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 fifty life lessons throughout the book as well as the book cover. A special thank you for the art direction by Kate Napolitano and Christopher Moisan

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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 each monster with an appropriate yoga pose, such as a Haunted Scarecrow in Crow Pose or Werewolf in Downward Facing Dog.

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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.

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 could tap rapidly to control Braun’s rampage. See more of Jude’s 8-bit pixel work here.  

Jude Buffum created a series of illustrations and animations for ESPN’s article celebrating 30 years since 1989, the year that Bo Jackson conquered the world of professional sports. See more of Jude’s 8-bit pixel work here.