
06 / 082024 · Game Identity & Key Art
BEEF
Wordmark system and cover art for BEEF, a Def Jam-inspired 3D fighting game for underground and mainstream artists by GaijinIsntPhysical.
Brief
BEEF needed an identity loud enough for a fighting game built on rap beef: a mark that holds up on a store capsule, a T-shirt and a loading screen, and cover art that sells the fight before anyone presses start.
What we did
- Drew five wordmark families, from chrome blade letterforms to blackletter fire, drip graffiti, a sharp tag and a distressed stencil
- Pushed each family through colourways so the mark could flex between menus, merch and marketing
- Built six covers pairing the wordmark with the game's fighters, in halftone, threshold and heat-map treatments
Outcome
In development, with a playable Windows prototype on itch.io.
Wordmark specimen
05 families · 24 colourways

Ground
Lockups
03 marks



Cover run
06 covers