Jude Buffum

Earlier this month, the branded game (also known as an "advergame") that I created for Psycho Bunny debuted at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix. "PB Rush: Racing Challenge" is a fast-paced racing game created by Jude Buffum with original chiptune music by Doctor Octoroc. #pixelart #brandedgame

Next up in our Women's Day series 🌺 Audrey Tang, Taiwan's digital minister and civic tech visionary. A trailblazing voice for open, transparent governance. #pixelart #pixelartist #portraitillustration #IWD2026 #pixelportrait

Pixel art is the perfect illustration style for branded video games like this. The aesthetic also allows contemporary brands to be reframed through an unexpected 8-bit lens, instantly signaling play, nostalgia, and approachability. #pixelart #pixelartist #8bitart #gameart #adultswim #brandedgame

Pixel art made it possible to quickly translate Hot Streets characters and world-building into a recognizable game format. The classic arcade structure allowed audiences to engage with the IP as players, not just viewers, without requiring the budget of a major console release.

Pixel Art for Interactive Experiences: Branded Video Games This game for Adult Swim walks a middle ground between full-scale commercial game and simple interactive promotion. Rather than monetize an established franchise, the goal was introduce a new property through a playable experience.

Pixel Art for Interactive Experiences: Branded Video Games Coach’s holiday campaign represents a middle ground between full-scale commercial games and simple interactive promotions.

Pixel Art for Interactive Experiences: Simulating Gameplay For WWE’s “Flip a Truck with Braun Strowman,” the objective was to simulate the feeling of playing a video game. The IG Story format invited users to tap rapidly, mimicking the button-mashing mechanics common in fighting games.

Pixel art made the interaction immediately legible as play, turning routine brand touchpoints into interactive experiences. The aesthetic also allows contemporary brands to be reframed through an unexpected 8-bit lens, instantly signaling play, nostalgia, and approachability.

Pixel Art for Interactive Experiences: Simulating Gameplay Liquidnet’s “Quest for Liquidity” began as a pixel art tv commercial designed to simulate the gameplay of a classic side-scrolling adventure, using a hero’s journey structure to visualize the pursuit of “liquidity” as a tangible objective.

Happy Valentine's Day! These are some pixel art animations that Jude created for a Washington Post article about a newlywed couple that bonded over video games during COVID-19 lockdowns. You can read more about it on the-pixel-artist.com #pixelart #pixelartist #gamerculture

Kirby was one of the 30 classic video game characters I included in my pixel art piece "We Are All Luigi", a commentary on public perception of what it means to be a hero in the current political climate. #pixelart #WeAreAllLuigi #AbolishICE #HealthcareReform

Bob (here with bro Bub) from Bubble Bobble was one of the 30 classic video game characters I included in my pixel art piece "We Are All Luigi", a commentary on public perception of what it means to be a hero in the current political climate. #pixelart #WeAreAllLuigi #AbolishICE #HealthcareReform

Q*Bert was one of the 30 classic video game characters I included in my pixel art piece "We Are All Luigi", a commentary on public perception of what it means to be a hero in the current political climate. #pixelart #WeAreAllLuigi #AbolishICE #HealthcareReform

Pixel art portrait for Hasbro Marvel Legends Gamerverse line of action figures. Timelapse video showing process as a pixel artist to create the portrait for Thanos, for this “Versus” two pack, which also includes Psylocke. #pixelart #pixelartist #marvellegends #marvelgamerverse

Jude created pixel art portraits and 8-bit logos for the Hasbro Marvel Legends Gamerverse toys. In this video he breaks down his process as a pixel artist and typographer to create the portrait and logo for Captain America, for this“Versus” two pack, which also includes Venom. #pixelart #pixelartist

Most people don’t know that there was an eighth Dwarf, but the other seven disowned him for being a fascist piece of shit. His name was “Gassy”, on account of his sick enjoyment of gassing peaceful protesters. But you might know him by his Gestapo name: Greg Bovino. #AbolishICE #Bovino #PixelArt

Pikachu was one of the 30 classic video game characters I included in my pixel art piece "We Are All Luigi", a commentary on public perception of what it means to be a hero in the current political climate. #pixelart #WeAreAllLuigi #AbolishICE #HealthcareReform

Ness from Earthbound was one of the 30 classic video game characters I included in my pixel art piece "We Are All Luigi", a commentary on public perception of what it means to be a hero in the current political climate. #pixelart #WeAreAllLuigi #AbolishICE #HealthcareReform

Ms. Pac-Man was one of the 30 classic video game characters I included in my pixel art piece "We Are All Luigi", a commentary on public perception of what it means to be a hero in the current political climate. #pixelart #WeAreAllLuigi #AbolishICE #HealthcareReform

I hate ICE. Do you hate ICE too? How can we get rid of ICE, it’s a threat to everyone’s safety.

This was a pixel art campaign that I created for the City of Edmonton as part of their Building Safer Cities initiative. The goal was to take a pretty boring government safety message and turn it into something young people would actually want to engage with. #pixelart #pixelartist

Speaking of Sub-Zero, somebody shot this video of an ICE agent slipping on… ice. Then some absolute genius added Sub-Zero. Finally, I added the life bars from Mortal Kombat (and some music on my IG reels). Sometimes the Internet is actually awesome. #pixelart #WeAreAllLuigi #AbolishICE