Posted April 08, 2021 by burtsgames
#BurtPrint #Design #BOOMCo
I wanted to look into what would happen if the large companies we have today continue to grow unchecked. Nowadays we already have corporations that have the same output as small countries.
It's not hard to imagine the amount of craziness the world can get into if they even start colonizing Mars or some other planets (Hi SpaceX, what's up?).
"Burt's Universe" is the result of that — a universe where companies grow with no one to limit them. Tech is driven not toward the betterment of mankind but ultimately for profit. And once in a while, there's a "good guy" out there trying to fight fire with fire.
Given how bleak this all sounds, visually, I'm going for a very funky feeling. There has to be this facade of craziness that juxtaposes the somewhat sad undertone of how little control the people in this world really have.
The art style, therefore, has got to be funky, out of this world. We're aiming for large contrasts, like from the color choices to the complexity of the individual elements.
[ Taking inspiration from Space Dandy! Copyright © 2014 Bones Inc. All rights reserved ]
That's why we'll have a lot of very detailed pieces to contrast with the UI which is composed of mainly solid colors combined with a wiggle animation to throw people off.
Needless to say, the characters and the world they inhabit should thus at least match the zaniness of the visuals we're putting together. /B