Lodestar - UI Design

Initial ideas for the game's HUD and its iterations. I must have changed the font at least 10 times since then :)
The health bar also went through a few iterations, and we also toyed with the idea of a compass to help navigation. Made in Photoshop

Initial ideas for the game's HUD and its iterations. I must have changed the font at least 10 times since then :)
The health bar also went through a few iterations, and we also toyed with the idea of a compass to help navigation. Made in Photoshop

First concepts and explorations of an in-game menu with inventory, upgrades, etc. Made in Photoshop

First concepts and explorations of an in-game menu with inventory, upgrades, etc. Made in Photoshop

Final menu design, in the end I decided to ditch the "visor" design to simplify, and implemented more of the Teal color from the logo here.

Final menu design, in the end I decided to ditch the "visor" design to simplify, and implemented more of the Teal color from the logo here.

Final HUD Design. Simplified a lot of shapes and changed the position of some of the elements based on player tests - ingame abilities are now front and center, and all gameplay related information is on the bottom part of the screen.

Final HUD Design. Simplified a lot of shapes and changed the position of some of the elements based on player tests - ingame abilities are now front and center, and all gameplay related information is on the bottom part of the screen.

Setting up the main menu inside UMG

Setting up the main menu inside UMG

Added opening and closing animations to all the game's menus. In this image is the Escape Menu

Added opening and closing animations to all the game's menus. In this image is the Escape Menu

Implementing the game's introduction video created in AfterEffects / Premiere to Unreal Engine

Implementing the game's introduction video created in AfterEffects / Premiere to Unreal Engine

Preview of the project on Figma, including plans to improve the visuals of current UI for the game's launch

Preview of the project on Figma, including plans to improve the visuals of current UI for the game's launch

Rework of the Building interface

Rework of the Building interface

UI Design work done for the game Lodestar, with the help of my amazing team at Edenic Era Studios :)
2020-2023