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  • Video Editing + Motion Graphics
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Steve Ray

Art Director & Multi-Media Designer

  • Art Direction + Design
  • Video Editing + Motion Graphics
  • About
  • Contact

Great Outdoors Comedy Festival 2025 Art Direction

After conducting an audit of last years visual identity, I honed in on several areas to improve for the 2025 festival season. I wanted to introduce a brighter warm colour palette, increase legibility of important information, place more emphasis on headlining acts and ensure that the design elements were highly customizable + scalable for a variety of applications.

Additionally (and somewhat by accident), I updated the previous festival mascot that was done using a flat illustration style. I found it challenging to incorporate him into marketing materials and using AI software I created numerous versions of “Rudy the Raccoon”. These new versions allowed him to be used in announcement / teaser graphics and even inspired a puppet! (a full scale mascot is in the works).

Role: Art Direction, Design

Bellator Dublin 360 Campaign

360 Campaign for Bellator's yearly show in Dublin, Ireland. For this project I designed the key art and out of home advertisements as well as managed the development of assets across social/digital.

Role: Art Direction, Design

Matt Rife X Great Outdoors Comedy Festival Key Art

Custom event artwork for Matt Rife's first Canadian show.

Bellator 258 Key Art

Key Artwork for a highly anticipated light heavyweight match-up between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero live on Showtime Sports network.

Edmonton Elks

Social Graphic to kick off the Edmonton Elks 2023 Season.

Cadillac Print Campaign

Print campaign for McNaught Cadillac’s VIP Sales event.

BKFC - King Of Violence

Created for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s inaugural “King Of Violence” championship bout between Mike “Platinum” Perry and Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez.

Canadian Football League

Bellator London Key Art

Motiversity - Canvas Art

Canvas artwork that became best sellers on Motiversity’s online storefront.

https://shop.motiversity.com/collections/best-sellers

Great Outdoors Comedy Festival - Vancouver Key Art

Benavidez x Rival Merch Collab

Accolade Posters

Social Graphics highlighting various accolades with hand-drawn text and illustrations for Patricio Pitbull and Paul “Semtex” Daley.

Tony Hinchcliffe X Great Outdoors Comedy Festival

Spotify Album Art

Bellator 255 Key Art

Key Artwork for Bellator 255.

Jordan Dobie Boxing

I worked with Jordan to create a wide range of content to promote her personal brand as well as upcoming professional boxing matches. Shown here are graphics and merchandise designs as well as short form video content which I shot and edited.

Great Outdoors Comedy Festival 2025 Art Direction

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Bellator Dublin 360 Campaign

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Matt Rife X Great Outdoors Comedy Festival Key Art

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Bellator 258 Key Art

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Edmonton Elks

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Cadillac Print Campaign

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BKFC - King Of Violence

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Canadian Football League

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Bellator London Key Art

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Motiversity - Canvas Art

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Great Outdoors Comedy Festival - Vancouver Key Art

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Benavidez x Rival Merch Collab

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Accolade Posters

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Tony Hinchcliffe X Great Outdoors Comedy Festival

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Spotify Album Art

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Bellator 255 Key Art

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Jordan Dobie Boxing

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