UI Art & Design for Elemental Echoes
UI Art & Design for Elemental Echoes
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Created for Professional Practise and Entrepreneurship module at the University of Staffordshire on the course for Computer Games Design MSc.
A collaborative 8-week project, focused on developing a co-operative puzzle platformer.
I was responsible for the UI design and UI art, as well as implementing the interface in Unreal Engine 5. This included implementing controller-based UI in Blueprint.
Tools
Unreal Engine 5, Photoshop, Procreate, Figma, Word, Miro
Duration
8 weeks (Mar 2026 - May 2026)
Role
UI Designer/Artist
Team Size
7
Planning and game design including gameplay loop, controls, and overall user experience.
Planning and game design including gameplay loop, controls, and overall user experience.
I contributed to wider game design discussions, helping define the gameplay loop, player controls, and overall user experience. Once the project's core had been established, I did more targeted UI/UX research into co-op platformers.
Collaborated with 3d artists to define a visual direction for the UI that aligned with the game's gothic aesthetic and intend environment art.
Collaborated with 3d artists to define a visual direction for the UI that aligned with the game's gothic aesthetic and intend environment art.
Colour palettes, typography, and visual styling were chosen to support the overall art direction while ensuring it would remain clear against the game background.
Created low-fidelity wireframes and visual mock-ups for the UI
Created low-fidelity wireframes and visual mock-ups for the UI
Focusing on clear navigation and strong information hierarchy. Gathered feedback from team members to evaluate and refine design directions ahead of implementation.
Made UI assets based on hand-drawn concepts into clean vector-based assets that can be used for implementation.
Made UI assets based on hand-drawn concepts into clean vector-based assets that can be used for implementation.
Whilst maintaining focus on creating visually cohesive ornaments to match the game's theme. I also wanted to create clear hierarchy for each menu by using ornaments as visual guides for the user's eyes.
Implemented UI into engine, along with controller based UI in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprint only.
Implemented UI into engine, along with controller based UI in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprint only.
Improvements and iterations were made each week from testing feedback.
Final UI in game:
Final UI in game:
Vertical Slice Pitch:
Vertical Slice Pitch:
Pitch made in collaboration with team members.
Verical Slice Pitch.pdf
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