As an Interactive Designer for the EA NHL franchise, my role was to produce designs on the Hockey Ultimate Team game mode – tasked with updating daily banners and creating the look and feel of the upcoming live events such as NHL19 Christmas. Working closely with designers, producers, software engineers, and quality analysts, I designed event materials such as hockey card items, store packs and screen backgrounds.
As someone who was new to the sports gaming industry, my time at EA encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone and get my hands dirty with deep explorations, target audience research, and feedback both within the team as well as from our millions of NHL users.
For the NHL19 Christmas Event, the design concept was based on the sense of touch, while integrating Hockey and Christmas: when the cold weather touches our face, and the feeling of wrapping paper, whether that’s opening a gift or opening a hockey pack.