PORTFOLIO – Career Highlights

PORTFOLIO – Career Highlights2025-09-03T14:52:12-04:00

Gritty

Mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers, the NHL hockey team, hired me to design the costume for their new mascot, completely from scratch. I began the project by sketching over 20 different possible mascots, including, bats, bulls, groundhogs, dragons, tough guys, yetis, and even a flying squirrel. Once the client saw the sketches, they picked a big dumpy monster I had drawn as the starting point. After several iterations, including different wing styles and facial expressions, we landed on their new mascot, which I had nicknamed “Benny.” Once the sketch stage was complete, I drew the monster in a turn-around to help the costume designers get an idea of how the mascot looked in three dimensions. This will easily be one of the most memorable projects of my whole career, and it’s an honor to be part of the team’s rich history permanently.

Metallica

Buffalo, NY

Poster artwork by Brian Allen

This design was based on the Unforgiven music video that I watched again and again on MTV as a kid. This was the “gateway” into Metallica for me, and I quickly ran out and bought Justice, Master of Puppets, and Ride the Lightning (…And Justice For All still being my favorite album to this day). Such an honor to have my work in Metallica’s catalog among the world’s top artists! I’m very humbled and fortunate to have had the opportunity.

Pittsburgh, PA

Poster artwork by Brian Allen

This design was based on The Four Horsemen from Kill ‘Em All. I thought it would be fun to draw close-ups of Pestilence/Famine, War, Conquest, and Death. Such an honor to have my work in Metallica’s catalog among the world’s top artists! I’m very humbled and fortunate to have had the opportunity.

Las Vegas, NV 2022 T-Shirt

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A design that I created for Metallica’s Vegas show that illustrates a viking skull with a sword coming out of its mouth.

Napa Valley, CA 2022 T-Shirt

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T-Shirt design I illustrated for Metallica for their Napa Valley show in 2022 featuring a skeleton holding a hourglass.

 

Chicago, IL 2022 T-Shirt

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T-Shirt design I created for the Metallica Chicago show in 2022 featuring a King Nothing skull wearing a castle crown.

 

Grim Reaper T-Shirt

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A design that I created for Metallica featuring a grim reaper, electric chair, and lightning bolts inspired by the Ride the Lightning album cover.

Lightning Skull T-Shirt

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A T-Shirt design I created for Metallica featuring a flying, shattered skull with lightning.

 

Chick-Fil-A

Rivalry Restaurant

Detailed illustration of the Aub

The Award-Winning marketing agency McCann of New York hired me to reinterpret the iconic Auburn and Georgia mascots in my own style for graphics that wrapped a massive Chick-fil-A pop-up restaurant on the Georgia/Alabama state line. My artwork was featured in a nationally televised television commercial created by Chick-fil-A to showcase the #RivalRestaurant marketing event. Chick-fil-A was so happy with the artwork I created, they printed the artwork on signage, apparel, and giant wooden cut-outs at the event.

Discord

Brand Mascot

A blue character that I designed

The Social Media app, Discord, hired me to turn their beloved mascot character, Wumpus, into a live, costumed mascot! I drew many different drafts for the client, experimenting with different proportions, while communicating with the costume company on the best ways to bring him to life.

Primus

Franklin, TN 2024

Primus artwork poster of a mutan
Primus client logo artwork by Brian Allen Flyland Designs

Primus Franklin, TN poster of a family of mutants.

Wilkes-Barre, PA 2024
Asheville, NC 2024
Charleston, SC 2024

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Primus poster for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Asheville, NC, Charleston, SC 2024 shows.

Morrison, CO 2025

Primus poster illustration parody of Skeeter the mosquito and other Primus characters drawn as a characters from the Ghostbusters fighting a marshmallow man at Red Rocks for their show in Morrison Colorado 2025

Primus poster illustration parody of Skeeter the mosquito and other Primus characters drawn as a characters from the Ghostbusters fighting a marshmallow man at Red Rocks for their show in Morrison Colorado 2025

Las Vegas, NV 2025

Monster venus fly trap artwork drawn for Primus Las Vegas NV 2025 concert by artist Brian Allen

Monster venus fly trap artwork drawn for Primus Las Vegas NV 2025 concert.

MTV

Mascot concepts for 2020 Get-Out-The-Vote Campaign

Mtv hired me to design a series of Costumed Mascots for an upcoming get-out-the-vote campaign for the 2020 election (which was unfortunately cancelled due to COVID).

I created a series of rough concept sketches based on their direction, and made revisions based on their feedback. We arrived at three separate directions that I brought to full color, and began drawing a 3D-turnaround drawing for the Costume company to use as reference to build the costume.

Would have loved to see this one come to life! Such a thrill to work with Mtv, a brand that practically raised me in the 90s.

Funhouse Pinball Machine

Remake of classic Pinball Machine Funhouse

FUnhouse Alternate Pinball artwork by Brian Allen

Funhouse Remake artwork I drew or Pedretti Pinball’s new remake Pinball machine of Funhouse. It was so much fun reimagining the classic Funhouse artwork in my style, featuring Rudy outside the funhouse, and new characters. I tried to add easter eggs, and tie in elements from Pedretti’s popular Funhouse 2.0 kits into the artwork.

Blink-182

Columbus, OH

Caveman rock band Jamming out on their boan instruments with a monkey DJ.

Poster for Blink-182’s show in Columbus, Ohio featuring a prehistoric rock band.

Orlando, FL

This poster is of an alien stand

Poster for Blink-182’s Orlando gig featuring an alien overlord commanding an army of vicious bunnies.

Boston, MA

This gig poster is of a giant robot bunny saving Fenway Park from getting hit by an astroid. This gig poster is full of bright colors and the astroic has Blink 182's famous smilie face with X's for eyes on it.

So psyched to share this: I designed the poster for Blink-182 concert at Fenway Park in Boston, MA!!!!

I thought it would be fun to draw a giant robot rabbit defending the ballpark from a meteor shower with a baseball bat.

The Offspring

The Woodlands, TX

Gig Poster illustration for the band The Offspring showing a zombie pulling the electric switch on a punk Bride of Frankenstein for The Woodlands TX 2025 concert

Gig Poster illustration for the band The Offspring showing a zombie pulling the electric switch on a punk Bride of Frankenstein for The Woodlands TX 2025 concert

Albuquerque, NM

Silk screen poster of a family of skeletons enjoying a day at the beach in the New Mexico desert drawn for the band The Offspring for their 2025 tour

Official Gig Poster illustration for the band The Offspring showing a Official Gig Poster illustration for the band The Offspring showing a skeleton family relaxing on their family vacation.

CarToons Magazine

August/September Cover

Back to the Future Caricature Tribute drawn by Brian Allen of Doc and Marty flying in a DeLorean by the Clock Tower as it gets struck by lightning

Back to the Future Caricature Tribute drawn for Cartoons Magazine’s August 2025 Cover of Doc and Marty flying in a DeLorean by the Clock Tower as it gets struck by lightning

Hulk Hogan

Super humbling to be able to work for one of my childhood heroes, the late Hulk Hogan. They hired me to create a series of tribute illustrations to the late Andre the Giant commemorating their famous face-off. Very easy guy to work with, and tons of fun, BROTHER!

Able VFX

Self Control Zone

Pinball Playfield illustrating a

This was a unique project! I was hired to create artwork for a TV PSA commercial in South Carolina advertising helpful resources for people with gambling addictions. The Art Director hired me to create artwork for an imaginary pinball machine that showed mischievous gremlins wrecking havoc on all aspects of a woman’s life (a metaphor for the addiction). The artwork was then added to a 3D model of a pinball machine, and animated to follow the pinball as it bumped into different areas of conflict following the narration. This aired on TV! I’m very proud of this project.

Hi-Line Merchandising

The Shadow

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Illustration I created a while back for an Official line of The Shadow merch, based on the comic book series – Set up for limited-color silk-screen. Had a lot of fun with this series – very challenging.

Jason Kelce & ESPN

Mascot Design

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I was hired to help design the Mascot for Jason Kelce’s ESPN tv show, “They Call It Late Night.” This was part of a funny skit on the show that aired January 18th.

The mascot was built from a drawing created by Kelce’s young daughters, who named it “Dragon McFartFartButtButt.” My part involved helping transform the girls’ hilariously creative and random drawing 2D drawing into a 3D turnaround drawing that the costume company could interpret.

The costume was built by the fantastic Maydwell Mascots in Canada, and they did a terrific job.

Pantera

T-Shirt Design

T-shirt design of an electric skull with a sawblade in its head, drawn by artist Brian Allen

T-shirt design of an electric skull with a sawblade in its head.

Queens of the Stone Age

Pittsburgh, PA 2023

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Concert poster for Queens of the Stone Age Pittsburgh, 2023 show.

Quebec City, 2024

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Queens of the Stone Age Quebec City 2024 gig poster.

Rick and Morty

License T-Shirt

Accessorize your Morty and get shwifty with this detailed and dark tribute to the greatest dimension traversing duo, Rick and Morty. Featuring creatures that defy all logic. 100 years Rick and Morty!

This was created for an official Rick and Morty design contest, and the design won third place! The shirt will be available for sale in the official Rick and Morty outlets. I’m super-thrilled to have my artwork hand-picked by the creators of one of my favorite shows. 

311

Las Vegas, NV 2024

311 gig poster for the 2024 “311-Day” Park MGM show in Las Vegas, NV, 2024

Tony Hawk

Signature Series

I designed several different skateboards for Tony Hawk’s Signature Series skate line. He’s an absolute legend, so it was an honor to do this for him.

Umphrey’s McGee

California, 2020

Silk-screen poster for the band

The fantastic jam band Umphrey’s McGee commissioned me to create this super fun silk-screened gig poster for their Oakland, LA, and Terrapin concerts in early 2020. However, because 2020 was an unending dumpster fire, these shows were canceled (along with most everything else). I’m so glad the band has decided to release the posters to the world, regardless. I can’t wait to work with them again when life returns to normal! This design sprung from the idea of someone walking a freakish mutant pet – an amalgam of different animals and insects. The Art Director thought it would be fun to make the character walking the dog a homage to Gritty (the Mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers that I was commissioned to design).

Philadelphia, PA 2023
Bethlehem, PA 2023

The fantastic jam band Umphrey’s McGee commissioned me to create this super fun silk-screened gig poster for their Philadelphia, Bethlehem Pa tour.

Summer 2023

Artwork by freelance illustrator

Poster design for Umphrey’s McGee 2023 Summer Tour, featuring a drawing of a mummy Pharaoh on a zombie horse.

Washington, D.C. 2024

Umphrey’s McGee Washington DC February 2024 Poster

Summer 2025

Illustration of undersea monster drawn for Umphrey's McGee Summer 2025 Standard Poster

I drew this really fun gig poster for Umphrey’s McGee, for their summer tour. I thought would be fun to draw couple of surfers enjoying the sun on an island, but the island is the head of a terrifying sea creature.

Moth & Spider T-Shirt

A shirt logo designed featuring

A shirt logo designed featuring a spider and a moth for Umphrey’s McGee.

Samurai T-Shirt

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A shirt that I designed featuring a samurai fighting a robot dragon for Umphrey’s McGee.

Disco Biscuits

Camp Bisco T-Shirt 2019

Astronaut floating through space

T-shirt illustration I created for Camp Bisco for the Disco Biscuits band of an Astronaut exploding into a cascade of flowers in outer space.

Camp Bisco Wizard Poster 2019

Foil poster I drew of a galactic space wizard sparring with a female space warrior for the Disco Biscuits concert in 2019.

Dragon T-Shirt

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I created this T-Shirt design for the Disco Biscuits – we came up with the idea of a robot dragon battling a futuristic knight on a distant planet. Set up for limited-color silk-screening

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Syracuse, NY Poster

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Silk-screen Gig Poster I created for the Disco Biscuits for their Syracuse NY show in 2019.

Harley Davidson

Flaming Skeleton T-Shirt Design

T-shirt designs of a pirate skul

Harley Davidson artwork I created of a skeleton biker riding through flames. Man, what a fun series – so fortunate to be a part of it.

Freedom Eagle T-Shirt Design

T-shirt designs of a pirate skul

Boy Scouts of America

Mascot Designs

I was thrilled to work with Boy Scouts of America illustrating their Bear, Wolf, and Tiger mascots for a catalog that went out to all troops nationwide. We created illustrations that blended real studio photos of kids in Boy Scouts gear, and drawn into a comic book background. The marketing team hired me to reinvent the existing mascot illustrations in my own style. I was a Cub Scout long ago, so it was a lot of fun to leave a little mark on the organization.

Hard Rock Cafe

T-Shirt Design Series

Hard Rock Cafe T-Shirt deisgns by t-shirt design illustrator Brian Allen

T-Shirt designs I illustrated for Hard Rock Cafe, in conjunction with Tremendous Graphics. I had the privilege of designing the shirts for many iconic cities for each of the Hard Rock shops from all over the world, including Tokyo, Miami, Yankee Stadium, Amsterdam, and more. It was a fun challenge to squeeze in so many different elements, while trying to keep the design from becoming too busy.

Stern Pinball

T-Shirt Design Series

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Series of t-shirts that I designed for Stern. My favorite is the T-Shirt featuring an alien bursting from an astronaut’s body in space, playing pinball.

 

Mothership Pinball

Arcade Cabinet Art

Brightl colored illustration of a space station being invaded by an alien.

I drew the artwork for this pinball machine cabinet called Mothership that had a fun alien retro sci-fi theme – love how this turned out

Sum 41

T-Shirt Design

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Apparel artwork I created for one of my favorite bands, Sum 41!!! So cool to have my artwork be part of their official catalog. Skulls, demons, and a pyramid eye thrown in for good measure.

Innova

Callie McMorran Truck Wrap

An RV wrap designed for disc golf client, Callie McMorran, and features an assortment of Innova Mascot animals.

An RV wrap designed for disc golf client, Callie McMorran, and features an assortment of animals.

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