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Jon Merchant
@jonmerchant.bsky.social
Graphic Designer, Artist, and Game Designer for Board Games. Squire for Hire is my first game and currently working on a line of small box games 🎒🧳 he/him
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First and foremost I want to thank the team that’s already worked so hard to bring Absurdia to life. Full flowers in the thread below, but the game wouldn’t exist without @kayleerowena.com’s haunting artwork, @jonmerchant.bsky.social’s excellent graphic design, and Cindy Butor’s incisive editing.
With the campaign successfully funding I want to recognize the amazing team helping to bring Absurdia to life!

Absurdia's incredible illustrations are by the inimitable @kayleerowena.com, who has done an masterful job of capturing the whimsy and terror of surreal suburbia

👁️ LOOK AT THESE 👁
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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With the campaign successfully funding I want to recognize the amazing team helping to bring Absurdia to life!

Absurdia's incredible illustrations are by the inimitable @kayleerowena.com, who has done an masterful job of capturing the whimsy and terror of surreal suburbia

👁️ LOOK AT THESE 👁
September 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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A! can get in the absolute bin. Follow some incredible tabletop artists and support the creatives in this industry!

go.bsky.app/kFMPZf
February 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Had the pleasure of illustrating GREASY SPOON, a super fun game for New Mill Industries!

I made a set of vintage print inspired cards and box, full of retro colours and halftone fun.

The game is open for preorder now, check it out!
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I've started creating a 🌟STARTER PACK🌟 for 🎨BOARD GAME ARTISTS🎨

Find some talented humans. I'll add more bg artists who have worked on published games to this over time!

go.bsky.app/kFMPZf
December 13, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Here’s another graphic design starter pack. This time it’s a more general list of work for hire graphic designers in the tabletop space. I’m definitely forgetting folks so shout if you think of anyone, or want to get added.

go.bsky.app/AcBC6R8
December 7, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Probably one of my favourite logos I’ve ever done tbh 🦩

My thinking is if I make it look real enough, Carla will have to make the game a real thing lol
Last year, it was an April Fool’s joke, now it is a nearly done prototype!

I have a pretty high rate of making jokes about games I’m working on, then actually working on those games.

I do hope that one of these times, the joke will stay a joke!
November 19, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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I did the thing again!!

If you’re a woman or other marginalized gender actively working in the boardgame/tabletop industry—let me know to add you! 🎲✂️
November 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Hello to all the board game artists, illustrations, and graphic designers.

Please share some info about yourself below, and I'll add you to this list.

I ran a board game art website for years, and I love promoting the great work you all do.

bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 19, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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A starter pack close to my heart. Graphic designers who design tabletop games.

go.bsky.app/p4RGct
November 18, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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So folks, I have made a second game! It's called Puppets in High Places, it's a 2p game in a fantastical Prohibition universe where you are mob bosses who get members of the high society under their thumbs.

And it just went live on KS!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sub...
Puppets in High Places
A cutthroat game for 1-2 mob bosses set in a noir Prohibition era.
www.kickstarter.com
May 28, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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You Don't Meet in a Tavern has funded on @gamefound! 🎉Our first stretch goal is to get hard cover binding! We only have 5 days left in the campaign but we can do it!

Thanks again to everyone who has pledge so far! You make this happen! 😍

gamefound.com/en/projects/...
April 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM