(Tien Zi Que) TZQ – Print Design

(Tien Zi Que) TZQ Game Company - http://zmangames.com/ Vasilakos Design recently developed a packaging design for Z-Man Games, a publisher of games. The project consists of: Rulebook – Cards About the Game: (Tien Zi Que) TZQ is an entertaining pocket MahJong for two. It uses a unique selection of MahJong tiles and adds new color codes for end of round scoring. All you need is 5 cards in hand and little or no MahJong knowledge to play. After four rounds of play, the player... Read More

Guest Artist visit at Voorheesville High School a success

Sorry I have not posted all week, this past week was my guest artist vist at Voorheesville Central School District. While there I did a workshop on Type with Art. I did some simple tutorials with Photoshop and Illustrator and with the techniques learned I had the classes do two projects. The first project I did with the students was a Word Exercise (Word Project as I called it), this is a classic typography excercise, this is something I did in College in my first year at Saint... Read More

Neuroshima Hex – Duel Expansion – Print Design

Neuroshima Hex – Duel Expansion Game Company - http://zmangames.com/ Vasilakos Design recently developed a packaging design for Z-Man Games, a publisher of games. The project consists of: Tiles – Rulebook – Game Board – Tokens Check out the Core Set: http://alexlikestodraw.com/?p=97 Check out my online portfolio to see more samples of the work: http://vasilakosdesign.com/ About the Game: Duel is the second expansion to Neuroshima HEX! The box has the... Read More

Neuroshima Hex – Babel 13 Expansion – Print Design

Neuroshima Hex – Babel 13 Expansion Game Company - http://zmangames.com/ Vasilakos Design recently developed a packaging design for Z-Man Games, a publisher of games. The project consists of: Tiles – Reference Cards – Rulebook – Game Board – Tokens Check out the Core Set: http://alexlikestodraw.com/?p=97 Check out my online portfolio to see more samples of the work: http://vasilakosdesign.com/ About the Game: Babel 13, an expanded NY military... Read More

Cleopatra’s Caboose – Print Design

Cleopatra’s Caboose Game Company - http://zmangames.com/ Vasilakos Design recently developed new packaging design for Z-Man Games, a publisher of games. This project consists of: Rulebook Design – Card Design – Token Design – Player Summary Card Design – Map Design Check out my online portfolio to see more samples of the work: http://vasilakosdesign.com/ About the Game: The train game based…in Ancient Egypt?!? Cleopatra’s Caboose is a train game... Read More

8 Deadly Web Design Mistakes – Are You Making Any?

As a Web Designer and a Project Manager for a web design company I see a lot of mistakes on the web that people make. Let me share with you my 8 deadly web design mistakes that many designers make: 1. Building the website entirely with frames or Flash. This really complicates things and makes the website not user friendly – along with long loading time with Flash. There will be no unique URL to identify every page and some people might not have Flash player installed which... Read More

Merry Norris and April Greiman in the New York Times

In Los Angeles, Art That’s Worth the Detour – Why am I showcasing this article on my blog? Simple – April Greiman. Who is she you ask and why am I happy to showcase her here – she used to be my boss when I took on an internship at her studion in Los Angeles Made in Space. Her latest work has been talked about in the New York Times. Check out and read the article Here is a little about her: (information provided by: http://www.art-directory.info/design/april-greiman-1948/index.shtml) The... Read More