Are you a bored designer and want to try something new? There are many games available for designers to test their skills and have a little fun break from work. Here is the list of 5 games that you can play and test your font, color knowledge. The games are quite simple as per game play and you can play them on your browser window. You can share the scores as well with your friends or challenge them. Here is the list of games with the link to their sites.
Pixact.ly
Pixact.ly is the first game in the list. It’s a simple game that tests your knowledge regarding dimensions of an object. You will be given width and height in pixels format and then you will have to draw the box that matches the requirements of given dimensions. Players would not get disqualify if they don’t draw the correct dimensions, however it would affect their score. The game has 5 rounds and to score high you have to draw figure that is close to the size given in the instructions.
What the Hex
As a Graphic Designer, you surely know what is #000000 and #111111 but there are not many who knows what is #cd0000? Knowing colors by their HEX value shows, you know your colors well. Now, there is a game for people like you who wants to test their knowledge regarding HEX color values. The game is quite easy. You’ll be given a HEX code of the color on screen with 5 images of colors. Then you have to choose the correct color whose HEX value is being shown on the screen.
What the Hex is a simple and normal color game that you can play to test your color knowledge. You can share the results or challenge your friends to test their skills.
It’s Centered That
Centered or not? Yes, that’s why you have to tell if you choose to play this game. Designers surely have an eye to tell when something is aligned properly. But for beginners it’s not that easy. Sometimes it’s very difficult to tell if objects are aligned properly. So, to improve your alignment game. You can play a game called “It’s Centered That”.
It’s Centered That serves this purpose properly. The layout is very modern and minimal. There are not many rules or hidden stuff. When you press ‘play’ button you will see an image on the screen and withing that image a ‘dot’ is display. So, if you think the ‘dot’ is centered, click on the LEFT side and if it’s not centered just click on the RIGHT side. So, feel free to give it a try and challenge your friends.
Ragtime | Fathom
Ragtime | Fathom is another game for designers. It’s designed by Design and Development: Fathom Information Design and the Music is given by David Ricard. This game is a combination of music and typography skills. A paragraph is displayed on the screen and within 60 seconds, and player has to fix the paragraph withing 60 seconds.
Foney Fonts
It’s easy to tell what’s serif and non-serif. But for new designers it’s quite difficult to remember the names of fonts and tell what font they are just by looking at the type. So, you’re a pro or a beginner, you can have a little fun while playing this game. The game is called “Foney Fonts”.
This game will test your fonts knowledge and gives you point for correct answers. It’s another simple but modern game. To play this game just click on the Begin button and choose the option you like. After that the game will start and you have to tell what font is real.
