Texas hires Matt Lange from Alabama as creative director

The graphics coming from the Texas Longhorns football program are about to become much more professional after Monday’s announcement from Matt Lange that he will become a creative director in Austin:

The Louisiana Tech alum was at Alabama since 2013 as a creative director for the Crimson Tide football program, according to his LinkedIn profile.

In 2005, he graduated with a BA in graphics design and worked in several different capacities before joining the Atlanta Falcons as a designer and photographer in early 2012.

While in Tuscaloosa, he offered the following job description:

Creative Direction / Execution of various athletic design materials, mainly focusing on football. Also responsible for creative video content shooting and editing.

Here’s an example of one of his pieces, which should be an upgrade over what Texas has been doing since head coach Tom Herman and his staff arrived starting in late November:

And two more:

Much more professional than the current efforts from the Longhorns:

Lange also produced recruiting graphics for the Crimson Tide.

For more information on Lange, he appeared on a Makers of Sport podcast last year that discussed his career path, including being laid off from a small advertising agency and struggling to find freelance work before landing with the Falcons.

A passionate photographer, Lange also has a deep knowledge of southern hip-hop and discusses how it influenced graphic design.