At WhiteThorn Games, we did an internal game jam in 2023. This game was designed by James Bond (yes that's his name haha) and I made some art for it.
This specific game is about using your "roots" to dive deeper into the soil to get to the nutrients and water.
This specific game is about using your "roots" to dive deeper into the soil to get to the nutrients and water.
Process
Since this was a game jam, time was pretty limited so I decided to use pencil and paper to map out concepts faster! Growth was a game about growing your roots so initial designs had a tree involved. We also experimented with various plant shapes but ultimately the tree was unanimous.
Making the roots somewhat "mirror" the top of the tree was something we wanted to show in the games logo. The logo also went through a color change to reflect cooler colors rather than warm colors.
As for Main Menu design, I wanted to showcase the ground levels and water in interesting ways. Using the water color style, I think we struck a nice balance of minimalism and imagery.
Thank you for viewing!