here’s my credits card--art by shane cisler.

this card signifies how far i’ve come as a designer in my relatively short time here. it’s a nod to my tendency to scrap cards or entire concepts, only to rework them weeks later with a fresh take (and better visuals). The art pokes at the way i tend to brand myself--from the void. more on that later.

it shares a statline with the first card i’ve ever made; a card that’ll always have a place in my heart even if it doesn’t quite meet the high standards that i’ve set for myself since. these high standards, by the way, haven’t come from nothing. they’re the result of many months spent looking up to the talented people among our community and, later, many months of designing alongside them. they’ve taught me everything i know about card design, and about game design. and about design in general. about who i am as a designer… and as a person. as a friend. i love them all. and i love this community.

thank you, customhearthstone. happy 70k. to many more.