Visual Design

20+ years’ experience

I have two decades of professional experience designing for print and digital, including interaction design, motion design, and front-end development. Typography and hierarchy are particularly important to me in my product design work.

One Shot

One Shot publishes beautiful books to extend the worlds of its stories and connect more deeply with its fans.

James D’Amato and the cast of One Shot Network produce incredible (and beloved) improvisational theater.

I’ve been honored to design and produce several books for One Shot Kickstarter projects.

books for print & digital

A scattered spread of colorful printed books.

Skyjacks Lyric Book

Skyjacks is equal parts swashbuckling adventure and heartfelt drama, with a sprinkling of mysticism and magic throughout. It’s both raucous and tender in moments.

The Skyjacks Lyric Book (16pp, accompanying a vinyl soundtrack album) explores the world’s haunting and melancholy undertones. I art directed and designed both projects.

Illustrations: Justin Lanjil

Title page and back cover, "Campaign Skyjacks Lyric Book." A steampunk ship crests art-nouveau waves on the front cover; the back cover features song titles and reveals the waves to be the hair of a surreal goddess rising from the water.

A two-page lyrics spread for a song called "Skyjacks". On the left page, a full-bleed image of a white bird with the sun in its beak, flames and wind trailing behind. On the right page, a flying ship sails through the air in the bird’s wake. Smaller

A two-page lyrics spread for songs called "Way Hey Ho," "Toast the Axel," and “Ring the Bell”. An illustration spanning the pages shows two sailors in a sunny sky pulling on ropes.

A Woman with Hollow Eyes

Seasons 1 and 2 follow the adventures of characters who suddenly find themselves in a world of swirling surreal magic — these are stories about identity and introspection in the face of terrible truths, but also stories about wonder and growth.

Backer Book volumes 1 and 2 (24 and 32pp) publish fan-submitted fictional elements, some of which were included in the live broadcasts. I art directed volume 2 and designed both books.

Volume 1 lead artist: Sara Kipin. Volume 2 illustrations: Kendra Hinojosa.

A cover reading "A Woman with Hollow Eyes, vol. 1". Looks like an antiquarian book with a red leather cover and art nouveau embossing. Drawn characters inset are coming to life and breaking frame, including a man in a trench coat with an arcane symbo

A cover reading "A Woman with Hollow Eyes, vol. 2". Looks like an antiquarian book with a blue leather cover and art nouveau embossing. A drawn character is coming to life and breaking frame: she is a determined-looking woman, drenched in water, bear

The title page for "A Woman with Hollow Eyes, volume 1." The title is treated in gold inlay with art nouveau typography, and the spread looks like a photograph of pages in an old book.

A two-page spread with pages labeled “Incantations" and "Ephemera Objects". Hand-drawn illustrations fill the margins of what looks like an old book: a scared man wearing a pink blindfold; ghostly hands reaching for the flame of a candle.

A two-page spread labeled “Summonable Entities." An illustration of a viny, thorny dragon curls across the bottom of the left page.

James D’Amato
Founder of One Shot

“Simply put, once a project is in Jason’s hands, I don’t have to worry about it until it’s done for me to sign off on final approval… Jason is one of the most skilled and reliable people I work with … a talented graphic designer, communicator, and he really understands games.”

Photo of James D’Amato, a smiling young man with dark hair, square glasses, and a ringed t-shirt. He holds a large teal 20-sided-die to the camera.

The Crepuscule Notion

What started as a wiki-slash-literary-magazine for the surreal socialite set… grew into a livestreamed Twitch Actual Play hosted by Monte Cook Games, with a followup event at Gen Con.

The Crepuscule Notion allowed fans to upload wiki-style articles about the people, places, and things discovered in their home TTRPG games, so other players could draw inspiration from and fold them into their own stories.

“The Truth Bleeds at Twilight” was an 8-part series set in the offices of a tabloid newspaper office in the world of Invisible Sun. Design artifacts included press passes, flyers, dynamic OBS layouts for the stream, and art direction for portraiture.

Co-produced by Ian Smith.
Character portraits: Kendra Hinojosa.

a community TTRPG production, 2018

Character card for "The Editor", a hunched figure in a top hat, looking away from the camera, with a mysterious symbol emblazoned on his coat. He holds a cartoon version of the martini from The Secret Cellar.

Character card for "Seru", a man with a flat cap whose face and hand are turning to glass. He holds a magical glowing weapon in his hand and looks prepared to punch a foe with it.

Character card for "Bismuth", a femme-looking person with a bowler cap. Her light-brown skin and dark hair has iridescent patches shining through it. She casts a sideways glance.

Character card for "Catafalque Green", whose skin looks like wood, with flowers blooming from twiglike hair.

Character card for "Jacobi JJ Jisenji", a masculine figure whole pale skin contrasts, with long brown hair. A small ghostly lizard sits on his shoulder. He casts a wary glance to the left.

Character card for "Drummel", an enthusiastic-looking masculine figure with a bushy mustache, swept-back hair, and a bow tie. A shadowy image of Meldrum (who looks very similar to Drummel) is visible in the background.

Press pass for "Chellah, Editorial & Exposé". She has long flowing purple hair that defies gravity, and roughly half of her body seems to be ghostly.

Screenshot from an episode of “The Truth Bleeds at Twilight," with Jason as GM. An arcane-looking game board with round cards fills the right side of the screen. The other players show expression of shock, bemusement, or laughter at something that ha