Front cover of the Surf & Sabotage book, featuring sunset beach artwork.

Surf & Sabotage

Banished Atlas creates dice and other tabletop role‑playing game products. The Canberra creator set out to transform their notebook scribbles and annotations from game sessions into a campaign setting titled Surf & Sabotage: Welcome to the Opal Coast.

Surf & Sabotage is a fantasy world set on a sparkling coastline, where adventurers encounter mysterious artefacts and mischievous figures. During the initial stages of the project, I collaborated with the creative team to select characterful typefaces, layouts, colours, and graphic elements that embodied the heart of the story. I developed a lookbook to inform design decisions across print and digital - ensuring social media posts, Kickstarter pages, and email campaigns reflected the style of the final publication. By including artwork from the book and voices of the team, the short video I crafted immersed viewers in the fantasy world of Kylas.

After the 214‑page book was successfully funded on Kickstarter, I led the Banished Atlas team through print production and fulfilment. The laid‑back campaign setting is now being used by over 150 backers to bring their own wondrous stories to life.

Surf & Sabotage on Kickstarter

Book open to a spread featuring artwork of an enchanted forest.
Book open to a spread featuring artwork of a lake.
Screenshots of Kickstarter rewards and book drafts with handwritten notes.
Book open to a spread featuring blue and purple artwork.
Pile of Surf & Sabotage books.
Several open books featuring pages from Surf & Sabotage.
Book open to a spread featuring artwork of an enchanted forest.
Book open to a spread featuring blue and purple artwork.
Book open to a spread featuring artwork of a lake.
Pile of Surf & Sabotage books.
Screenshots of Kickstarter rewards and book drafts with handwritten notes.
Several open books featuring pages from Surf & Sabotage.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples - the traditional custodians of the land I design and live on. Indigenous Australians have been creating art and continuing their connections to land, water, and community for over 65,000 years. Always was, always will be.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples - the traditional custodians of the land I design and live on. Indigenous Australians have been creating art and continuing their connections to land, water, and community for over 65,000 years. Always was, always will be.

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples - the traditional custodians of the land I design and live on. Indigenous Australians have been creating art and continuing their connections to land, water, and community for over 65,000 years. Always was, always will be.