Colour Exploration
During the weekend, I ventured into exploring and developing potential colour palettes for my card game. I created numerous different colour palettes trying to figure out colours that will be engaging and fun for my target audience. However in creating this modern palette I want to make sure that I don't lose the essence of Irishness I want to communicate. I have detailed this more in a blog post from earlier in the week but here are a few of the palettes I created and was most happy with.
Prototype Presentation
On Wednesday I presented my prototype presentation as an update for all the work I have completed over the Easter break. In this presentation, I cover 3 different areas, the first is game concept development and testing, the second is colour palette exploration and he third is card layout and character development. I spend a considerable amount of the presentation detailing the development and testing of the two game concepts I was trying to choose between, as this was the area I spent the majority of the Easter on. However the presentation also shows some initial designs for the cards that I had been working on. Below is the deck which I presented.
Illustration Style Moodboard
In response to my presentation feedback my peers requested seeing more intended visuals of what the art style of the project will look like. Below is the moodboard I created in response to this, which I presented to my peers on Thursday after the presentations. This received a very positive response, and also gives me a great visual of what style I am trying to convey. This moodboard will be a useful tool to refer to when I am creating the character sketches next week.
Character Sketches
For now I did rough face sketches of the 7 different characters in my game, they are shown below with their names. This is so that I have a visual list of all the characters I need to design for my game with a rough idea of what facial features I want the characters to have.
Print Research
After having a bit of difficulty trying to find a specific printer that would produce my card deck, I reached out to my cousin who is a graphic designer to get her advice. She commented that I could go to a proper offset printer for this if I wanted the cards to be die-cut but she said she wouldn't be keen on going this route as that could just be too expensive for a one off print. As an alternative solution she recommended the website moo.com/uk as they have great printing options and finishes and are not very expensive in comparison. They don't specifically print card decks but she suggested that I could print 52 business cards, and round the corners. The site even have options for spot UV and other kinds of finishes. I'm wary of ordering from an English company at this point of the semester given the postal and customs delays due to Brexit. However, I do think it is a pretty smart idea to use business cards as base for the card deck.
I have not yet heard back from the other print companies I have gotten in touch but am hoping they get back to me in the next couple of days. However I think I am going to reach out to some more local printers in Galway as well, as there is more of a certainty I will be able to receive the final prints by the deadline.
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