Orwellian TTRPG - Oceania 2084 - Visual Aesthetic first draft
Hi everyone! I've spent 2 days working on a mockup of the visual aesthetic that I've imagined for a while now. The design has been applied to the first chapter of the rules. There are still some minor changes I need to do before this could be considered a final version of the first chapter but at least it captures the vibe I'm after. Kind of a high-fashion, dystopic collection of redacted government documents.
Page 1. Title page: The concrete texture will be changed to something similar but with a little more intentionality behind contrast and dynamics.
Page 2-3: A mood setting spread, with a diegetic text. This is a collage of heavily edited found images.
Page 4-5: This spread is the first spread of the book where rules are starting to get introduced. It is still mostly designed to give off a mood. I think it is a bit busy in places, to the degree that it affects legibility, but no major changes are to be expected.
Page 6-7: Toning down the visuals a bit, making the text step even more into the spotlight. Very happy with the random table.
Page 8-9: I might decrease the tilt angle on the table on the right page.
Page 10-11: I designed logos for each of the ministries to bring them into the "free market, liberal democracy" dystopia. I'm especially happy with MiniPax and MiniPlenty. I increased the number of scribbles in this one for the sake of the rhythm of the pages.
Page 12-13: This spread is intentionally left clean, it is both a reflection on what happens after MiniTrue has been engaged to clean up reality and as a transition to the final spread.
Page 14-15: Final spread of the chapter. I took the photo during a visit to Denmark, it is a stair in a subway station. It is in essence a metaphor for "The Hope", a stair upwards, hard to climb, but leading to better places.
So, that's all, I'd love to hear what you think. What vibes does this give you? How does it make you feel?
The itchpage for the game: https://jocher-symbolic-systems.itch.io/oceania-2084