like powerups, collection items, and player achievements. Buffalo was acquired by Playtika in 2012 and Bingo Blitz has generated over $2B in revenue since launch. It continues to be one of the 100 top-grossing game mobile games on Android and iOS.
BackGRoundS, Achievements, and TIMEs Square
This is some of the first work I ever made for a game. I learned how to make vector art on the job as I was primarily an oil painter at the time. The iteration had to be quick, the colors light and playful, and the silhouettes clear and legible. The backgrounds would only be visible briefly before the round started so we didn’t need to go into great detail but there needed to be enough information to recognize iconic locations.
Time Square background for Bingo Blitz
FROM COPY PAPER TO TIMES SQUARE
I found the old sheet of copy paper where I originally sketched up the logo with a ball point pen during morning meeting. It was wild to see years later the work up in Times Square. The game went through a big rebrand years after Playtika took over but it was still pretty cool to see up there!
