Zellige:

The Tilemaker of Granada

Zellige is about medieval Islamic mosaic making in the Al Andaluz region of Spain. It was designed and developed by Louis Torres Tailfer. I created the UI for this project and advised on the UX design. It is available for download on Steam.

Louis asked me to create layouts that would easily communicate the game's mechanics to the player and would also seamlessly integrate the game's narrative elements. I started off researching the writing tools used by medieval Islamic scholars to ensure historical accuracy. I then created stylised representations of these tools that were in keeping with the aesthetic of the other 2D elements in the game.

Below is a video playthrough as well as examples of the UI I created for the game.

A screenshot of the dialogue menu UI for Zellige. On the left is a picture of a man with a beard and a turban. There is a text box which is stylised to look like parchment. The text shows his name (Abu) and then continues with Lorem Ipsum filler.

A screenshot of the information menu for Zellige. The background of the game is visible but blurred. On the top left hand side is a fragment of Zellige mosaics and a text box designed to look like parchment paper. The text is standard Lorem Ipsum tex

The menu UI for Zellige. The game is partially visible, but blurred. The majority of the screen is covered by a fragment of a Zellige mosaic. On the left hand side is a text box that looks like parchment containing the menu options.

The main design screen for Zellige. The background shows a book wit a square piece of paper on top of it. On the left hand side various different sizes of paper are sticking out from under the book. On the right is a scalpel that can be used to erase

The main design sheet for Zellige. It shows a an open book with a hexagonal mosaic design within. On the left hand side are various coloured ink pots. On the right hand side is a wooden pen and a scalpel to erase mistakes.