Ep 84: Rushing for Whoppers
In this double feature episode, we start off talking with Stern's newest Artist Michael Barnard and his work with Rush. Then afterwards we talk to Greg Poverelli and Levi Nayman about the up coming show Allentown
Kineticist’s take
Rush pinball artist Michael Barnard talks art process, design challenges, and fan reaction to the game's visual design.
Synopsis
Michael Barnard, artist for Stern's Rush pinball machine, discusses his background in commercial art, the transition to pinball design, and the challenges of incorporating Rush's diverse 40-year album catalog into a single machine aesthetic. He explains the creative process with Stern, addresses community criticism of the band member portrayals, and details the complexity of designing artwork for playfield inserts and cabinet graphics.
Entities
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Iams Pet Food Company· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Topps· company
- Godzilla· game
- Rush (game)· game
- Columbus College of Art and Design· organization
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Rush· organization
- Geddy Lee· person
- Hugh Syme· person
- Jeremy Packer· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Matt Scott Larson· person
- Michael Barnard· person
- Neil Peart· person
- Randy Martinez· person
- Zach Sharpe· person