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The definitive survey of ’70s, ’80s, and early ’90s arcade video game pixel typography.
Arcade Game Typography presents readers with a fascinating new world of typography: the pixel typeface. Video game designers of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s faced color and resolution limitations that stimulated incredible creativity. With each letter having to exist in a small pixel grid, artists began to use clever techniques to create elegant character sets within a tiny canvas. This book presents typefaces on a dynamic and decorative grid, taking reference from high-end type specimens while adding a suitably playful twist. Arcade Game Typography recreates that visual aesthetic, fizzing with life and color.
Featuring pixel typefaces carefully selected from the first decades of arcade video games, Arcade Game Typography presents a completist survey of a previously undocumented outsider typography movement, accompanied by insightful commentary from author Toshi Omagari, a Monotype typeface designer himself. Gathering an eclectic range of typography, from hit games such as Super Sprint, Marble Madness, and Space Harrier to countless lesser-known gems, Arcade Game Typography is a vivid nostalgia trip for gamers, designers, and illustrators alike.
300 color illustrations
From the Publisher
ASIN : 0500021740
Publisher : Thames & Hudson (October 29, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 0141988460
ISBN-13 : 978-0500021743
Item Weight : 14.6 ounces
Dimensions : 6.7 x 1 x 9.1 inches
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Customers find the book’s design fascinating and well-researched. They praise the presentation as top-notch and the author’s work as outstanding. The book serves as a useful art resource and coffee table book for gamer, typography, and design enthusiasts alike.
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