Weiyi Zhang - Portfolio

UFC Mobile 2 - Live Art, UI

2020-2022

During my time at UFC Mobile 2 project, I progressed from an assistant artist to an Artist 2 in just three years. I initially worked on icons, interfaces, and event assets as a live artist, but expanded my expertise to animation and VFX to support the team's motion feature implementation. While most of my motion work hasn't been released in the game and cannot be presented here, you can check out my personal Game Motion work in my portfolio.

Throughout this period, I not only created assets but also provided feedback to other 6 artists in the team, and mentored 4 new team members after being promoted to level 2.

Splash Screen Design

Splash screen featuring UFC legends-Daniel Cormier

Mockup, initial splash screen exploration

Event Branding

Lunar New Year Event

This branding I created last year was centered around the theme of Lunar New Year, specifically the Year of the Tiger. Drawing inspiration from traditional cultural patterns associated with Lunar New Year, such as cloud patterns, red fans, paper folding, and gold, I incorporated these elements into my artwork alongside a majestic tiger. I chose to portray the tiger with its mouth wide open, symbolizing a gesture of prestige and hope to welcome the new year. Through stylized adjustments, I successfully brought the photo of fighters and all the other individual elements together, creating a cohesive and visually striking piece of art.

Event Main Menu

Event Chapter Tiles

Saint Patrick's Day Event

Last year, I created a set of art with a theme centered around Saint Patrick's Day, featuring the famous Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor. The artwork was inspired by the traditional green color associated with the holiday and the shamrock shape. To add depth and visual interest, I applied a gold texture and painted splashes in a seasoned manner. The patterns and lighting direction were thoughtfully designed to complement Conor's powerful gestures, evoking a sense of hope and resilience that speaks to the fighter's remarkable life story.

Event Main Menu

Event Map Design

The game map I created was for the UFC Legends - Georges St-Pierre event. My goal was to create a legendary and marvelous atmosphere that would engage players. Inspired by the Antae temple, I explored various textures and focused on creating a strong contrast between the background and nodes to draw players' attention to key areas. The map takes players through a series of nodes, starting with a join node, followed by fights, rewards, and a final boss battle. As players progress through the map, the marble in the nodes becomes increasingly complete and occupies more space in the design, reflecting the increasing difficulty levels.

Join

Reward

Fight

Boss Battle

Icon Design

Currency Design

Fight Style and Fighter XP

At the outset of this project, our team was tasked with designing logos for six distinct types of fighting styles: wrestler, strike, MMA, kickboxing, Muay Thai, and BJJ. We aimed to create designs that were clear and simple, since the logos would be displayed in small sizes and sometimes combined with other elements to create a new icon. In order to convey the techniques of wrestling, grappling, striking, and antagonism in an abstract manner, we went through several iterations before finalizing the designs. Each logo was then paired with a Fighter XP (also designed by me) in a corresponding themed color, resulting in a cohesive set of icons that represent the essence of each fighting style.

MMA

MUAYTHAI

WRESTLER

BJJ

STRIKER

KICIBOXER

Screenshot of training XP page