https://helenkaur.net/work daily 0.75 2013-08-30 https://helenkaur.net/trials-of-the-blood-dragon-1 daily 0.75 2018-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1511727728785-Y4EP3CA39D53802VKSAN/TOTBD-KEY-ART-A-LANDSCAPE.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon HUB The menus are centered around the HUB represented as the characters' HQ. The game has a stronger narrative than previous Trials games and a fixed amount of features, so we went for diegetic menus with 2D overlays when needed. The first step was to think about the room layout and navigation, how the room would pan, and the items that would represent feature selections. We created wireframes, made mockups of the menus followed by prototypes. Below: Rough wireframe of HUB (by Oleksandr Osovskiy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1511727728785-Y4EP3CA39D53802VKSAN/TOTBD-KEY-ART-A-LANDSCAPE.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon HUB The menus are centered around the HUB represented as the characters' HQ. The game has a stronger narrative than previous Trials games and a fixed amount of features, so we went for diegetic menus with 2D overlays when needed. The first step was to think about the room layout and navigation, how the room would pan, and the items that would represent feature selections. We created wireframes, made mockups of the menus followed by prototypes. Below: Rough wireframe of HUB (by Oleksandr Osovskiy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1511727794348-EKPR32XVK5I78DDV1XVT/Untitled-1.png Trials of the Blood Dragon Below: The HUB at start and end of the game. As the game progresses, the room gets filled with unlocked items and achievements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522276478242-WJTAFNQHQQIN82CEON74/BD_room_empty_S.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522276470761-O4HLS98XNYGRMSR3K15P/BD_roomCharacters.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon Below: HUB sub-menus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277188099-8WD2HLFO4RRE8FTGAM4E/BD_room_monitor_s-1.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277198921-BDRJJ459UPF3OOW0DICO/BD_closet_S.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277192092-NTH7UGLBIXBIOK0LVHQV/BD_Radio_S.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon Room concept: Juhani Jokinen 3D model: Tomi Väisänen Lead Artist: Vaidas Bagonas ------------ Mockups I made the following mockups for the "Track Selection" menus. The approach was to make the menus look playful while having different color schemes according to the theme of that particular world.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277356175-Z85ID8PMR5XM90M67B8B/Trackselect_Space2.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277418664-JG0YMYV0SNNF7B6QOXCR/Trackselect_Vietnam1_1.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277419525-VBO2ZCM5N9A1NZL9R86J/Trackselect_Temple2.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277431464-57EKGR17Q4ZR3UIK6Z92/Trackselect_Hell.jpg Trials of the Blood Dragon Poster artwork: James White Logos by: BLOOD + CHROME Motion Graphics For this project, I also created the game's loading screens in AfterEffects. These should express the theme of the world. I used artwork created by the concept artists, created depth and added effects to the videos. It was a challenge to keep them short and seamless to avoid large video sizes. The effects used, like displacements and chromatic aberrations, were used to create a glitch effect.   https://helenkaur.net/trialsfusion daily 0.75 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278174369-73LXY3PQYBGHWT4GB41P/MainMenu_16.06.2014.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278174369-73LXY3PQYBGHWT4GB41P/MainMenu_16.06.2014.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522437369475-1VGU3ISQ3PN53I3YQISJ/er_photo_222406.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion As the UI Artist of this project, I worked with the designers to create the UI and visuals for the menus. The overall concept was to create a futuristic look while keeping the menus clear, which was challenging for such a menu-heavy game. We have a dedicated menu team consisting of designers, programmers and artists, it took a great amount of team work to create the final product. Below are some mockups and in-game screenshots from the final product. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278232060-4PZUAM2KV3TD90NIHV00/Event_Selection_Locked.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278232421-1YJ5QCX2MWDPD6W4ADW3/Hub_Events_Tracks_7.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278355825-CRIX9LVOQ21U0Y7ESONH/Loading.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522437221675-0L5PI8P6QK3O684U3VSN/er_photo_222406.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion As the UI Artist of this project, I worked with the designers to create the UI and visuals for the menus. The overall concept was to create a futuristic look while keeping the menus clear, which was challenging for such a menu-heavy game. We have a dedicated menu team consisting of designers, programmers and artists, it took a great amount of team work to create the final product. Below are some mockups and in-game screenshots from the final product. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278359259-IPVYWV9EJTBGYAS3VMT2/HUD.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278236911-ORQYQFFS8UUZEMJG41IM/Results_ProgressBar_4.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278259693-ZKT30QDVYFABXX5DPM9K/Bike1.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278371578-47AZEUZCB9PGCXY4HPAO/garage2.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522437151231-5PDBS89RASP2G66OXEF9/er_photo_222406.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion vvv https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278259929-IINSUA35RX2OVSNSQN6O/bike2.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278390890-UBWXR271DYZAUNK6W017/Fusion_Store_Feature_Pack_2.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277935301-Z8EL6AKR11MK70U5WYTN/MainMenu_Feature_Packs2_1.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522278261496-S4GLUDXKF70W4PSLQGX4/bike3.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522437019639-06BYYLVYD1AY70HJ14K6/er_photo_222406.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion As the UI Artist of this project, I worked with the designers to create the UI and visuals for the menus. The overall concept was to create a futuristic look while keeping the menus clear, which was challenging for such a menu-heavy game. We have a dedicated menu team consisting of designers, programmers and artists, it took a great amount of team work to create the final product. Below are some mockups and in-game screenshots from the final product. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277903621-ZQYOHA3Z4EMMUAV2KM7E/Player_Emblems-UGC_Artboard+5.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277909158-DJP1JE3H7KY1I6XQXDHU/Player_Emblems-06.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277892437-0MH5G6HJMG4UTMYZPHSZ/Player_Emblems-05.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277900994-F7C61VSDZVBNAH4F7PIP/Player_Emblems-UGC_Artboard+5-04.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277900996-4K3EEF6MYFAXO93JLG0C/Player_Emblems-02-02-02-02.jpg Game UI: Trials Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598072ffe58c62ca6ca9bb7e/1522277882646-80URR2QT2OT4A1VUYZA7/Track_Central_Icons.jpg Game UI: 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Hi, I’m Helen. I'm currently the UI Art Director at HundredStar Games and have been creating user experiences for games for over 15 years, with a background in graphic design and illustration. Before joining HundredStar, I was the Lead UI Artist at Rocksteady Studios, where I worked on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Prior to that, I spent several years at Ubisoft RedLynx in Helsinki, starting as a UI Artist before progressing to Senior UI Artist and eventually 2D Art Team Manager. During my time there, I worked on Trials Fusion, its post-launch expansions, and Trials of the Blood Dragon. I've been working in the games industry since 2011, after beginning my creative career as a graphic designer and freelance illustrator in 2005. Throughout that time, I've enjoyed bringing together visual design, usability, and implementation to create experiences that are both intuitive and engaging for players. In 2020, I was honoured to be shortlisted for the Women in Games Awards' Creative Impact of the Year category. I've also had the privilege of serving as a BAFTA Games Awards juror, contributing to the Multiplayer category in 2020 and 2023, and the Artistic Achievement category in 2026. When I'm not making games, I’m usually drawing, experimenting with new creative projects, or exploring ways to tell stories through art. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you enjoy looking through my work.