Portland Timbers: GFX Package
Logo Loop - Venue Mockup
Building off of the design direction of the new alternate kit, this 2026 graphic package revolves around a flat 2D aesthetic that fully embraces and pays homage to Providence Park and the 100 year history of the Multnomah Civic Center. Based on the stadium, the main design motifs are the arches and ivy. For the arches, we’ve incorporated that throughout with either the flat 2D representation of the arches, the intricate arch pattern from the jersey or a 3D render of the ivy growing on the arches. For the Ivy, we’ve incorporated the ivy vector or an ivy texture. We also utilized specific concrete and grunge textures taken from the stadium to finalize the visual look and connect it back to the long history of the stadium.
My Role:
Lead Motion Designer
Interacted with the Timbers design team to align on their vision for creative and gameday experience
Crafted styleframes by taking their logos and brand assets and creating a design system that fully embraced their stadium’s history
Art directed custom 3D renders featuring growing Ivy on their stadium’s iconic brick facade
Set up the all-screen layouts to aid with understanding venue specs and create optimal designs for their 10 screens throughout their venue
Animated all prompts, setting motion theory to ensure consistent design language throughout the build
Engineered the advanced rigging required to make our prompts editable
Developed a comprehensive broadcast system
Filmed video breakdowns for how to update templates for their internal teams
Select Prompts
PlayerID - Mainboard
PlayerID - Mainboard
This template features customizable slots for the name, number, position, and player photo.
PlayerID - Ae Template
Showcases how the AE Template adapts as various team inputs change.
Timbers Win - Mainboard
Matchup - All Screens
For each game on the schedule, we built a complex template that could scale across their 7 different inputs like team names, logos, sponsors and upcoming game information. This template can also swap between a “matchday” and “next match” version.
MatchupID - Ae Template
Showcases how the AE Template adapts as various matchup inputs change.
Goal - Venue Mockup
Broadcast Package - Mainboard (Cycle)
Select scenes from over 30+ templated broadcast elements.
Accompanying Ribbons - All Screens
The Timbers gave us their intro video and we animated all their ribbons to match the music and flow of the video. This resulted in a full stadium takeover that feels on brand with the rest of the season’s graphic package.
Starting XI - Mainboard
Style Frames
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Date: 2026
Client: Portland Timbers (via Colosseum)
Location: Providence Park (Portland, OR)
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Lead Motion Designer, Colosseum: Mark Nelson
Founder & Director of Motion, Colosseum: Connor Henkle
Director of Operations, Colosseum: Dan West
Director of Video, Portland Timbers: Josh Brine
Sr. Manager, Promotions & Game Presentation: Erick Alley
VP of Brand Marketing, Portland Timbers: Kenny Dow
