ROCK PAPER SCISSORS BATTLE | Intro Animation
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS BATTLE | WWE
Initially developed for the international market to expand the content library on the WWE Network streaming service, Rock Paper Scissors Battle is a series that features the most popular WWE superstars around in their downtime facing off against WWE AL An host Nathalie Mamo in a brutal game of luck, wits, and fists in the titular playground classic! The word "Battle" signifies the design package, evocative of the energy and visual language of arcade-style fighting games and wrestling match graphics.
My highly talented and esteemed colleague Misha Polonsky brilliantly adapted my design frames to motion for delivery in a time crunch, but I have revisited the animation to more closely reflect my original vision as seen above.
DESIGN Ian S. Foster
ANIMATION Ian S. Foster, Misha Polonsky
ROUND TRANSITION
THE PROCESS
In the conceptual phase, I was allotted a longer time to develop these ideations than I was in the animate phase so I was able to really dive into some interesting territory before the powers that be eventually settled on a final direction. I had a lot of fun pushing the concept as far as I could in exploring the “ouroboros-esque” nature between the hands! The transition animation between “rounds” is on the left, and below are some examples of my early design explorations chronicling the iterative journey from my initial vision and where the process eventually carried me.
Nameplates and Scoreboard (unused)
Lower Thirds (unused)
Win State frame
Rules Card frame - Option A
Rules Card frame - Option B
Scoreboard Card (unused)
Early logo and palette exploration
Logo option with neon palette and KO version
Getting closer to the final iteration!