After receiving some online encouragement, I've shown Moto GO! to a few people over the last few weeks. So far, the response has been really positive, and people have further pushed me to publish.

I've never published a full physical copy of a board game, so the question has to be asked... how?

I'm working on a second prototype that will look closer to how I imagine the final version. Acrylic dice, playmat board, 3d printed bikes of I can swing it. I'm refining the rules and finding people to playtest.

The design part makes sense to me. It's the stuff after that that gets a bit arcane.

I don't think I have any unique obstacles, just things that are new to me. Such as what's the best way to show off a board game to a publisher when you live in north-central Alberta and can't afford to travel? Do I want to self-publish? At what point does a self-published game count as published?

#design #boardgames #boardgamedesign #logodesign #logo #gamedesign #publish #publishing #graphicdesign #sticker

A close-up of the game pieces I carved for Moto GO!. I'm really happy with this design, and that I figured how have them wheelie and lean so I could include that in the game.

A little rough, and in need of some colour, but there wasn't time for everything.

#boardgames #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #prototype

Are you normal, or did you not have a gift for your niece's birthday, so you conceived, designed, prototyped, and packaged a board game from scratch in a week?

So anyway, let me introduce Moto GO! A #motorcycle #racing #game for 2-6 people.

#boardgames #boardgamedesign #gamedesign

I need a better way to prototype game pieces than carving them by hand.

At the very least, I should have taken the extra time to find a piece of wood that wasn't oak.

#boardgames #boardgamedesign #gamedesign #woodwork #woodcarving

Day 39 of avoiding a design project I'm really stuck on:

I made myself a new hat.

It's mostly hand sewn and fully lined, so that should give you some reference on how bad my creative block is right now.

Newsboy cap, #cotton #denim and thread, with poly thread in the #linen liner.

#design #craft #sewing #handsewn #handmade #hat

My Glyph Morse Code pendants. Originally part of a request to design jewellery for someone who was visually impaired, Glyph is now my most popular collection.

The 7 pendants one is a haiku, there's a closeup of the titanium bail, last one shows off the anodizing colours for the titanium.

#craft #design #jewellery #jewelry #jewellerydesign #jewelrydesign #handmade #morsecode #morse #haiku #titanium #anodizing #titaniumjewellery #pendant #alttext

*old work, nfs*

I wanted to share some of my older #jewellery work on here. This is "Sidereus No.1: Novus". #Titanium and #emerald. It was my first attempt at a process I called "pin setting", where long pins are used to hold a gem in a protective metal cage. I had access to a #laserwelder then.

#design #jewellerydesign #jewelry

My priority mug.
Every morning, I pick four #priority tasks that have to get done today:

First - the most urgent
Focus - sustained energy
Fast - a 15-minute win
For me - self care

I designed a #mug that I can write on, wash off, and start fresh tomorrow.

No more #stickynote pile for me!
#design #cup #coffee #coffeecup #coffeemug #tea #prioritea #dayplanner