XDefiant is a free-to-play first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft San Francisco that launched in May 2024. Ubisoft had one of their biggest ever launches, attracting over 11 Million players in the first two weeks.
As the Lead UI Artist, I collaborated with an incredible team to design the user interface for the game. During my nearly 3 years on the project, we built the UI from the ground up, establishing the UX and a new UI art style in the process. For a more in-depth look at how we created the UI, check out some of our documentation.
As the Lead UI Artist, I collaborated with an incredible team to design the user interface for the game. During my nearly 3 years on the project, we built the UI from the ground up, establishing the UX and a new UI art style in the process. For a more in-depth look at how we created the UI, check out some of our documentation.
In addition to being the feature Lead for front-end and in-game UI screens, I managed all of the 2D art assets across Monetization, Progression and Gameplay. I provided art direction for 2D cosmetic items like player cards and emojis, badges and emblems. As an individual contributor, I created Photoshop mockups of the front-end and in-game experience, documenting the entire approved flow in Miro.
The comprehensive UI style guides that we developed were essential in onboarding co-devs and a remote workforce of over 30 UI designers worldwide.
The UI team worked hard to champion accessibility and localization needs in XDefiant. Towards the end of the project we had a chance to sit down for an interview on the subject.
The UI team worked hard to champion accessibility and localization needs in XDefiant. Towards the end of the project we had a chance to sit down for an interview on the subject.
Below are some of the final UI screens as captured in-game, but be sure to check out how we built these screens using the UI style guide tools in Miro and Figma.
Icon Design
