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Design Better Cards for Your Game Prototype using Canva

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About Design Better Cards for Your Game Prototype using Canva

Introduction

Card Examples

Hierarchy Questions

Quick Sketches

Why Canva?

The Canva File

Designing a Card in Canva

Printing 9 Cards from Canva

2 More Design Tips

Final Thoughts

What You Will Learn?

  • Designing your own board game can feel really tough. Not only do you have to figure out how to blend and balance unique a unique theme and mechanics, you have to somehow make a prototype that at least halfway communicates what you want your game to look and feel like. Honestly, it can be difficult enough that a lot of newer game designers just give up..
  • But with a few simple questions, a little design know-how and some user-friendly software, you can make cards for your prototype that will clearly communicate what you need them to and move the design closer to what you dream the final game will look like! And a better prototype means there's less guesswork for your play-testers and more progress with every game played. .
  • You can take your prototype cards to the next level!.
  • This class will help newer game designers answer some essential questions about they types of cards their game needs, the purpose those cards serve and the information they need to hold. After sketching out some initial ideas, we'll head into Canva, where you can design from scratch or use one of the pre-designed templates I provide..
  • MY OTHER GAME DESIGN CLASSES.
  • If you're newer at board game design, you'll probably benefit from some of the other classes I offer. There's a game design project that has you complete a game that I started for you, which can be a great way to level-up your skills of finishing a game. Or if you're interested in improving or re-thinking your whole game design process, I made a Board Game Design 101 series that will help you to better work through each phase of the design process, from idea generation to play testing..