Player Graphics & Match Posters
broadcast2021–Present

Player Graphics & Match Posters

A Template System That Scales to Hundreds of Players

Al Kass Sports Channels
The Brief

Star player portrait posters and on-air player cards are a staple of live sports broadcasting. But this isn't one-off design work — it's a system. A template-driven approach that scales across hundreds of players while maintaining visual impact. Each card is a modular composition that can be rapidly customized per player, per match, per tournament: swap the photo, update the stats, adjust the typography, and you've got a broadcast-ready graphic in minutes.

RoleBroadcast Designer
ClientAl Kass Sports Channels
Year2021–Present
Tools
PhotoshopAfter EffectsPortrait Design
Messi — star player portrait poster
Ronaldo — star player portrait poster
Mbappé — star player portrait poster
UEFA Super Cup match poster
Majd Qatar — local league player poster
Ooredoo Cup — tournament poster
Player card grid — 12 portraits wall
On-air player stat card
Template system breakdown
The Approach

The template system uses smart layers in Photoshop with predefined zones for player photo, name (Arabic + English), stats, team crest, and tournament branding. The composition handles variable name lengths — "Mbappé" and "عبدالله العربي" occupy different amounts of space, so the layout flexes without manual adjustment. Energy comes from the lighting and color treatment: each player gets a hero cut-out composited against dynamic background elements that match their team colors. The result is graphics that look custom-designed while being produced at industrial scale.

100+Player Cards
LIVEOn-Air Ready
MENABroadcast Reach
AR/ENBilingual Names