Introduction & Some Housekeeping Over the past year and a bit, I’ve invited students who wish to pursue a career in level design to email me for portfolio and CV feedback. In an attempt to save myself and any future student seeking feedback some time, I’ve decided that I should collect a few of the trends I noticed in my outbound feedback into a single, public space. My hope is that someone (maybe you, dear reader) who doesn’t feel comfortable emailing me directly might read this and learn something from it. ...

During my time as a junior level designer, I was primarily occupied with learning how to function in a production environment on a basic level. I ignored the fact that my first project had a suggested reading list meant to inspire everyone and get them in the right mindset to create amazing content. Now, as I’ve become a more senior level designer, I’ve learned the value of looking at these suggested reading lists and actually picking out a few books to devour because, in doing this, I’d argue that it has made me a better level designer during the pitching phase.1 (To the narrative designers and writers who put these lists together: I salute and appreciate you. To everyone else: don’t forget to externally share the fantastic reads that were suggested to you!) ...

Pardon my dust! I am currently working on migrating content from my old portfolio site to this one. You might notice a lot of “todo” statements around, broken links, and so on. I am using Hugo (see the footer for a link) to structure my site now. I’m still learning so stuff is bound to be a bit broken around here for a while!