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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - NBA Trading Card Concept & Collectible Mockups

A conceptual NBA trading card design celebrating Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the explosive, controlled energy of his game.

This project explores a modern collectible direction blending cinematic lighting, elemental motion, and premium product mockups. The goal was to design a card that feels powerful both digitally and physically - something that could live equally well in social campaigns, collector packaging, or limited-edition drops.

The visual language centers around contrast: electricity vs. fire, focus vs. intensity, motion vs. control - all anchored by a bold portrait composition and signature-driven branding.

Created as a personal sports branding exploration.

Primary card artwork featuring a cinematic, energy-driven portrait of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The composition blends motion, lighting, and elemental effects to reflect his explosive yet controlled style of play

Primary card artwork featuring a cinematic, energy-driven portrait of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The composition blends motion, lighting, and elemental effects to reflect his explosive yet controlled style of play

Premium trading card presented in a clear collector case. Designed to feel display-ready, emphasizing depth, texture, and physical realism

Premium trading card presented in a clear collector case.
Designed to feel display-ready, emphasizing depth, texture, and physical realism

Alternate collector case angles and lighting treatments. Showcasing how the card reads across different display environments

Alternate collector case angles and lighting treatments.
Showcasing how the card reads across different display environments

Stacked trading card mockup highlighting thickness, finish, and print presence. Designed to evoke limited-edition collectible packaging

Stacked trading card mockup highlighting thickness, finish, and print presence.
Designed to evoke limited-edition collectible packaging

Clean stack presentation focusing on surface texture and edge detail. A more understated, premium print aesthetic

Clean stack presentation focusing on surface texture and edge detail.
A more understated, premium print aesthetic

Close-up view of the card in hand. Emphasizes realism, scale, and tactile quality

Close-up view of the card in hand.
Emphasizes realism, scale, and tactile quality

Conceptual sealed pack mockup for a collectible card release. Designed to feel authentic to modern sports trading culture

Conceptual sealed pack mockup for a collectible card release.
Designed to feel authentic to modern sports trading culture

Premium collector box mockup featuring the SGA card artwork. Explores how the design could extend into full product packaging

Premium collector box mockup featuring the SGA card artwork.
Explores how the design could extend into full product packaging

Grid layout showcasing multiple card variations together. Demonstrates consistency, branding cohesion, and shelf impact

Grid layout showcasing multiple card variations together.
Demonstrates consistency, branding cohesion, and shelf impact

Extreme close-up highlighting surface texture, lighting, and finish. A final detail shot focused on craftsmanship and material quality

Extreme close-up highlighting surface texture, lighting, and finish.
A final detail shot focused on craftsmanship and material quality

Static design into motion energy.
Exploring how this Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trading card concept translates from still to motion, using subtle lighting, depth, and elemental effects to bring the artwork to life

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