Sunday Gold, 2022 | Team17 | Desktop
Senior UI / UX Designer
A narrative-rich, point-and-click adventure RPG with turn-based combat and puzzle-solving mechanics. Sunday Gold’s hybrid genre posed a unique UI/UX challenge: merging cinematic storytelling with deep RPG mechanics while maintaining clarity and responsiveness for a desktop audience.
As the Senior UI Artist and UX Designer, I was responsible for designing and implementing several core features including the Inventory, Jukebox, Mission Board, and Combat System interfaces.
Each feature had to balance stylized art direction with accessible functionality for players navigating dense layers of information.
My Role & Responsibilities
Led design for multiple core systems and HUD components
Created UX flows and wireframes for system navigation, combat, and inventory
Designed reusable UI assets and interaction logic aligned with narrative pacing
Worked closely with narrative, engineering, and production teams to integrate feedback loops and real-time transitions
Maintained visual consistency while developing stylized UI to support a noir-punk atmosphere
Process & Key UX Considerations
Genre Shifting: Balanced turn-based and real-time navigation UI within a unified experience. Ensured smooth player transition between point-and-click exploration and combat.
User Clarity: Reorganized and simplified the Inventory and Mission Board systems for visual hierarchy, faster scanning, and clearer objectives.
Diegetic UI & Immersion: Collaborated on the Jukebox interface to integrate in-game feedback and stylized visual design, maintaining immersion without sacrificing usability.
Design Systems Thinking: Developed modular UI components, hover states, and animation logic that could be reused across game modes and future updates.
Outcome & Impact
All major UI systems shipped successfully and were maintained post-launch
The Inventory UI and Combat interface received positive feedback from players and press for their clarity and stylized cohesion
Internally, the design system and assets I created were adopted for future updates and contributed to faster iteration across the team
My growing ownership over core systems led to a leadership role and stronger collaboration with cross-functional departments
Combat UI – Multi-character action HUD with dynamic tooltips and health/morale meters
Mission Board – Goal-tracking system with contextual task reveal and layered navigation
Inventory – Fully redesigned to prioritize item categorization, crafting logic, and drag-and-drop usability
Jukebox Interface – In-game audio selector integrated with player rewards and ambient control