Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
3 Hour(s) 53 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
István Szép
Rating
Course Overview
Learn 2D game user interface design with a free vector software!
A good game needs great graphics, nice music and cool characters
- and of course a well designed game user interface!
I created this course to help the indie developer community to create clean and engaging UI designs for their games. Even if you are not a designer, you can just download this free software, and follow my course! :)
During the course we will use the amazing open-source software Inkscape. Inkscape is a vector graphical software, which makes it perfect for 2D game element design.
During the course we will learn the theory of game UI design, and we will create:
several icons and icon sets
buttons and menus in various styles
2 versions of UI design for a fantasy game,
2 versions of UI for a space shooter,
and one version for a casual gem stone game
We will also draw an icon set for a ninja game - that lesson is a free preview, check it out!
Although this is a beginner game UI course, a basic Inkscape knowledge is good to have. I stop and explain every single step I make, but you have to work on your own confidence and skill level in Inkscape.
Important: We will create all the buttons and icons during the course, however, recreating the game screens shown in the preview and used as a base to design on during the lectures are NOT part of this course!
Also, this is a UI course, we are not working on the UX part of he design.
Course Content
- 5 section(s)
- 19 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Start with the basics
- Section 2 Creating general game icons
- Section 3 Drawing UI for a Space shooter game with Inkscape!
- Section 4 Drawing a fantasy game UI
- Section 5 Drawing UI for a cartoon style candy or gem matching game
What You’ll Learn
- Create fresh User Interface for 2D video games with Inkscape, Create several types of icons and buttons for your game UI, Use Inkscape on a higher level to create what you need for your game (i.e. menu items, buttons, icons)
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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BBenjamin Marsh
I enjoyed the instructor's pace and clear explanations. The only thing I wish from this course is to have downloadable graphic files so I could easily follow along. I had to go to the web and search for comparable images and characters.
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AAlexandre Cunha
Really nice course! Everything is well explained and has an in depth detailing! Examples are amazing!
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BBill Gilliam
Awesome. Teacher moves at a bit of a fast pace, but thank God I can step and rewind and replay. Some more detailed explanation is needed at time, like editing and object by nodes. But otherwise everything is great.
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SSina Soltani
The Video and Audio are not sync in entire course and you can clearly see that the instructor recorded his voice separately. So the video is like 5 seconds ahead of the Audio and the explanation. I really got stress by watching this.
