Wren in Rome

Wren in Rome is a card battling video game in development by Brian Cronin.

Brief

  • Create initial card layout designs following the form of classic card battlers like Pokemon and Hearthstone

  • Incorporate a classical Roman influence to the design to evoke gladiatorial combat

  • Design a variety of bird gladiator characters inspired by historical gladiators and incorporating different classes/strategies

Goals

  • Information readable at-a-glance: character class, abilities, offensive/defensive, HP

  • Let the fun come through! It’s a silly concept; push the cartoony feeling

Card layout refinement.

Card color roughs showing offensive and defensive versions.

Initial sketch explorations for the gladiator types and card layout.

All art by me. Copyright Brian Cronin.

Eggstravaganza!

Eggstravaganza! is a match-3 UI concept in which players collect eggs to fill orders, earn new hens, and expand their egg route. Watch out for the fox!

Brief

  • Create a set of screen layouts in cartoony vector style inspired by King mobile games

  • Create reusable vector components to be recombined in various ways for different screens

  • Push bright colors and bold shapes for eye-catching design

Goals

  • Create cohesive feel through color and shape harmony

  • Develop a fun, cartoony aesthetic carried through each screen, as well as branding and illustrations

  • Draw a bunch of cartoon chickens

Early wireframes for a Figma prototype.

Initial sketches for game screens, with notes!

All art by me.

Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking

The Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking by Dim Bulb Games (Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735110/Museum_of_Mechanics_Lockpicking/) demonstrates the ways in which lockpicking has been represented in video games.

Brief

  • Overhaul the general museum UI and branding to give it a more cohesive feel

  • Create custom assets for each minigame that correspond to the mechanics represented and fit in with the general look of the museum

Goals

  • Evoke a real-world museum exhibit

  • Design uncluttered, readable interfaces for each minigame that can be understood by experienced and novice players alike

Example of the museum signage showing layout, active and inactive button states, and 9-slicing of border and background.

Initial wireframe of the museum signage.

All art by me. Copyright Dim Bulb Games.

Diaspora: Flight Vector Icons

Diaspora: Flight by Kingbreaker Games is a board game in which players pilot generation ships with the remnants of Earth’s human population to a distant planet.

Brief

  • Card layout and typography based on classic science fiction shape language and palettes

  • Cards identifiable at a glance from across a game board

  • Special emphasis on accessibility for low-vision and colorblind players

  • Clear, clean, flat iconography in versions legible at 50, 100, and 200 pixels

diaspora-icon explanations.jpg

All art by me. Copyright Kingbreaker Games.

Icons gallery

A collection of icons I’ve created for various projects, in different styles.

All art by me.