Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type

by Toshi Omigari

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500021740
• ISBN13: 9780500021743
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.1"