Challenge
The work needed to support creator and player engagement with a steady pipeline of visual assets across game releases, tournaments, events, and collaborations.
Manticore Games
Digital and physical marketing design for Core's games, events, communities, and collaborations.
A broad visual-production role supporting Core through launch assets, social content, events, tournaments, and cross-team marketing requests.
Graphic Design, Branding, UI/UX2020–2023Brand & Identity, Marketing & Campaigns, Web & Digital
I owned the digital asset request pipeline and worked with player community, creator community, marketing, engineering, and art teams.
Cross-functional ownership of visual production across releases, tournaments, events, and collaborations.
Hero visual
Cross-functional ownership of visual production across releases, tournaments, events, and collaborations.
Project snapshot
- Client / project
- Manticore Games / Core
- Role
- Graphic Design, Branding, UI/UX
- Timeline
- Jul 2020 – Jun 2023
- Categories
- Brand & Identity, Marketing & Campaigns, Web & Digital
- Scope
- I owned the digital asset request pipeline and worked with player community, creator community, marketing, engineering, and art teams.
- Skills
- Branding, Marketing design, Digital production, UI/UX, Cross-functional collaboration
Visual production for a game and creator ecosystem
Manticore Games develops and operates Core, a digital playground and community for creating and exploring play experiences.
Overview visual
Shows consistent brand and marketing execution across a busy game and creator ecosystem.
Assets across releases, events, and community work
Primary project application
the Manticore Games gallery visual
Supporting application
Shows consistent brand and marketing execution across a busy game and creator ecosystem.
Detail / system view
A closer view of the visual decisions behind Manticore Games.
Managing a cross-functional asset pipeline
I owned the digital asset request pipeline and collaborated with community, marketing, engineering, and art teams on asset creation and deployment.
Design decisions
The work had to remain recognizable as Core while adapting to releases, tournaments, events, community initiatives, and collaborations.
Technical decisions
UI/UX formed part of the documented role, while the published material is strongest on brand, marketing, and asset production.
Research / source material
Source material that shaped the direction for Manticore Games.
Concept exploration
Early visual routes used to test hierarchy, tone, and fit.
Wireframes / composition
Structure and composition studies before final production.
Typography / color / identity
The visual system behind the final applications.
Marketing and brand applications for Core
Digital and physical marketing assets for Core releases, tournaments, events, community initiatives, and branded collaborations.
Final design application
Cross-functional ownership of visual production across releases, tournaments, events, and collaborations.
Final design detail
Shows consistent brand and marketing execution across a busy game and creator ecosystem.
Outcome
The work supported game releases, tournaments, events, collaborations, and community programs. Selected assets also appeared on the Epic Games Store front page.
What the role demonstrates
This role demonstrates cross-functional collaboration and visual consistency across a broad production pipeline.
What collaborators say
Selected excerpts from LinkedIn recommendations.
“Stephano brought exceptional effort to our team. Our particular product gave him the opportunity to branch out in multiple areas, including branding, marketing, UX design, and UI art. He always delivered high-quality work efficiently.”
“Stephano was a key part of our marketing team at Manticore, supporting a wide range of player- and developer-facing content, from advertising and screenshots to promotional imagery and merchandising.”