{"product_id":"arcade-game-typography","title":"Arcade Game Typography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe definitive survey of ’70s, ’80s, and early ’90s arcade video game pixel typography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArcade Game Typography\u003c\/span\u003e 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. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArcade Game Typography\u003c\/span\u003e recreates that visual aesthetic, fizzing with life and color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing pixel typefaces carefully selected from the first decades of arcade video games, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArcade Game Typography\u003c\/span\u003e 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 \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSuper Sprint, Marble Madness,\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpace Harrier\u003c\/span\u003e to countless lesser-known gems, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArcade Game Typography\u003c\/span\u003e is a vivid nostalgia trip for gamers, designers, and illustrators alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"CAP BOOKSHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52209147216181,"sku":"9780500021743","price":12.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/4157\/3429\/files\/81sCAlTmH1L._SY466.jpg?v=1768477544","url":"https:\/\/capbookshop.com\/products\/arcade-game-typography","provider":"CAP BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}