Last year I got the opportunity to work with Wizards of the Coast for Magic the Gathering: Strixhaven and the cards have finally dropped! Out of the bunch that I did these are Putrefy & Regrowth, respectively. Super happy to see these out there real soon
What’s book history got to do with Magic the Gathering? A lot, actually! From the design of the card backs to key gameplay elements, books permeate the world of Magic.
I recently gave a talk about the artistic and mechanical importance of books in Magic, and what we can learn about the concept of the book as an object through card art. I spoke with artists Heather Hudson, Aaron Miller, Randy Gallegos, and Daniel Ljunggren to get a sense of what sources they used, and how they imagined books fitting into the wider world of MTG.
What’s book history got to do with Magic the Gathering? A lot, actually! From the design of the card backs to key gameplay elements, books permeate the world of Magic.
I recently gave a talk about the artistic and mechanical importance of books in Magic, and what we can learn about the concept of the book as an object through card art. I spoke with artists Heather Hudson, Aaron Miller, Randy Gallegos, and Daniel Ljunggren to get a sense of what sources they used, and how they imagined books fitting into the wider world of MTG.
What’s book history got to do with Magic the Gathering? A lot, actually! From the design of the card backs to key gameplay elements, books permeate the world of Magic.
I recently gave a talk about the artistic and mechanical importance of books in Magic, and what we can learn about the concept of the book as an object through card art. I spoke with artists Heather Hudson, Aaron Miller, Randy Gallegos, and Daniel Ljunggren to get a sense of what sources they used, and how they imagined books fitting into the wider world of MTG.
