Axe Design Process

Old Design

User testing feedback:

Axe

• Design too simplistic
• Looks like every basic axe
• Looks worse than main weapon – why get this?
• Very small and short – want an axe with more presence

Inspirations

I took inspiration mainly for how the axe head should look like (from medieval kind of axes) - and combined them together to form a unique looking axe.

Axe Design Process

1. Attempt to expand on old design
2. Complete redesign & new outline
3. Basic fill
4. Added colour and pixel detail to handle and overall axe
5. Added black outline to adhere to design guidelines
6. Tilted design - users preferred tilted over straight in finished product

Key improvements

• New axe design has a much more aesthetically pleasing design
• New axe is much longer than previous one – matching well with main character
• Three users reported really liking the colour scheme, especially the red colour touches on the edges
• Users additionally preferred the new handle – added a more interesting design compared to a simple straight handle
• Overall design improvement compared to main weapon – 5/5 users preferred this axe over current main weapon

New Design

References

https://images.app.goo.gl/xEfUFm64UYqjiRcNA

https://images.app.goo.gl/AfgVRUWKgZfSZUBk7

https://images.app.goo.gl/yDVyaUr1rPwgSjwr9