Services
Will offers graphic design, illustration, and gaming content services, and is driven by both passion and purpose. He has been working professionally for over 10 years, and has worked with brands such as Snoop Dogg, Twitch, Gillette, YMCA, Teach Plus, Artists for Humanity, Laced, Into the Motherlands and much more. Through the exploration of both digital and traditional media, he has developed a keen eye for creating visually compelling and impactful stories. His personal work blends Japanese and modern Western aesthetics, as demonstrated by his eye for detail, strong design principles, and dynamic color palettes, resulting in a style that reflects both harmony and impact.
The pillars of Will's business originate from his passion of gaming and art. As such, he has built Black Oni's foundation on offering solutions for graphic design, illustration, and gaming media.
Graphic Design
Illustration
Gaming Media
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Will's experience in Graphic Design is expansive, and highly refined. His work includes brand identities, website development, social media campaigns, video production imaging, report layout and design, apparel design, book design, and consulting.
Low
Medium
High
High time commitment
4+ major edits
Businesses & Corporations
Low time commitment
1-2 major edits
Personal use.
Moderate time commitment
3-4 major edits
Businesses
Graphic Design
Brand identities, website development, social media campaigns, video production imaging, reports layout and design, book design, and consulting.
Illustration
Character design, concept art, book covers, comic books, posters, portraits, emotes, and consulting.
Gaming Media
Twitch livestream advertising & sponsorships, social media advertising, video advertising, panels, game development consulting, influencer consulting
PROCESS
Each project goes through a continuous back and forth process, where Will checks in with his client on progress, and to ensure client and creator are aligned in vision.
Discovery
Low
Medium
High
High time commitment
4+ major edits
Businesses & Corporations
Low time commitment
1-2 major edits
Personal use.
Moderate time commitment
3-4 major edits
Businesses
Since then, he has grown a community of over 15k followers on Twitch, and made a name for himself as an expert in all things Metal Gear, Action RPGs, and taking deep dives on art in gaming. He has been featured on Twitch's front page several times, was contracted to work directly with Facebook gaming, partnered with gaming and clothing companies, has led panels on branding, (including the most viewed and attended Twitch creator camp panel at Twitchcon 2018), featured on a Tinder Blog, featured on the "Why I stream" Docuseries, and was featured on publications including Kotaku, Gamespot, Shacknews, superselected, Tinder, Quirktastic, USgamer.net, and more. He was a special guest on podcasts such as the Co-Optional podcast, Gamespot After Dark, The Throwdown Podcast, Mekel Kasanova Podcast, Gameenthus podcast, and more. He is a partner for Warframe, Guilded, and an official member of esports org Noble Gaming as one of their premiere content creators.
Additionally, Will has provided commentary and hosted several tournaments and events, including the Astro Gaming funded tournament series "The Gauntlet" (3 events) in which he organized, Noble Gaming's official Dead by Daylight tournament, Warframe's Quest to Conquer Cancer event, A Space Esports Fortnite Tournament, and was part of several other panels at PAX West, Twitchcon, PAX East, and more. Will played an integral part in advertising campaigns for Warframe and Hyperscape, with other activations and consultations with games such as Ghost of Tsushima, The Cycle, Naraka: Bladepoint, Apex Legends, Call of Duty Modern Warfare (franchise,) Nioh 2, and more. He has worked with hardware companies Logitech and Astro Gaming very closely.
As a gaming content creator, Will aims to entertain, entice, and educate through his live and VOD content. He leans into his passion for telling stories and sharing his love of gaming through podcasts, game impressions, and livestream broadcasts. He got his gaming career start with his Youtube channel, and Blog he ran, leading a team of writers on previews, reviews, and thought provoking articles pertaining to gaming topics and news. Around this time, Will created the Black Oni Podcast, a podcast dedicated to discussing topics in gaming, and bringing people together to share their love for gaming and overall nerdom.