The 8-bit arcade font, deconstructed
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In his book Arcade Game
In his book Arcade Game Typography, type designer Toshi Omagari breaks down the evolution, design, and history of arcade game fonts.
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In the video above, he guides us through this delightful 8-bit world and breaks it down pixel by pixel.
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Let's talk about sources!
Archive.org has a wonderful collection of vintage arcade games that you can play online. This is where many of the videos of arcade games came from. https://archive.org/details/interneta...
In addition to that, Barcade allowed us to film their collection of arcades. https://barcadenewyork.com/
Toshi's book served as a blueprint for all the fonts you see in the video. You can purchase it here: https://thamesandhudson.com/arcade-ga...
Finally, a few great places on the internet I discovered while researching the video:
This arcade font writer created by @photonstorm http://arcade.photonstorm.com/
Archive.org's magazine and manuals collection:
https://archive.org/details/arcademan...
https://archive.org/details/gamemagaz...
This list of websites compiled by Atarimania: http://www.atarimania.com/list-atari-...
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In the video above, he guides us through this delightful 8-bit world and breaks it down pixel by pixel.
Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO
Let's talk about sources!
Archive.org has a wonderful collection of vintage arcade games that you can play online. This is where many of the videos of arcade games came from. https://archive.org/details/interneta...
In addition to that, Barcade allowed us to film their collection of arcades. https://barcadenewyork.com/
Toshi's book served as a blueprint for all the fonts you see in the video. You can purchase it here: https://thamesandhudson.com/arcade-ga...
Finally, a few great places on the internet I discovered while researching the video:
This arcade font writer created by @photonstorm http://arcade.photonstorm.com/
Archive.org's magazine and manuals collection:
https://archive.org/details/arcademan...
https://archive.org/details/gamemagaz...
This list of websites compiled by Atarimania: http://www.atarimania.com/list-atari-...
By Design is a Vox video series about the intersection of design and technology. Watch all episodes in this series right here on YouTube: Design, explained
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE
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