During my time studying at the University of the Arts London (UAL), I spent several months developing a 100-card Commander deck as an exercise in illustration, visual systems, and art direction. I reimagined the traditional Magic: The Gathering card format by designing custom borders, typography, and visual treatments while creating a fully playable mono-black deck featuring hand-drawn illustrations. Working across an entire card set challenged me to maintain visual consistency while giving each individual card its own identity. The project became an intensive study in illustration workflow, pacing, and production, teaching me how to manage a large volume of artwork from initial sketches and ideation through refinement and final execution.