DEAD CELL
Blag Flags Studios LLC looking to capture the male demo (ages 18-34) in the mobile app video game market. The young male audience loves videos games, it taps into the natural human interest to be competitive not only against their friends but the game itself. The male demographic will often spend hours and money to quench the competitive thirst to beat their friends and have bragging rights of their victories. Fontella Swiss has been asked to create Dead Cell logo encompassing the grittiness of the game’s storyline while also catering to the male dominated video game consumers audience.
The Brief:
Need logo and illustrated storyboards for Dead Cell, that visually speaks to the theme. A zombie shooting game that takes you on a mission to save human race from being taken over by the zombies infected with the hyper contagious, incurable “Dead Cell” virus. Keywords to consider in creation of logo and storyboards: Apocalyptic, Smoky, Gritty, Abandoned buildings, Explosions, Virus, Infection, Zombies, Survival, No electricity, Food scarcity, Cold grey wet weather, Hazy sky, Ammo & Weapons.
WHAT DOES YOUR COMPETITORS LOOK LIKE?
LOGO SUBMISSION ROUND ONE
CONCEPT 1 : Lashing effects with techie lines
CONCEPT 2: Hastily scribbled paired with organic unevenness
CONCEPT 3: Handwritten in blood with a hint of grunge
CONCEPT 4: Graffiti warning with biological edges
LOGO SUBMISSION ROUND TWO
Concept 4 was chosen from round one to move onto next round where we start adding color and textures.
CONCEPT 1: Industrial and Gritty
CONCEPT 2: Organic Cell Mutation
CONCEPT 3: Tainted infiltration into the community hive
APPROVED LOGO: Organic Cell Mutation
PRIMARY LOGO
ALTERNATE LOGO
ONE COLOR BLACK
ONE COLOR WHITE
STORYBOARD ILLUSTRATIONS
Storyboards need to convey the look and feel of the game to present to developers. The mission in the game is to get to the Capitol building when the helicopters comes in to rescue living humans from the zombies infected with the Dead Cell virus. This is an apocalyptic tale from a first person shooter perspective with story line scenes in between levels. There needs to be sniper perches, the Capitol building, greenhouses for a food source to keep up your energy levels, munitions building to restock on ammo/weapons and areas to hide out or take cover like former school buildings, warehouses and even sandbags. Please include UI overlays on screens.
MARKETING IDEAS
Sell weapon upgrades in game
Giveaway USB charges or sponsor charging stations at airports, Ubers, etc.
Merchandise featuring logo and game scenes
Partner with well known game streamers that are social media influencers with a large following or partner with an energy drink that gamers prefer
Sponsor an Esports team with your logo on the team’s jerseys
Have a zombie flash mob performance outside of TwitchCon while gamers are waiting to get into the event