Games for designers
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced designer these games are a quick way to practice your skills. Here are 13 games to enjoy and test your skills. Games for designer part 2 is out check it out once you are finished playing these.
The Boolean Game
This is a game is all about shapes and how you can make new shapes by merging shapes using union, subtract, intersect, or divide boolean operation.
For example, The gamepad icon below is made by subtracting a pill by 4 circles and 1 plus.
Designer’s Eye- It’s centred that
Do you have a designer’s eye to catch minute details? This game challenges you to visually inspect if the dot is in the center of the shape is it is off-centered.
https://www.supremo.co.uk/designers-eye/
Color Method
Color method is a time-based game in which a random color is given and the player has to locate the color on the color wheel. 6 color concepts 6 levels, hue, saturation, complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic.
Bezier Method
Making perfect curves and masks using the pen tool can be challenging for beginners, but this game adds a fun element to practicing pen tools and becoming better at making bezier curves.
Shape Method
One more game to see bezier curve handles in action. The game challenges to make the correct letter shape by adjusting one or more Bezier handles.
Kern Type
Kerning is the spacing between individual characters, if typography excites you will love this game. The game challenges you to slide each character and get the kerning perfect.
Can’t Unsee
Yet another game to develop your skill to see like a designer. 2 options, 1 of which is incorrect visually. Challenge yourself and see how far you can go
Better Webtype
An advanced type game to teach you to design perfect paragraphs by adjusting font size, line-height, and line width.
https://betterwebtype.com/triangle/
Designercize
Random design prompt generator for your next mockup project or when you want to just practice your skills on a random topic. Choose a difficulty level, set the times, and get started
Type War
If you geek over type typefaces you will enjoy playing this game. Tell the typeface just by looking at a single character.
TypeConnection
Select two types and send them on a date and see what happens.
http://www.typeconnection.com/index.php
I shot the Serif
Shoot the serif letter hiding in a bunch of sans serifs
https://www.tothepoint.co.uk/us/fun/i-shot-the-serif/
User Inyerface
The most annoying game, try to fill out the form in the least time and send me the screenshot. I tried and left it in midway.
https://userinyerface.com/game.html
Want more games? Check out games for designer part 2