What’s your go-to setup for printing prototype cards? Reddit board game designers share their printing and paper choices:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1wus4pz/whats_your_goto_setup_for_printing_prototype_cards/

Some concepts from color theory that are useful for board game designers: complementary colors, the color wheel, and halation:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/17349/blogpost/190632/complementary-colors-the-color-wheel-and-halation

3 elements that make a board game’s text more easily distinguishable: typography, text size, and color contrast:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/17349/blogpost/190477/3-elements-that-improve-distinguishability-in-boar

Got an idea for a board game? Here’s why you need to create a minimally viable prototype right away (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UTwvP2eIU0

This site aggregates more than 500,000 public-domain images from museums around the world:

https://fineartfree.com/

This set of game icons is free to use for both personal and commercial projects:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1velkhv/i_made_a_new_free_set_of_game_icons_for_tabletop/

Prototyping and playtesting: building a quick, testable version of your game, gathering feedback that matters, and iterating without losing momentum (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOysPDPiPII

10 tips for making a better print-and-play version of your board game prototype for playtesters and publishers (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Z3rGnXBQc

The Explorateur links to various sites exploring graphic design, typography, logos, and other visual elements, including:

• logos from the space race era

• vintage tech logos

• fonts used in videogames

• packaging design

• selections from the Vatican’s archives

• modern illustrations

• cover inspirations

• font and color combinations

https://www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-ennies-1/

This new service lets people create and order custom PDF or printed versions of words-on-cards games:

https://www.makemycards.art/

This system aims to standardize colorblind-friendly iconography:

https://colorsym.com/

news coverage: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/07/06/designer-pair-launch-colorsym-giving-publishers-a-free-tool-for-colourblind-friendly-board-game-creation/

What one board game designer wishes they knew when they started making games 12 years ago:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/what-i-wish-i-knew-about-board-game-design-12-years-ago/

Tips for using Affinity Studio to design components and make rulebook updates for your board game prototypes:

https://rossongames.com/affinity

A reminder about how the best time to start designing your board game is right now:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1ub5kuz/the_best_time_to_start_designing_your_board_game/

Tips for prototyping your board game more quickly (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zNw8T-EqLU

Here’s a database of free game art that people have posted to Itch.io:

https://jeremiahb.raindrop.page/database-of-free-art-69909172

An in-depth discussion about all the ins and outs of designing, prototyping, and testing party games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBxqe2BOi-g

A graphic designer working in board games discusses how good graphic design helps bring games to life (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piFT5NhhGjA

What are some of the most unusual components you have used in a prototype? A Reddit board game designers forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1shab0a/unusual_prototype_components/

BagBuilder is a free, browser-based game design tool for simulating random bag draws:

https://danhowardgames.github.io/BagBuilder/