Arcade Game Typography presents readers with a fascinating new world of typography – the pixel typeface.
A nice reference for the 8-bit typography. Some brighter ones should be shown on black.
The title also features 4 illustrated essays on videogame typography theory and practice, documenting the unique advantages and challenges presented to designers of these bold, playful and often quirky alphabets.A beautifully produced celebration of the eclectic typography featured in hit games such as Super Sprint, Pac-Man, After Burner, Marble Madness, Shinobi, as well as countless lesser-known gems.
Although they do point out the particulars of a bunch of different fonts. I went in knowing very little about video game typography or typography in general, and this really opened up my eyes about an area I previously knew nothing about. Arcade Game Typography (readonlymemory.vg) 206 points by Impossible 1 day ago | hide | past | web | favorite | 45 comments: colanderman 23 hours ago. This hardback edition of 2000 copies, featuring a double cover design, metallic ink detailing and a Japanese-style belly band is only available from Read-Only Memory. Featuring pixel typefaces carefully selected from the first decades of arcade video games, Arcade Game Typography presents a previously undocumented ‘outsider typography’ movement, accompanied by insightful commentary from author Toshi Omagari, a Monotype typeface designer himself, and screenshots of the type in use.
Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Video game designers of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s faced color and resolution limitations that stimulated incredible creativity.
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Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. It may be a very niche subject - the typography of the arcade game, and more specifically fonts created using an 8x8 pixel grid - but there is so much fascinating detail.
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The author did outstanding job with the entire book from the content to the research and comparing fonts through succeeding years. Video game designers of the 70s, 80s and 90s faced colour and resolution limitations that stimulated incredible creativity: with letters having to exist in an 8x8 square grid, artists found ways to create expressive and elegant character sets within a tiny canvas. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission.
Arcade Game Typography can be ordered direct from publisher Thames & Hudson (soft cover) or in a special limited edition (hard back) from Read Only Memory. It works as an art study, art resource, or coffee table book. I was very pleasantly surprised with this book. Great book, loads of 8x8 fonts, loads of games screenshots, loads of colour.
I'll say that "The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games" is fairly impressive.
Fantastic book full of exciting info, but marred by the odd design decision to present most of the colourful specimens on a light grey background - as well as being visually uncomfortable it robs the fonts of their charm and impact.
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