The Graphic Arts Studio of T.L. Simons

Design, illustration, creative direction, publishing
I create things like tabletop games, visual identities, books, and maps. I’m not currently accepting new clients but I’m always interested in exploring future collaborations. If you have one in mind, please email me at [email protected]

PORTFOLIO

Merchants of Magick

Illustration & Component Design

Long Lost Oakland

Map Design & Ilustration

Dungeon Decorators

Illustration & Component Design

Illustrations

Projects Gallery

Bloc by Bloc

Game Design, Illustration, & Component Design

Museum of Children's Arts

Identity & Collateral Design

Strike!

Illustration & Component Design

East Bay Yesterday

Identity & Collateral Design

Maps

Projects Gallery

Commune Editions

Identity, Illustration, & Book Design

Dark Heart Nursery

Identity & Collateral Design

Noyo Center

Identity & Collateral Design

94.1 KPFA

Identity & Collateral Design

Zocalo Coffee

Identity & Collateral Design

Center for Community Arts

Identity & Collateral Design

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Defenders of the Wild is coming next year! I first

Defenders of the Wild is coming next year! I first started working on this game in 2017 but the collaborations with @henryaudubon on game design and @megstampede on illustration have finally brought it to life this year. So grateful for our team on this one 🖤🔥 More info at @blocbybloc

So nice to finally hold completed production copie

So nice to finally hold completed production copies of Bloc by Bloc: Uprising! Greg Loring-Albright and I worked hard to make this the definitive edition of the insurrection game. It definitely feels that way. Can’t wait to get copies in your hands and hear what y’all think 🎲🔥 The games will be shipping out to backers this fall. And multiple retailers around the world will be carrying Bloc by Bloc: Uprising later this year including the comrades at @akpressdistro

A couple more of my illustrations for ‘Aegean Se

A couple more of my illustrations for ‘Aegean Sea’ by Carl Chudyk, coming soon from Asmadi Games. The first is for Crete, the second is for Athens, and the third image is a mockup of all my location illustrations for the game ✨🏺

Some recent sketches ✏️ 1️⃣: Badger charac

Some recent sketches ✏️ 1️⃣: Badger character concept for a new project in collaboration with @megstampede (more soon!) ~ 2️⃣: Alligator characters exploration ~ 3️⃣&4️⃣: Life drawing sessions at @philadelphiasketch ~ 5️⃣, 6️⃣, & 7️⃣: Sketches for @blocbybloc that didn’t make the cut ~ 8️⃣: Posca paint pens sketch of some old dude

Some of my work for the forthcoming game 'Aegean S

Some of my work for the forthcoming game 'Aegean Sea' by Carl Chudyk and published by Asmadi Games. Here’s my location illustrations for Rhodes, Sparta, and Ephesus as well as the initial sketches. Loved doing the research for this project!

Illustrating Loot cards is one of my favorite part

Illustrating Loot cards is one of my favorite parts of the visual design work for Bloc by Bloc. Riot Dog, Wheat Paste, Ice Cream, Paint, Umbrellas, and Soup are all new cards we have introduced in Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, the 3rd edition of the game, available this fall @blocbybloc

A few portraits and figure drawings from life mode

A few portraits and figure drawings from life modeling sessions at @philadelphiasketch in 2021. Looking forward to getting back in the figure drawing routine soon :)

Woodlands cemetery (with some artistic license), 2

Woodlands cemetery (with some artistic license), 2021