We've got an awesome look into the creation of the United in Stormwind card pack today from the creator, Tiffany Chiu.
There were three pieces posted for the card pack:
- The final packs for normal and golden;
- A process GIF;
- Explorations of where the design could go.
What is quite interesting about the process images is how the pack evolved from having the Hearthstone swirl in the middle of the pack, a common trait with card packs, to the Alliance lion with the swirl in the corner instead. This feature being changed on the card pack shows that Blizzard is no longer limiting themselves to forcing the swirl in the middle which might give us some crazy designs in the future.
You can give Tiffany a follow over on Twitter, check out their website and ArtStation. You can also check out some previous work from Tiffany we spotlit - Concepts and Progress of Hearthstone's Sideshow Glow & N'Zoth Card Backs.
United in Stormwind Card Pack Final
United in Stormwind Card Pack Process
United in Stormwind Card Pack Explorations
This was originally one image. We divided it into two for formatting.
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Comments
I really want to see how the opening animation looks. My favorite is still the little scarab spreading its wings on the Uldum packs. Most recent packs have had a more generic “explode open” effect that wasn’t nearly as fun - Plus they keep using purple and gold splashes when they open, which is really misleading because it makes me think I’m getting an Epic or Legendary.
The lion on a seal could make for a really cool animation. (Even watching the ropes untie would be a fun change of pace.)
The first thing that stood out to me was the lack of the swirl in the middle, but I think this is great! As more and more expansions are released I think having a center image/logo that represents the expansion in the middle while putting the swirl on another portion of the pack like we see in the Stormwind packs is a great idea. We'll see if they keep this trend moving forward.
It is really cool to see how the pack evolved. I think it ended up being the best looking one of all the iterations.