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Thomas McAuley: Game UI Designer, UI/UX, Graphic Design, Design Direction

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I’m Thomas McAuley

Game UI Designer specializing in awesomeness!

Overflowing with experience and mad motivation.
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Case Studies

Explore my game UI design porfolio and select older projects in UX/UI, web, social, branding, and pretty much everything from my career spanning more than two decades in the design trenches!

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GAME UI/UX

Overview and screenshots

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Featured Game UI Design: Cluckin' Cross, crossy-roads-style desktop and casino games

Cluckin' Cross Game

ABOUT:
  • Create original vibrant visuals.
  • Develop theme: i.e.- spiciness-based difficulty levels.
  • Brand game.
  • Chicken states: Well, Concerned, Panicked, and Dead.

PROJECT

 Crossy-roads-style wagering game for desktop and casino kiosks. In development. 

TIMELINE

 Aug 2024 – Present
Featured Game UI Design: DropX, mobile drop casual game

DropX Mobile Game

ABOUT:
  • Develop 80s-style theme.
  • Create original vibrant visuals.
  • Brand game.
  • Leverage AI for graphical inspiration.

PROJECT

 Drop-style casual mobile game. In development.

TIMELINE
Aug 2024 – Present
Featured Game UI Design: Dinosaur-themed card battler

Card Battler Game

ABOUT:
  • Develop dinosaur-style theme.
  • Create original vibrant visuals.
  • Brand game.
  • Leverage AI for graphical inspiration.

PROJECT

Trading card battler geared for 10-15-year-olds. In development.

TIMELINE

 Jun 2024 – Present
Featured Game UI Design: 1st-Person Shooter

1st-Person Shooter

ABOUT:
  • Create original vibrant supercell-style UI components.
  • Create comprehensive, consistent UI for all game interactions.
  • Brand game.

PROJECT

 Multiplayer bed-based 1st-person shooter game geared for 15-20-year-olds. In development.

TIMELINE

 Jul 2024 – Present
LifeMap: Multiplayer game-like map emersion for first responders

LifeMap: First Responders

ABOUT:
  • Create original vibrant supercell-style UI graphics.
  • Develop consistent minimal and comprehensive game UI

PROJECT

 Multiplayer game-like map emersion for first responders.

TIMELINE

 Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

Desktop and Mobile Apps

Feature Pic: The Harris Center website redesign and mobile app

HARRIS CENTER APP & SITE

ABOUT:
  • Behavioral Health industry
  • Enterprise-level client
  • Largest behavioral health provider in Texas
  • 3rd largest healthcare provider in Texas

PROJECT

 Simultaneous mobile app design and website redesign

TIMELINE

 Aug 2023 – Present
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Feature Pic: Mixabl app

MIXABL APP

ABOUT:
  • SaaS software
  • COVID-19-era
  • Virtual trade show, speaking engagements, meetings, musical performance

PROJECT

 Custom SaaS software

TIMELINE

 Sep 2020 – Mar 2021
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Feature Pic: Brenda app

BRENDA APP

ABOUT:
  • Appointment-setting and management app
  • “Like Uber for Hair”

PROJECT

 Custom SaaS software

TIMELINE

 Aug 2020 – Oct 2021
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Feature Pic: Waltr app

WALTR APP

ABOUT:
  • COVID-19-era
  • Elder care for patients, family, caregivers, and facility management
  • Bridge the gap between patients and their families and friends
  • Feature-rich patient experience

PROJECT

 Custom SaaS software

TIMELINE

 Sep 2020 – Mar 2021
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Feature picture: Yoga Notes app based on the popular Yoga title

YOGA NOTES APP

ABOUT:
  • German Yoga instructor, practicioner and illustrator
  • Book-to-app
  • Pro-bono

PROJECT

 Book into mobile app 

TIMELINE

 Nov 19
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Feature picture: Rivl school engagement app during COVID-19 restrictions

YOGA NOTES APP

ABOUT:
  • COVID-19-era
  • SaaS custom software
  • School engagement and motivation

PROJECT

 Custom SaaS app

TIMELINE

 Sep 20 – Jan 21
Feature picture: ICTV broadcast app

ICTV MOBILE/TV APP

ABOUT:
  • Original African-American-centric programming
  • Live event streaming / PPV 
  • Live add placement, adjustment, and trackign

PROJECT

 Mobile and TV channel/app

TIMELINE

 Nov 20 – Mar 21

Campaigns

Corporate identity, print and digital collateral, indoor and outdoor signage, trade show booth and merch design, vehicle wraps, and much more. These projects required creating comprehensive standards and a variety of consistently-designed products. Each required my UX/UI Design skills and others I’ve picked added to my deep design toolbox over the years.

Feature picture: TwelveStone Health

TwelveStone Health

Packaging meds for convenience

Feature picture: Bexar County's "Your County. Be Counted." campaign

Bexar County (TX)

Making voters aware of key voting changes
Feature picture: Montana Air National Guard (MTANG) social media campaign

Montana Air National Guard (MTANG)

Getting out the word to serve
Feature picture: YMCA of Greater San Antonio

YMCA of Greater San Antonio

Celebrating 150 Years San Antonio

Cleared / NDA

I am cleared for secure work. Read about the process related to my cleared work: past and present.

Feature image: Secure work: USAF
Feature image: Secure work: NGA

Websites

It was an unconventional way to get to app UX/UI Design, but I’ve designed 200+ sites of nearly every size and about every industry, including military, federal, B2B, and commercial.

Feature picture: Delicious Tamales (website)

Delicious Tamales Website

San Antonio-based tamale makers e-commerce
Feature picture: HUD Housing and Urban Development

HUD Certification Website

Guiding users through important certifications