Tacoma Rainiers Overview
As a graphic designer with the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, I’ve had the opportunity to design many different materials for one of Tacoma’s most beloved organizations, including team uniforms, tickets, print, digital, and out of home advertising, new business proposals, team merchandise, social media graphics, and much more. If there is something to be designed, chances are I’ve created it for the Rainiers.
Print advertising
SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS
JERSEYS
Player-worn jerseys for the Rainiers’ 2022 Throwback Weekend promotion. Rather than adopt the jersey of a former affiliate team, we created a multiverse-inspired mascot to represent the Rainiers if they had played in their original opening year of 1960 — and fans loved it. Salmon illustration by Delaney Saul.
WE R TACOMA
2022 was all about honoring the many decades of Tacoma’s home teams. As a parting gift to season ticket holders, We R Tacoma celebrated the connections between then and now, the city’s past greats, and the spirit of the city and its unwavering support.
Responsible for art direction and design, illustration by Delaney Saul, words by Casey Catherwood.
THIS IS R CITY
In 2020, our team created custom ticket art featuring Rainiers fans in and around iconic Tacoma landmarks, but due to the pandemic, those handcrafted tickets never saw the light of day. This Is R City was created as a gift to season ticket holders, aiming to showcase those lost tickets and the citywide inspiration behind them.
Responsible for art direction and design, illustration by Delaney Saul, words by Casey Catherwood.
TICKET ART
Identified the art direction for 2022’s season ticket booklets, designed 70+ original tickets with a unique image for each game, & oversaw the ticket production process for all season tickets. Featured photos range from modern day to the team’s origins in the 1950s.
MURAL DESIGN
Mural design for an elite season ticket member bar within Cheney Stadium, featuring original photos from every past affiliate team from 1960 to present.
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PROMOTIONAL ART
Promotional art for corporate partner promotions and theme nights.
LOGO DESIGN
Created for official team merchandise after the Rainiers clinched the league championship during the 2021 season.
Apparel
Giveaway hats for season ticket holders.
Giveaway tees for corporate partner promotions and theme nights.
Ballpark Signage
With the addition of a Michelob sponsorship in early 2021 came the need for
updated signage for an exclusive seating balcony at Cheney Stadium.
The goal was to fuse the forward-thinking, futuristic style of Michelob’s vision with the existing retro Americana signage found throughout the ballpark.