Minecraft. UI, UX and a rune alphabet for Mojang.

Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures. You’ve probably heard of it. It’s still one of the world’s most popular games.

I worked with Mojang, the creators of Minecraft, on UI & UX for 18 months. Everything from landing pages and purchase funnel optimizations on Minecraft.net to in-game menus and user experiences.

A rune alphabet for Minecraft Dungeons

For Minecraft Dungeons, Mojang wanted to deepen the lore of Minecraft with a rune alphabet to be used throughout the game.

Runes and ancient writing in the architecture, the environmental storytelling, the HUD and the overall art direction hint at the history and depth of the Minecraft worlds, and pull players further in.

The runes were inspired by magic, darkness, something sinister and, of course, pixels. I had the absolute pleasure of creating the alphabet and a typeface called “Illager Runes”.