Gingham and Gazebo are two strategic board games designed by Bitewing Games. With Bitewing's guidance, I was tasked with coming with the artistic direction as well as executing all illustrations and graphic design elements.
Challenges included coming up with an impactful box design that would have a strong shelf presence, design game elements that were also colourblind friendly, and work within production company parameters to ensure a vibrant, beautifully printed product.
The Kickstarter was funded within hours, hitting over 1000% of its original goal.
Gazebo is a strategic tile placing game where each player competes to expand their gardens and be the first to place all their Gazebos on to the board. The game included several tile designs, four highly detailed fabric boards, a travel-friendly carrying case, and highly detailed box design.
Gingham is a uniquely competitive game where players place ants on an abandoned picnic basket strewn with delicious treats. Competing ant colonies vie for the most points by surrounding and claiming goodies. Illustrations for Gingham included two fabric boards, unique play piece designs, a picnic basket-esque carrying case, as well as a highly detailed and delicious box cover.
Brainstorming and designing for two complex games like Gingham and Gazebo required hours of sketching, brainstorming and iterating. Below are some examples of sketches that were used to reach the final result.
