Michaelangelo Rocco

Cars: Daredevil Garage

MOBILE APP

Lead design, art direction, storyboards, UI/UX, and creative direction for Pixar’s Cars: Daredevil Garage App

Tillywig Toy and Media Award Winner 2015

From iTunes:
Join Lightning McQueen, Mater and all of your favorite Cars characters as you power through virtual worlds of heart-racing stunts with over 160 cars in the new Cars Daredevil Garage app!

Crank up the speed through 9 different tracks that take crazy twists and turns through the beach and the backyard!

Boost your speed and stunt your cars as you take on twisted loops, jumps, turns and more!

Grow your garage by scanning over 160 actual physical Mattel die-cast cars to stunt with in the app!

iTunes screenshots showcasing gameplay and technology to scan your physical diecast car to play with in the game

(Graphic Design, Art Direction: Michaelangelo Rocco)

Gameplay storyboards for a pitch to Pixar’s Cars franchise directors

Cars Daredevil Garage Gameplay Video

Big Hero 6: Baymax Blast

MOBILE APP

Lead design, art direction, storyboards, UI/UX, creative direction and gameplay for Big Hero 6: Baymax Blast, a lane runner game and movie storybook

From iTunes:
Blast off with the crew from the ACADEMY AWARD™ WINNING BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Big Hero 6!

Experience the thrilling story of Big Hero 6 as you soar through the streets of San Fransokyo! Collect story pages and clips from the feature film, unlock character bios and exclusive background information, and snatch back trails of stolen microbots! Upgrade your tech and explore with new characters, then hang out in the lab with your favorite heroes and their huggable healthcare companion.

iTunes screenshots showcasing gameplay, character files, and story pages (Design, Art Direction, and Concept: Michaelangelo Rocco, CG Character Art: Disney Animation Studios Story, Illustrations: Disney Storybook Art Team)

Character files as part of the in-game achievement system creating back-stories for the characters (Design and Art Direction: Michaelangelo Rocco, Story and Concept: Kal-El Bogdanove)

Big Hero 6 Baymax Blast Gameplay

The Good Dinosaur Little Golden Book

CHILDREN'S BOOK

Illustrator for The Good Dinosaur Little Golden Book, published by Disney, Pixar, and Random House October 13, 2015

Written by Bill Scollon

#1 Best Seller in Children’s Dinosaur Books on Amazon (February 2016)

Over 1 million copies sold

Over 1,000 5-Star Customer Reviews on Amazon

View this book on Amazon.

Mix + Smash Marvel Super Hero Mashers

MOBILE APP

Lead art direction and UI/UX design for version 2.0 update

Featured app in iTunes in the Entertainment category after version 2.0 update (August 2016)

Rating: 4.5 - ‎205 reviews in iTunes

From Disney.com:
Marvel Super Hero Mashers are an action figure line rooted in customization and fluidity and so is this interactive and immersive app! Mashing up the characters to control their look, creating Super Hero Billboards to influence the environment. Easy to customize your characters and environments, smoothly moving between mashing and smashing.

Mix Lab 2.0 revised for a more streamlined user experience

iTunes screenshots showcasing gameplay features (Design and Art Direction: Michaelangelo Rocco)

Prior to the version 2.0 update, new heroes were hard to find and multiple calls-to-action confused some players

New UI designs were explored

Version 2.0 includes a variation on this layout

Mix + Smash Marvel Super Hero Mashers Gameplay

Muppet Labs Muppet-O-Matic

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Creative concept and art direction for Disney’s Muppet-O-Matic, an avatar builder where guests create Muppets and see them as part of the Muppet*Vision 3D attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Muppet-O-Matic UI design

Integration of digital assets with the show set design at the Muppet*Vision 3D attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Movie marquee and framed memorabilia integrated with digital assets

Creative concept, art direction and design for the Muppets personalized experience in-park

Creative concept pitch and illustration for a Muppets spoof of The Absented-minded Professor

Graphic design and art direction of final poster (Managed additional designers: Amy Weitzman, Hooky Interactive, Writer:Jim Lewis)

"it's a small world" doll builder

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Creative concept and art direction for Disney’s “it’s a small world” doll designer, an avatar builder where Guests create dolls and see them in the attraction at Magic Kingdom theme park

Managed Doll Illustrators:
Jeff Shelly
Geoff Shaw

UI design and doll samples from over 250+ authentic doll costumes (Art direction: Michaelangelo Rocco, Illustration: Jeff Shelly)

Irish doll illustration and photo reference from the Imagineering archives (Art direction: Michaelangelo Rocco, Illustration: Jeff Shelly)

Art direction and design for in-park postcards. Your personalized dolls wave goodbye to you at the end of the attraction.

New Interactive Ending on "it's a small world"

See the personalized experience in-park with this video from MickeyUpdates.com

Inside Out Storybook Deluxe

MOBILE APP

Lead design, art direction, storyboards, UI/UX, and creative direction for Pixar’s Inside Out Storybook Deluxe

Children’s Technology Review: Top 100 Apps & Video Games of 2015

Tillywig Brainchild Award

Editor’s Favorite Badge by Appysmarts.com

From iTunes:
Let your Emotions run wild as you journey through the Storybook Deluxe retelling of Disney•Pixar’s original feature film, INSIDE OUT!

Interact with the five Emotions—Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, and Anger—to discover how they see the world!

Create your own memory spheres with your own pictures, videos, voice, colors, effects, and sounds. Save and share with your friends and family!

Create hilarious dreams in Dream Productions—using animals, astronauts, dentists, and more!

The app consists of a storybook based on the film, Memory Spheres (a digital media scrapbook), and Dream Productions (a visual, Mad Libs-style game).

UI Design: Michaelangelo Rocco, Final Art: Michaelangelo Rocco, Scott Tilley, Marissa Bernstel, Jerrod Maruyama, and Viv Wu

Creative direction and storyboards (left) with final production art (right)

Concept Storyboards: Michaelangelo Rocco, Final Art: Michaelangelo Rocco, Scott Tilley, Marissa Bernstel, Jerrod Maruyama

App flow and wireframes: Michaelangelo Rocco

Disney Inside Out: Storybook Deluxe - Best App For Kids

Family Guy Comic Books

COMIC BOOKS

Family Guy comic book illustration including pitching ideas in partnership with Family Guy’s writers and art directors visualizing the story, design, staging, composition, and perspective

Sample pages from Family Guy Book 3: Books Don't Taste Very Good, written by Matt Fleckenstein, illustrated by Michaelangelo Rocco, and colored by Devil's Due

Sample spread from Family Guy Book 3: Books Don't Taste Very Good (Illustration: Michaelangelo Rocco, Color: Devil's Due, Script: Matt Fleckenstein)

Illustrations appear in Family Guy Book 2: Peter Griffin's Guide to Parenting, Family Guy Book 3: Books Don't Taste Very Good, and Family Guy: A Big Book O' Crap

Clean pencil drawing sent to publisher, Devil's Due

Thumbnail drawings visualizing first-pass through the script