
KC Current Stadium Animation: Art Direction and Design
For the KC Current’s 2025 season, I led the art direction for a suite of in-stadium animations, including the endslate and various season-long assets. Working on a tight three-week timeline, I collaborated closely with a team of five animators to bring a bold, high-energy visual style to life. From initial concept sketches to asset creation, I helped shape the overall look and feel of the animations to align with the team’s brand and fan experience. The project was a fast-paced, highly collaborative effort that pushed both our creative and technical limits—and delivered results that lit up the stadium.
Final look:
Animation Concepts:
In-Stadium Animations:
CREDITS
Animation: Hayley Mertens @Hayybaleee, Erin Newill @erinnewill, Kai Hendrix, Noah Hembree, and Dakota German
Art Direction & Graphic Design: Connor O’Neal