I have loved games since I was young, and one big goal of mine has been to create illustrations for them at some point. At the start of 2023 I decided to finally turn a long time idea of mine into a reality, and created the fantasy strategy game Sphere of Influence.

Game design and user testing

A big part of creating a working game is testing it extensively with many different kinds of people, and through the entire design process I was on a constant lookout for people to try it. I collected their feedback and adjusted the game accordingly.

In my opinion, good design requires the designer to think of the end user’s wants and needs, and here I could see very concretely how my decisions affected their enjoyment.

Digital illustration and consistent style

This is the first time for me to create this many illustrations of this complexity for a single project. Figuring out a visual style that was a balance of being attractive enough, yet still fast enough for me to make alone within a limited time period was an interesting experiment.

The final product had tens of different card illustrations, 8 final character designs, rules, boards, package design and many other parts to it.

Visual identity

In addition to creating the game itself, the product needs to be able to stand out and tell a potential customer what it is about when they see it in the shelf.

Trying to communicate the fantasy theme, the strategic elements and the player vs. player nature of it was an interesting design challenge while designing the logo and the packaging.

I’m excited to hear what you have in mind, so get in contact and let’s talk!