Project: Smartypants, Show Brand Package
Role: Designer
Client: DROPOUT
Role: Designer
Client: DROPOUT
Overview:
Designed key art for PowerPoint Party, an improv comedy show where stand-up comedians deliver mock-serious presentations on hilariously inconsequential topics. Inspired by classical intellectual salons, the concept blends highbrow aesthetics with low-stakes humor to create a visually ironic tone.
Designed key art for PowerPoint Party, an improv comedy show where stand-up comedians deliver mock-serious presentations on hilariously inconsequential topics. Inspired by classical intellectual salons, the concept blends highbrow aesthetics with low-stakes humor to create a visually ironic tone.
Design Approach:
The visual direction draws from the refined world of 18th-century salons, incorporating formal layout, scholarly motifs, and muted academic colors. A key element of the design is the photo treatment—portraits of comedians were styled with dramatic lighting and period-inspired editing to mimic oil paintings or vintage etchings, reinforcing the contrast between visual formality and comedic content.
The visual direction draws from the refined world of 18th-century salons, incorporating formal layout, scholarly motifs, and muted academic colors. A key element of the design is the photo treatment—portraits of comedians were styled with dramatic lighting and period-inspired editing to mimic oil paintings or vintage etchings, reinforcing the contrast between visual formality and comedic content.
