Jon Hayter

Ux, ui and visual designer

Hello, and welcome to my portfolio of work.

It represents over a decade of efforts to make more enjoyable experiences for players in ways that foster loyalty, stability and fun. I work best applying my knowledge of how players play games, and my skills in visualizing solutions for the obstacles they may face. I love working with teams to make User Experience considerations an organizational effort, fostering stronger connections to the products we spend so much time crafting.

Visualization is a passion of mine, transforming UX solutions into UI visuals that fit the game, while expanding the brand. I enjoy operating across many different styles, either defining them, or working with those curated by existing teams.

I'm also capable of implementing my work in UMG, and similar environments, or learning proprietary tools, though I excel working with dedicated engineers to understand and execute on designs in an effective and efficient manner.

More than all of that, perhaps, I have the experience to understand which pitfalls to avoid, and which challenges to successfully meet.

Enjoy the show!

Star Citizen

cloud imperium games

Perhaps one of the most ambitious gaming products out there. That scope translated to the UI requirements for the game. Where UI designs for individual screens in most games can be numbered in the dozens, Star Citizens requires them in the hundreds. For a sci-fi nerd with a passion for visualizing, it was a lot of fun.

Armored Warfare

obsidian entertainment

Intended to capitalize on the popularity of other match-based tank games, Armored Warfare was an ambitious entry by Obsidian Entertainment. I became a specialist on tanking interiors, tank equipment, and innumerable tank munitions. This projects was very visualization-heavy, with most of the time spent working on dense UI designs off of existing UX, and building libraries of icons, mostly authored in 3DS Max.

Saints row

volition

The final entry from this long-lived gaming institution. Saints Row (5) was a spirited effort to breathe fresh life into a beloved franchise. As Lead UX, I managed a small team of experience designers with the dual intent of improving the shipped build, raising the experiential bar on our DLC, and turning UX considerations into an organizational efforts. I really enjoyed the higher-level product work on this project, and felt like we made a really solid difference.

nosgoth

psyonix

Published by Square Enix, this was a team-based action 'shooter' based in the Soul Reaver universe. My work on Nosgoth was entirely visual. Much of my time on the project was spent iterating on and improving the existing UI visuals into something more in line with SE's objective for the project.

Rocket League

psyonix

Years before release, I worked on some very early UI design and logo explorations for Rocket League (before it was called Rocket League!). Most of my time was spent visualizing UX designs provided by the team, and exploring different styles and alternative navigation structures.

war dragons

pocket gems

A very robust mobile experience, the War Dragons project was another where I was tasked to re-imagine the existing UI visuals in the game and explore new styles and themes. Along with work on regular product updates, I spent time exploring different visual solutions for the AD, and working with the team at large to strategize some of our more ambitious point releases.

firefall

red 5 studios

My first foray into game development was on this sci-fi, team-based action shooter. Shout out to an amazing team of devs. On Firefall, I worked extensively on HUD explorations, menu designs, hundreds of icons, color themes, vfx and innumerable visualizations. I enjoyed this start-up environment, as it allowed me to get involved in as many places as I could. A tremendous learning experience.