One letter. Five categories. Under a minute. I designed a word game where the whole tension sits ...One letter. Five categories. Under a minute. I designed a word game where the whole tension sits ...
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Artur Kovelskyi
• Jul 21
One letter. Five categories. Under a minute.
I designed a word game where the whole tension sits in the timer – so the interface had to get out of the way. Dark screen, one bright wheel, score chips you can read without stopping.
The wheel and the icon are hand-built in Figma. Full case in my profile 👇
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Artur Kovelskyi
• Jul 21
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Maty Sandoval
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• Jul 21
The color coded letter wheel against that dark screen is such a smart way to keep the tension readable under a timer, the score chips staying out of the way is a nice touch too. Was the under a minute pacing something you landed on through playtesting, or mostly gut feel from the start?
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Artur Kovelskyi
• Jul 21
Thank you – that is exactly what I was aiming for, so it is good to hear it lands.
Honest answer: the minute was a given, not something I found. It came with the game itself, so the design question was never how long the round should be. It was making sure nothing on the screen...
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