While Jonathan has been developing games as a hobby for as long as he can remember, prior to becoming a professional board game designer, he went to university to become a youth counselor. He then worked for over a decade as a District Health & Safety Manager and National POS tech for a major food service company. When he originally took the leap and went full time into the boardgame industry, he worked first for a small publisher called High Roller Games. In 2017 he partnere

With over 5 years experience making games and toys, and a bachelor’s degree in cartoons, Tatiana has established a very broad skillset ranging from illustration, 3D product design, rapid prototyping, and more! Although her passion for learning and experimentation sometimes goes to the extreme, she is a professional who always gets the job done. ​ Her work is often inspired by characters she fall in love with while reading, with her biggest influences being fantasy and science

Eli, was born and raised in the Bay Area. Known for his enthusiasm for comics and board games, and a long time manga/comic and tabletop game enthusiast, he thought it was only natural to create his own. Creating a small studio called Slim Studio, which creates games and graphic novels. With a bachelor's degree in Motion Graphic Design he is responsible for content, design, and art. He has always been motivated to create stories games that connect people with every project. JF

DESIGNING IN THE WORLD OF COVID19 2020 has been a pretty awful year what with the pandemic and the world on the verge of collapse, but during this time, I've been hard at work on all my games to some extent. I've also taken some time to learn new skills and develop my current ones. So, with that out of the way, let's take a look where I am at with all things Atomic Automaton. Free time and me time Hours at the real job have been shortened and my weekend gig has been closed un

Joe Slack is a professional board game designer and author of the #1 international best-selling book, The Board Game Designer's Guide, along with 2 other books on game design. He has taught Game Design and Development at Wilfrid Laurier University and runs the Board Game Design Course, an online course for new game designers. Joe has many games at various stages, from development to Kickstarter completion to signed to published. JF: When I first saw Relics of Rajavihara