Jesper Myrfors

Jesper Myrfors (born c. 1964[citation needed] in Sweden) is a founding member of Hidden City Games and Clout Fantasy.

Career

He was the original art director for Magic: The Gathering,[1] and several of that game's initial expansions, as well as for the original set of Shadowfist.[2]: 12  He also has several game designs to his credit, including the Magic expansion The Dark and The Hills Rise Wild (co-designed by John Scott Tynes). Myrfors graduated from Cornish College of the Arts with a BFA in illustration and is a two-time winner of the GAMA award for graphic design and art direction.

Myrfors lived in Snohomish, Washington, while working as chief creative officer for Hidden City Games, publisher of the game he created in 2005, Clout Fantasy.[3][4][5][6] He later moved to Mercer Island, Washington, where he works as chief creative officer for Aspect Arts Studio.[citation needed]

Roleplaying game credits

Other game credits

References

  1. ^ O'Hara, Delia (March 19, 1995). "A Magic Start", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 3nc.
  2. ^ "Card collector confidential". Scrye. No. 6. April–May 1995. pp. 12–22.
  3. ^ Corliss, Bryan (March 21, 2005). "Got game: Bored with retirement, former Wizards of the Coast art director Jesper Myrfors of Snohomish likes the chances of his new chip-tossing game 'Clout Fantasy'", The Herald.
  4. ^ Corliss, Bryan (March 15, 2006). "More punch to Clout", The Herald.
  5. ^ Corliss, Bryan (November 7, 2005). "Now entering a new fantasy", The Herald.
  6. ^ Chiu, Lisa (May 6, 2006). ""Wizards" conjuring up old magic: making games", The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  7. ^ Frank, Jane (2012), Role-Playing Game and Collectible Card Game Artists : A Biographical Dictionary, p. 71