# portfolio case study.

Atari :: Godzilla and the production discipline behind licensed games

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Oct 2002–Mar 2005
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Documentation Specialist; writing, graphic design and print production
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Brand Systems / Content Operations / Motion & 3D
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Packaging, manuals and retail print materials delivered across simultaneous franchise releases and two separate approval chains.

── GODZILLA ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Godzilla leads this selection of Atari work: manual cover and interior design, Xbox and GameCube case artwork, and disc artwork. The materials carried a recognizable licensed property through different platforms and print formats.

── PIRATES! AND TRANSFORMERS ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Sid Meier’s Pirates! extended the package across the box, authored and designed manual, disc artwork, inserts and a printed treasure map. Transformers added a personally modeled 3D cover character alongside manual and packaging production.

── APPROVAL AND PRODUCTION ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

At peak, as many as 17 projects ran concurrently. Each required attention to the IP owner’s rules and the console platform’s approval process, with weeks needed for review before manufacturing. No required approval was missed. That production discipline mattered as much as the finished artwork.

── SELECTED MEDIA ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  • Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee

    Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee — Nintendo GameCube instruction-booklet cover and manual spread.

  • Sid Meier’s Pirates!

    Sid Meier’s Pirates! — PC user-guide cover and Treasure Maps spread. Guide authored and designed by Ross.

  • Transformers

    Transformers — PlayStation 2 user-guide cover and gameplay spread. Cover character modeled by Ross.

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