Spellborn: Art of the User Interface

 

Spellborn International’s The Chronicles of Spellborn has a new Art Journal on the official website. Niel Vredeveldt’s Feature Article: Art of the User Interface talks about creating a GUI to navigate TCOS.

Vredeveldt is the interaction Designer on TCOS in charge of GUI Windows, HUD, Icons, world maps and additional GUI art. He talks about converting the distinctive Spellborn art style to accent a pleasing but easily used GUI. He explains the development process from choosing color schemes for the GUI window through to the testing phase.

Gamers who are interested in the development of video games for creative reasons or as a career aspiration should check out this article.

via The Chronicles of Spellborn