Jon Merchant

Cover for the book Knockoff

NGL the graphic designers and illustrators put a lot of fucking love into this book

First and foremost I want to thank the team that’s already worked so hard to bring Absurdia to life. Full flowers in the thread below, but the game wouldn’t exist without @kayleerowena.com’s haunting artwork, @jonmerchant.bsky.social’s excellent graphic design, and Cindy Butor’s incisive editing.

A picture of Absurdia’s cover. The forefront is a suburban craftsman house. A wavy picket fence runs behind it, appearing as a transparent overlay through the structure. The windows are glowing bright purple. The front door is open, revealing a dozen purple eyes floating in an inky back void. The upper half of the house is falling apart in surreal fashion, with some pieces missing while others appear to be melting upward. Above the house, several shadowy silhouettes float alongside another purple window and other house ephemera. The backdrop is a reddish coral color, with three orange lines curving behind the house. A large orange crescent moon sits behind the house. The title “Absurdia” is written in a large font at the top, with “Quinn Majeski” in a smaller font in the bottom right.

An illustration of the Backalley from the Absurdia core book. A long alleyway stretches from the fore to back, framed on either side by several apartment buildings. The alley is filled with mundane and surreal ephemera: an overflowing garbage can, a street lamp, an open door, a hand reaching out from a hole in the ground, a pair of eyes looking out from a darkened window. In the distance at the end of the alley is a sliver of fuchsia sky with a full yellow moon. An unnaturally tall silhouette with wavy limbs and bright white eyes stands at the alley exit, looking towards the perspective of the viewer.

With the campaign successfully funding I want to recognize the amazing team helping to bring Absurdia to life!

Absurdia's incredible illustrations are by the inimitable @kayleerowena.com, who has done an masterful job of capturing the whimsy and terror of surreal suburbia

👁️ LOOK AT THESE 👁

A! can get in the absolute bin. Follow some incredible tabletop artists and support the creatives in this industry!

go.bsky.app/kFMPZf

Had the pleasure of illustrating GREASY SPOON, a super fun game for New Mill Industries!

I made a set of vintage print inspired cards and box, full of retro colours and halftone fun.

The game is open for preorder now, check it out!

I've started creating a 🌟STARTER PACK🌟 for 🎨BOARD GAME ARTISTS🎨

Find some talented humans. I'll add more bg artists who have worked on published games to this over time!

go.bsky.app/kFMPZf

Here’s another graphic design starter pack. This time it’s a more general list of work for hire graphic designers in the tabletop space. I’m definitely forgetting folks so shout if you think of anyone, or want to get added.

go.bsky.app/AcBC6R8

Probably one of my favourite logos I’ve ever done tbh 🦩

My thinking is if I make it look real enough, Carla will have to make the game a real thing lol

I did the thing again!!

If you’re a woman or other marginalized gender actively working in the boardgame/tabletop industry—let me know to add you! 🎲✂️

Hello to all the board game artists, illustrations, and graphic designers.

Please share some info about yourself below, and I'll add you to this list.

I ran a board game art website for years, and I love promoting the great work you all do.

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A starter pack close to my heart. Graphic designers who design tabletop games.

go.bsky.app/p4RGct

Puppets in High Places A cutthroat game for 1-2 mob bosses set in a noir Prohibition era.

So folks, I have made a second game! It's called Puppets in High Places, it's a 2p game in a fantastical Prohibition universe where you are mob bosses who get members of the high society under their thumbs.

And it just went live on KS!
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You Don't Meet in a Tavern Gamefound campaign first stretch goal is hard cover binding.

You Don't Meet in a Tavern has funded on @gamefound! 🎉Our first stretch goal is to get hard cover binding! We only have 5 days left in the campaign but we can do it!

Thanks again to everyone who has pledge so far! You make this happen! 😍

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