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PLAY - Virginia Lottery

Roles: Art Direction, Campaign Concepting, Digital/Social Interactive Design, Branding, Print Design, OOH Design

The Virginia Lottery wanted something more. Something that could do more than sell tickets. It needed to spark emotion, invite imagination, and remind people why they play in the first place. Our answer was simple, but powerful: PLAY.

We built an entire brand around it, rooted in curiosity and filled with energy and purpose; brought to life through every word, line, and color. We grew that brand into a full visual and verbal system, custom sonic and animated logos, and a massive campaign that took over billboards, metro stations, web pages, social feeds, gas stations, and TVs across Virginia. ​

Colorful Play text with various hand gestures

PLAY - TV Commercial (partnered with Alice Blue & directors Mark Kudsi and Grady Hall)

animated virginia lottery logo, hand flips coin, then Virginia Lottery turns into play with confetti

Animated Logo (partnered with Alice Blue)

Colorful 'PLAY' letters with human legs

Custom designed letter costumes for PLAY TV Commercial

3d icons of scratch tickets, drawing balls, and online games

Animated Product Icons

Branding & Design - Playbook, Product Icons, Print
Game icons: print n play ticket, pick 5 lottery balls, keno and cashpop lottery balls, lottery balls, scratch off ticket, online game
Print n Play lottery ticket, play fast.
Lottery scratcher tickets with a coin and 'play on' slogan.
Lottery balls with confetti and 'play big' text
Smartphone with 'play now' text, confetti, and coins

Product Icons: Print 'n Play, Scratchers, Jackpot Games, and Online Games (Print Designs)

Play on. Two men air-guitaring, one in a blonde wig.

Pages from Brand Playbook and Play Campaign Toolkit

OOH - Billboard, Bus Wraps, Metro Takeover
Billboard for 'play.' with colorful dots and 'Virginia Lottery any exit.'

Highway Placement

shifting billboards with same creative, hands in different positions

Billboard Teaser Campaign

Bus with 'play' ad, pedestrians crossing city street
Two colorful buses with 'play.' logo and sign language hands

Bus Wraps

gif of escalator handrail with virginia lottery branding

Escalator Wraps

Virginia Lottery ads with crossed fingers in a subway tunnel

Metro Takeover

Ticketing Stations

Subway turnstiles with green arrows and 'Tickets, please!'
Two elevators, exit sign N Moore St, and 'level up your play' banner

Elevator Banner

Green ad: 'this ad is big.' 'the fun? pocket-sized.'

Large Format Print

Metro Takeover

Long modern hallway with concrete walls, colorful art displays, and people

(size context)

Subway ticket vending machine and 'this ticket takes you places' ad

Ticket Purchasing Machines

Poster 'This ticket gets you a beer' next to a ticket machine
Subway platform with tracks and colorful ad poster

Escalator Banner

Social, Digital, & Animated Banners
interactive digital ad where user "scratches" at screen to reveal lottery icons

Interactive Digital Ads

TV screen showing Virginia Lottery 'pick your play'

Interactive Digital Ads

Laptop displaying lottery draw games

Microsite

snapchat filters themed around lottery games

Snapchat Filters

animated banner showing icons and taglines

Animated Banners

Virginia Lottery ad with QR code, 'play your way' text, and crossed fingers

TYPOGRAPHY

Interactive Media - TV Commercial (screen within a screen) and Desktop Scroller

I am forever in awe of the other endlessly talented creatives who worked alongside me on this massive campaign.

Hilda Hosseini - Art Director

Blake Carlson - Copywriter

Maggie Wilhelm - Creative Director

Alice Blue Studios - Animation & Production

Lou Copeland - Production Artist

© 2026 Mikaela Peters. Powered by decaf coffee and sheer force of will.

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