Graphic design, illustration,
and lettering in Chicago

Glowing node-and-line wordmark spelling ‘Terra Nova’ built from connected circular dots

TERRA NOVA 2014


In this board game, Earth is on the verge of being destroyed, and players must race to discover a new habitable planet, then return home with the news. The game board and tiles are made from printed vinyl and laser-cut heavy chipboard, and the pieces are 3D printed and painted.


Built and designed from the ground up in cahoots with Kelley Jacobsen and Kaity Tighe.

Overhead view of the full Terra Nova board, a black circular network of white nodes dotted with planet tiles and rocket pieces Close-up of the Terra Nova board with a purple rocket piece beside glowing planet tiles Close-up of the Terra Nova board with red rocket pieces landed on planet and resource tiles Hand holding a round Terra Nova planet tile printed with a red-and-orange striped pattern Hand holding a black circular Terra Nova tile printed with the game’s ‘Terra Nova’ wordmark Hand holding a round Terra Nova tile illustrated with a low-poly rocket ship Hand holding a Terra Nova ‘Space Torpedo’ card reading ‘Hit a player within 5 spaces and that player will lose 1 turn.’ Inside the triangular Terra Nova box, showing stacked planet tiles and a die tucked into laser-cut chipboard slots Underside of the Terra Nova box lid, printed with the objective, assembly steps and rules Overhead view of the full Terra Nova board, a black circular network of white nodes dotted with planet tiles and rocket pieces