Jesper Myrfors
Jesper Myrfors (born c. 1964 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. He also has several game designs to his credit, including the Magic expansion The Dark and The Hills Rise Wild (codesigned by John 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.[2][3][4][5] He later moved to Mercer Island, Washington, where he works as chief creative officer for Aspect Arts Studio.
Roleplaying Game Credits
- Talislanta Fantasy Roleplaying Game, 4th Ed. (2001
- Publisher: Shooting Iron Design
- Credit: Interior Artist
- Rage: Warriors of the Apocalypse (Werewolf: The Apocalypse) (1996)
- Publisher: White Wolf
- Credit: Interior Artist
- Rapture: The Second Coming (1995)
- Publisher: Quintessential Mercy Studio
- Credit: Interior Artist
- Anarch Cookbook, The (Vampire: The Masquerade) (1993)
- Publisher: White Wolf
- Credit: Interior Artist
- Chicago by Night, 2nd Ed. (Vampire: The Masquerade) (1993)
- Publisher: White Wolf
- Credit: Interior Artist
- Knights: Strategies in Motion (Primal Order) (1993)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Production Director
- Sentinels (Role Aids) (1993)
- Publisher: Mayfair Games Inc.
- Credit: Interior Artist
- Vampire Players Guide, 2nd Ed. (Vampire: The Masquerade) (1993)
- Publisher: White Wolf
- Credit: Interior Artist
Other Game Credits
- Clout Fantasy 2005
- Publisher: Hidden City Games
- Credit:Creator
- Magic: The Gathering, 9th Ed. (2005)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Original Graphic Design
- Magic: The Gathering, 7th Ed. (2001)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Original Graphic Design
- Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering) (1995)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Art Director
- Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering) (1995)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Graphic Design
- Rage (1995)
- Publisher: White Wolf
- Credit: Card Art
- Savage Attack (Rage) (1995)
- Publisher: White Wolf
- Credit: Interior Artist
- Antiquities (Magic: The Gathering) (1994)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Card Art / Art Director
- Eternal Struggle: A Player's Guide to Jyhad (Vampire: The Eternal Struggle) (1994)
- Publisher: White Wolf
- Credit: Card Textures
- Legends (Magic: The Gathering) (1994)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Card Art / Art Director
- Arabian Nights (Magic: The Gathering) (1993)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Credit: Card Art / Art Director
References
- ↑ O'Hara, Delia (March 19, 1995). "A Magic Start", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 3nc.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Corliss, Bryan (March 15, 2006). "More punch to Clout", The Herald.
- ↑ Corliss, Bryan (November 7, 2005). "Now entering a new fantasy", The Herald.
- ↑ Chiu, Lisa (May 6, 2006). ""Wizards" conjuring up old magic: making games", The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 16, 2014.