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  POSITION APPLYING FOR:         AUTHOR : MIKE VAILLANCOURT
                                 SUBJECT : ART DIRECTION PORTFOLIO
  COMPANY:                       DATE: 2/14/12

************************************* PORTFOLIO *************************************
GRAPHIC DESIGN      Chthonian Stars was adapted for Mongoose Publishing’s Traveller RPG. After careful thought and consideration, we
WildFire LLC        decided to separate association with Traveller and rebranded it as The Void. Part of the rebranding meant coming up
Mike Vaillancourt   with a new title, logo, and page design since the format changed from traditional 8 1/2“ x 11” to a smaller 6” x 9” format.
Page 1              All graphic design work on this page by Mike Vaillancourt.
GRAPHIC DESIGN      With the rebranding of Chthonian Stars as The Void I was tasked with also redesigning the interior page layout,
WildFire LLC        promotional material for Gen Con, sell sheets, and a GM Screen. Top Left: Column Wrap for Gamma Trade Show. Top
Mike Vaillancourt   Middle: The Void Sell Sheet for sales department. Bottom Left: The Void GM Screen. Right Side: 3 of 4 master page
Page 2              designs for 6” x 9” The Void RPG Books.
ART DIRECTION       Left Column: Space Craft by Alex Iglesias
WildFire LLC        Top Row (left to right): Deep One Hybrid and Migou concepts by Mike Vaillancourt, illustrated by Tom Garden.
Mike Vaillancourt   Lashing Horror concept by Marco Mazzoni, illustrated by Marc Scheff.
Page 3              Bottom Row (left to right): Seethari by Tom Garden. Karakin by Marco Mazzoni. Dhole by Adam Schumpert.
                    Myriad by Christine MacTernan.
ART DIRECTION
                    Top Left: Ecological Footprint cover by Jonas Andreassen. Lower Left: Warden Weapons Table by Alex Iglesias.
WildFire LLC
                    Top Middle: Training Gone Wrong by Jonas Andreassen. Bottom Middle: Anastacia Trapped by Marco Mazzoni.
Mike Vaillancourt
                    Top Right: Warden Specimen Room by Sean McMurchy. Lower Right: Colonization by Jonas Andreassen.
Page 4
ART DIRECTION       CthulhuTech Core Book cover and CthulhuTech : Vade Mecum book cover graphic design & art direction by Mike
WildFire LLC        Vaillancourt.
Mike Vaillancourt   Left: CthulhuTech Core Book cover line art and layout by Mike Vaillancourt; Paint/Color by Trevor Claxton.
Page 5              Right: CthulhuTech : Ancient Enemies Illustration by Ty Carey.
ART DIRECTION       Top Left: Engels Attack by Yi-Piao Yeoh.
WildFire LLC        Second from Right: Witch by Jonas Andreassen
Mike Vaillancourt   Right: NEG soldier attacked by Ghast by Ty Carey.
Page 6              Lower Left: Dr. Anton Miyakame by Ty Carey.
ART DIRECTION       Top Left: Spawn of Cthulhu 3D orthographic model by Lou Holsten. Top Right: Orthographic illustration for Inferno
WildFire LLC        Tager by Tom Garden, 3D Model and miniature by Ghost Studios. Middle Row Left: Phantom Tager designed by Mike
Mike Vaillancourt   Vaillancourt, orthographic by Tom Garden, color illustration by Trevor Claxton. Middle Row Right: NEG Soldier, concept
Page 7              design and color illustration by Mike Vaillancourt, orthographic illustration by Tom Garden. Bottom Row: NEG Arcology
                    and Mag Lev Train Station 3D sketches by Lou Holsten.
ART DIRECTION       Left: www.cthulhutech.com website Art Directed by Mike Vaillancourt, designed by Lou Holsten.
WildFire LLC        Top Right: Kobold Quarterly 2 page advertisement designed by Mike Vaillancourt.
Mike Vaillancourt   Right Middle: WildFire Fire Service demo Team logo and t-shirt design by Mike Vaillancourt.
Page 8              Bottom Right: CthulhuTech bookmark for GenCon 2010 designed by Mike Vaillancourt
ART DIRECTION        Illustrations Art Directed for the Shadowrun 20th Anniversary Edition.
Catalyst Game Labs   Left: Archery by Rich Anderson.
Mike Vaillancourt    2nd from Left: Cyborg Fight by Sean McMurchy.
Page 9               Top Right: Rigger Garage by Theodor Waern .
                     Bottom Right: Drone Rigger by Ty Carey.
ART DIRECTION       Images for the Eclipse Phase Core Book. Eclipse Phase Logo designed by Mike Vaillancourt and Adam Jury.
WildFire LLC        Top Left: Morph by Sacha-Mikhail Roberts.         Top Center: Cylinder World by Sacha-Mikhail Roberts
Mike Vaillancourt   Top Right: Oribital Laser by Opus Artz.           Below Left: HUD by Viktor Titov.
Page 10             Lower Right: Nano Bot Performing Surgery by Opus Artz.
ILLUSTRATION
                    3 month contract position illustrating Dr. Halsey’s Journal for the collectors edition of Halo Reach. Pictured is my
Microsoft/Bungie
                    original art test and a few of my original sketches. The photograph of the journal is of the finished product. During the
Mike Vaillancourt
                    project I completed over 102 illustrations and submitted over 300 thumbnail sketches.
Page 11
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Sandstorm/Glowfly
                    Nyms logo, card design, package design, and score tracker designs all by Mike Vaillancourt.
Mike Vaillancourt
Page 12
ART DIRECTION
Sandstorm/Closet Nerd   Kittens in a Blender Logo, packaging, layout, and card design by Mike Vaillancourt. Art Direction by Mike Vaillancourt,
Mike Vaillancourt       Illustrations by Anne Julie.
Page 13
ART DIRECTION
WildFire/WildThing   Nuts! Art Direction and Graphic Design by Mike Vaillancourt. Art Directed by Mike Vaillancourt, illustrations by
Mike Vaillancourt    Brett B. Bean.
Page 14
ART DIRECTION
WildThing/WildFire   Poo the Card Game Art Direction, logo, packaging, and card design by Mike Vaillancourt. Squirrel Illustrations by
Mike Vaillancourt    Brett B. Bean.
Page 15
ART DIRECTION
WildFire            Are You the Cultist? Art Direction, logo, packaging, card designs, and rules layout by Mike Vaillancourt. Character card
Mike Vaillancourt   Illustrations by Sarah Leanne Buckley.
Page 16

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Mike Vaillancourt Art Direction/Graphic Design/Illustration

  • 1. MIKEVAILLANCOURT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POSITION APPLYING FOR: AUTHOR : MIKE VAILLANCOURT SUBJECT : ART DIRECTION PORTFOLIO COMPANY: DATE: 2/14/12 ************************************* PORTFOLIO *************************************
  • 2. GRAPHIC DESIGN Chthonian Stars was adapted for Mongoose Publishing’s Traveller RPG. After careful thought and consideration, we WildFire LLC decided to separate association with Traveller and rebranded it as The Void. Part of the rebranding meant coming up Mike Vaillancourt with a new title, logo, and page design since the format changed from traditional 8 1/2“ x 11” to a smaller 6” x 9” format. Page 1 All graphic design work on this page by Mike Vaillancourt.
  • 3. GRAPHIC DESIGN With the rebranding of Chthonian Stars as The Void I was tasked with also redesigning the interior page layout, WildFire LLC promotional material for Gen Con, sell sheets, and a GM Screen. Top Left: Column Wrap for Gamma Trade Show. Top Mike Vaillancourt Middle: The Void Sell Sheet for sales department. Bottom Left: The Void GM Screen. Right Side: 3 of 4 master page Page 2 designs for 6” x 9” The Void RPG Books.
  • 4. ART DIRECTION Left Column: Space Craft by Alex Iglesias WildFire LLC Top Row (left to right): Deep One Hybrid and Migou concepts by Mike Vaillancourt, illustrated by Tom Garden. Mike Vaillancourt Lashing Horror concept by Marco Mazzoni, illustrated by Marc Scheff. Page 3 Bottom Row (left to right): Seethari by Tom Garden. Karakin by Marco Mazzoni. Dhole by Adam Schumpert. Myriad by Christine MacTernan.
  • 5. ART DIRECTION Top Left: Ecological Footprint cover by Jonas Andreassen. Lower Left: Warden Weapons Table by Alex Iglesias. WildFire LLC Top Middle: Training Gone Wrong by Jonas Andreassen. Bottom Middle: Anastacia Trapped by Marco Mazzoni. Mike Vaillancourt Top Right: Warden Specimen Room by Sean McMurchy. Lower Right: Colonization by Jonas Andreassen. Page 4
  • 6. ART DIRECTION CthulhuTech Core Book cover and CthulhuTech : Vade Mecum book cover graphic design & art direction by Mike WildFire LLC Vaillancourt. Mike Vaillancourt Left: CthulhuTech Core Book cover line art and layout by Mike Vaillancourt; Paint/Color by Trevor Claxton. Page 5 Right: CthulhuTech : Ancient Enemies Illustration by Ty Carey.
  • 7. ART DIRECTION Top Left: Engels Attack by Yi-Piao Yeoh. WildFire LLC Second from Right: Witch by Jonas Andreassen Mike Vaillancourt Right: NEG soldier attacked by Ghast by Ty Carey. Page 6 Lower Left: Dr. Anton Miyakame by Ty Carey.
  • 8. ART DIRECTION Top Left: Spawn of Cthulhu 3D orthographic model by Lou Holsten. Top Right: Orthographic illustration for Inferno WildFire LLC Tager by Tom Garden, 3D Model and miniature by Ghost Studios. Middle Row Left: Phantom Tager designed by Mike Mike Vaillancourt Vaillancourt, orthographic by Tom Garden, color illustration by Trevor Claxton. Middle Row Right: NEG Soldier, concept Page 7 design and color illustration by Mike Vaillancourt, orthographic illustration by Tom Garden. Bottom Row: NEG Arcology and Mag Lev Train Station 3D sketches by Lou Holsten.
  • 9. ART DIRECTION Left: www.cthulhutech.com website Art Directed by Mike Vaillancourt, designed by Lou Holsten. WildFire LLC Top Right: Kobold Quarterly 2 page advertisement designed by Mike Vaillancourt. Mike Vaillancourt Right Middle: WildFire Fire Service demo Team logo and t-shirt design by Mike Vaillancourt. Page 8 Bottom Right: CthulhuTech bookmark for GenCon 2010 designed by Mike Vaillancourt
  • 10. ART DIRECTION Illustrations Art Directed for the Shadowrun 20th Anniversary Edition. Catalyst Game Labs Left: Archery by Rich Anderson. Mike Vaillancourt 2nd from Left: Cyborg Fight by Sean McMurchy. Page 9 Top Right: Rigger Garage by Theodor Waern . Bottom Right: Drone Rigger by Ty Carey.
  • 11. ART DIRECTION Images for the Eclipse Phase Core Book. Eclipse Phase Logo designed by Mike Vaillancourt and Adam Jury. WildFire LLC Top Left: Morph by Sacha-Mikhail Roberts. Top Center: Cylinder World by Sacha-Mikhail Roberts Mike Vaillancourt Top Right: Oribital Laser by Opus Artz. Below Left: HUD by Viktor Titov. Page 10 Lower Right: Nano Bot Performing Surgery by Opus Artz.
  • 12. ILLUSTRATION 3 month contract position illustrating Dr. Halsey’s Journal for the collectors edition of Halo Reach. Pictured is my Microsoft/Bungie original art test and a few of my original sketches. The photograph of the journal is of the finished product. During the Mike Vaillancourt project I completed over 102 illustrations and submitted over 300 thumbnail sketches. Page 11
  • 13. GRAPHIC DESIGN Sandstorm/Glowfly Nyms logo, card design, package design, and score tracker designs all by Mike Vaillancourt. Mike Vaillancourt Page 12
  • 14. ART DIRECTION Sandstorm/Closet Nerd Kittens in a Blender Logo, packaging, layout, and card design by Mike Vaillancourt. Art Direction by Mike Vaillancourt, Mike Vaillancourt Illustrations by Anne Julie. Page 13
  • 15. ART DIRECTION WildFire/WildThing Nuts! Art Direction and Graphic Design by Mike Vaillancourt. Art Directed by Mike Vaillancourt, illustrations by Mike Vaillancourt Brett B. Bean. Page 14
  • 16. ART DIRECTION WildThing/WildFire Poo the Card Game Art Direction, logo, packaging, and card design by Mike Vaillancourt. Squirrel Illustrations by Mike Vaillancourt Brett B. Bean. Page 15
  • 17. ART DIRECTION WildFire Are You the Cultist? Art Direction, logo, packaging, card designs, and rules layout by Mike Vaillancourt. Character card Mike Vaillancourt Illustrations by Sarah Leanne Buckley. Page 16