Custom Board Game Insert Design for Publishers

Custom insert development for publishing teams

Blackform develops custom board game inserts for publishers and crowdfunding teams who need more than a stock organizer. The focus is on inserts that improve setup, protect components, and stay coherent when the project moves into manufacturing.

What Blackform is built for

• crowdfunding campaigns preparing for manufacturing
• published games that need a stronger in-box experience
• collector’s editions with complex component sets
• inserts that need factory validation before production

What makes the approach different

Blackform is a founder-led studio. You work directly with the designer responsible for learning the game, shaping the insert, and seeing it through production.

The process starts with gameplay and pack-out, not just box dimensions. That means the insert is designed around setup flow, table use, protection, and the realities of manufacturing.

See how that plays out in public projects like Oros, Nature, and Age of Comics.

Typical deliverables

• insert concepts and layout direction
• iteration based on publisher feedback
• a manufacturer-ready design taken through factory validation
• final production handoff once revisions are approved

If you’re evaluating insert development for an upcoming title, get in touch.