We are professional translator, a creative graphic designer with plenty of experience, a couple of illustrators with a wide range of styles. That’s who we are, the perfect combination that will bring your game further! And above all, we love to play
Meeple Foundry is a project created by Diana and Samuel that was soon joined by Andrea and Carlos with the aim to offer publishers complete and professional solutions for their board games: graphic design, art direction, illustration, final arts, localization and graphic adaptation. We could tell you that we’re good and we’re perfectly coordinated… but we would rather let the games we have worked on speak for themselves:
What we do
At Meeple Foundry we work as a team. However, we take care of each project bearing the required services, meaning it could be either a specific task or the full game design.
We’ve worked with:
Diana Toma
Diana is passionate about communication and she’s good at languages. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Translation and Interpreting and she uses communication as a barrier-breaker element. She has worked on public engagement, as advertising translator, communications manager, simultaneous and conference interpreter and a TED Talks subtitler. She worked for the international company HRS (Germany) as a comms manager, balancing the communication within different departments. Nowadays Diana deals with the international communication at a private universities that gatheres over 40 different nationalities.
On what board games refers to, she loves euros, games with a good amount of strategy and creating great combos.She has translated and localized Barrage, Dice Throne: Marvel, Tainted Grail, Moonrakers, Imperium, Atlantis Risings and other successful Kickstarter campaigns. She has a gift of speech, so she is the manager of the team and the expert in providing solutions and guidance to the clients.
Samuel Zaragoza
Samu has been a designer forever. With over 20 years of experience as a creative, graphic and editorial layout designer. He graduated in Graphic Design and has one master degree in creative design and another one in advertorial & editorial photography. He has worked in both small and big studios, as well as a freelancer covering branding, art direction and ad photography. In his portfolio you can find projects for BMW/Mini, Tigex (France), La Piara (Spain), Unicaja Bank, Málaga’s Council, etc. He is now dedicated to Meeple Foundry 100%, working on board games graphic design and directing the team.
Regarding his preferences, Samu loves a good filler and well-done games and inserts. He enjoys the art of a good dame and quality design with a professional layout. He has worked on games such as Bitoku, The White Castle, Witchcraft, Hero Realms, Veiled Fate and in 2023 he was awarded as Best Graphic Designer for Lacrimosa. He is the core engine within the team, he never rests yet enjoys taking over the creative direction of any game, either being a small or big one.
Andrea & Carlos
Andrea and Carlos are avid art-enthusiasts. She started with traditional illustration and later focused on digital. Carlos, in addition to being specialized in illustration, works with sculptures. Both are graduates in Graphic Design and ever since many years they have plenty of knowledge in art, which shapes their illustration style. Both Andrea and Carlos have been able to combine the illustration aspect with their experience as designers, and have been working together for over 12 years. They are capable of working on any sort of projects, from a simple storyboard to an illustrated book, and of course board games illustration.
When it comes to their taste in board games, both love all genres, from an euro to a filler, as long as it works well for 2 players. They have illustrated Blind Business, Operation Barclay, Winter, Take a Seat, Tres Reinos, Fritos & Tea Party. They are all different from each other and have a unique style and certain charisma. There is no project out there they cannot handle!
We are the team your board game wants to work with
Where are we to be found?
Even though we’d love to be constantly traveling, trying new things and experiencing new cultures and gastronomy, we are now enjoying Malaga (Spain) and Lima (Peru). We have lived and travelled to different countries, however you are only at an email distance from us.
Let’s Chat!