With the Holidays coming to the near end, I’m overwhelm with the vast quantity of media that is available to use as a resource when it comes to print and web design. As of late, I have been visiting Barnes and Noble and digesting all forms of inspiration. First off I found the board game Risk: Godstorm. My eyes caught the artwork. Viewing Zeus and the Norse god ,Thor on the box cover, develop a impulse to buy this game. Then I began to further investigate this game and all it’s components. In designing a board game I took notice of the work that went into it:
- Mythology information: Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic, Babylonian stories
- Characters that will attract customers such as Zeus and Thor
- A product already known, but just changing the appearance.
- The pieces of the game well design and board game itself
- Strong images of characters, thus artwork was important for the sale of this piece as well
- Being a social game, where you need at least 2 players to play
After trying to setup the game which took nearly 2 hours with anticipation, I found that my appetite for action and make believe war between the gods was not going to happen this Christmas eve. However, I was not going to give up. I found myself, thinking of how to make this game happen, so that I may have visions and reenact the battle of the gods. You see, the image on the box had a profound effect on me. Products must have a everlasting visual for a strong effect on customers.
Now, I found myself searching for mythology art,stories and have now included mythology into my design inspiration. I found that I want to learn to paint or create those images like on the cover box.