UI Art & Design for Elemental Echoes
UI Art & Design for Elemental Echoes
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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 to ensure the experience was accessible for the intended gameplay controls.
I was also responsible for implementing UI and gameplay sound effects.
Tools
Unreal Engine 5, Photoshop, Procreate, Figma, Word, Miro
Duration
8 weeks (Mar 2026 - May 2026)
Role
UI Designer/Artist
Team Size
7
Contributed to wider game design discussions, helping define the gameplay loop, player controls, and overall user experience.
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.
Initial Planning on Miro
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:
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