Jude Buffum: 8 Bit Pixel
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Jude Buffum is an illustrator and designer from Philadelphia. He received his BFA in Graphic Arts and Design from the Tyler School of Art in 2001 and went on to teach design and illustration classes there and at the University of the Arts. Jude’s designs and illustrations have received awards from publications such as Graphis, Communication Arts, AIGA’s 365 and 50 Books/50 Covers, Print, and American Illustration, and his fine art has been exhibited internationally. He currently teaches in the Illustration department at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
See also: Jude Buffum’s Main Portfolio
Recent Projects
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WWE
Jude Buffum created a series of images of wrestler Braun Strowman flipping a truck so hard it flies up into space before crashing to the ground in a fiery explosion. This was executed for WWE's Instagram stories and "tap to advance" feature, creating an interactive user experience where wrestling fans...
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American Illustration
Jude Buffum's illustration for Lauren Reeve's book about the Oregon Trail was selected for American Illustration 38. Congratulations Jude! See more of Jude's work here.
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Mindful Monsters
Inspired by other daily drawing challenges on Instagram, such as "Inktober", Jude Buffum created the #Blocktober2018 challenge to motivate other pixel-style illustrators to draw a different pixelated monster each day for the month of October. Drawing on his own experiences with yoga and meditation, Jude created the Mindful Monsters series, which paired...
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The Oregon Trail
Jude was approached by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to create 8-bit pixel style illustrations for lessons in Adulting from the Oregon Trail. The book is a snarky, faux-advice book inspired by the classic computer game, The Oregon Trail. Jude had the pleasure of collaborating with author Lauren Reeves on illustrating the...
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