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University of Texas

Texas Football talks to its fans every week of the year: game week, recruiting, award season and draft night. This is a selection of Matt Lange's work for the Longhorns, one visual language carried across all of it.

Design by Matt Lange. More of his work at mattlange.com (opens in a new tab).

The work

  • Game-week posters
  • Recruiting campaign
  • Award and watch-list graphics
  • Schedule and countdown graphics
  • Player features
  • Draft-day graphics
This is Texas: a Longhorns receiver mid-catch

01 Game week

Every game gets its poster.

Each week starts from its own idea, a storm over Bevo, a skull, a wolf under the lights, and the same type, mark and layout carry it through the feed.

Game-week poster: Texas Fight, Texas vs. Texas Tech
Game-week poster: Monsters Exist, Texas vs. TCU
Game-week poster: Night Lights, Texas at Arkansas
Game-week poster: Light 'Em Up, Texas vs. Louisiana
Game-week poster: Texas Fight, Texas vs. Oklahoma
Spring game poster: Orange-White, Under the Lights
Game-day countdown graphic: 24 Hours, Texas vs. Baylor
Schedule graphic: Show Out, kickoff times and TV

02 Recruiting

In the players’ own words.

A recruiting run built on lines from the roster, one quote per post, all shot in the same orange and blue light.

Recruiting graphic: It's Home!, De'Gabriel Floyd
Recruiting graphic: A place like no other, Roschon Johnson
Recruiting graphic: One love, Tyler Owens
Recruiting graphic: At Texas, we do it bigger and better, T'Vondre Sweat
Recruiting graphic: Texas embodies loyalty, love and brotherhood, Chris Adimora

03 Award season

One template, every honor.

Watch lists and award nominations share one system, so every announcement reads as Texas before you see the name.

Watch list graphic: Manning Award, Sam Ehlinger
Watch list graphic: Wuerffel Trophy, Sam Ehlinger
Watch list graphic: Paul Hornung Award, D'Shawn Jamison
Watch list graphic: Doak Walker Award, Keaontay Ingram
Watch list graphic: Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Watch list graphic: Chuck Bednarik Award, Joseph Ossai
Watch list graphic: Jim Thorpe Award, Caden Sterns
Watch list graphic: Lott IMPACT Trophy, Joseph Ossai

04 Player features

The player is the poster.

Player feature graphic: Casey Thompson, number 8
Player feature graphic: Bijan Robinson in black and white
Player feature graphic: Robinson

05 The next level

Draft night and beyond.

When Longhorns go pro, the graphics follow them to Sundays.

Draft graphic: Devin Duvernay, Baltimore Ravens
Draft graphic: Brandon Jones, Miami Dolphins
Draft graphic: Collin Johnson, Jacksonville Jaguars
Draft graphic: Caden Sterns, Denver Broncos
NFL Draft teaser graphic: In the Music City