Discord Checkpoint
We partnered with Discord to debut Checkpoint, their first ever end-of-year wrap, giving fans the stat breakdown they’d been asking for and a new way to see their year on Discord.
The Heist
Social
2025
I had the exciting opportunity to work on Checkpoint, Discord’s first-ever end-of-year wrap-up. I contributed to designing static social assets, award graphics, and developmental style frames for the launch video. Huge props to The Heist Team and our partners at Discord for bringing such an exciting project to life.
Launching Checkpoint
To launch Checkpoint, Discord’s first-ever Year-In-Review, we created a fast paced, high-energy launch video built for social. Checkpoint is Discord’s first-ever end-of-year wrap, showcasing how users spent their year on the platform. We created a fast, scroll-stopping launch video designed to tease the experience and drive users into the platform to unlock their stats. Built around bold flip counters and the core Checkpoint visual language, the piece quickly cycles through key stats before landing on a message to “Get your Checkpoint.” Music and SFX pull from cozy cooking and arcade games, with satisfying dings punctuating each reveal and giving the spot the energy of an in-game achievement.
Expanding the World of Checkpoint
Initial Explorations
Two Distinct Explorations
Direction 1 amped up the energy with bold geometric forms, vivid color blocks, chunky icons, and high-impact type. Designed to feel loud, intentional, and always in motion. Direction 2 pulled directly from the Checkpoint product aesthetic, using wireframes, 3D icons, and dimensional type that glide through space, layering and parallaxing to create depth. Together, they gave Discord a clear choice between an expressive, graphic-forward world and a sleek, futuristic one rooted from the product.
Credits
Role: Designer
Executive Creative Director: Patrick Coleman
Creative Director: Ilgi Candar Dyer
Agency: The Heist
Client: Discord