Paperback: 162 pages
Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha
Language: Japanese / English
Product Dimensions: 29.4 x 22.4 x 1.4 cm
Release Date: 2024
Price: $60 USD
Free Worldwide Shipment from Tokyo with tracking number from Tokyo
Condition: mint
The main content is almost entirely bilingual in English and Japanese.
Pixels Speak:
Worlds of Tiny Dots and Design Aesthetics
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMME DES GARÇONS PARFUMS
Brötzm Gestalt In Memory of Peter Brötzmann
A brief history of the design of labels for wineries in German
Pixel expression was born of technological limitations,and is now an established style of digital art. Having evolved through video games, it now leaves viewers with a feel of being retro, and also encompassesnew sensibilities, values, and continues to exhibit anexpressive power even in a modern context.
The rise of pixel expression can be linked to the technological restraints of the 1970s and 1980s. Low digital resolutions and limited color palettes forced people to be creative when producing attractive visuals.
The emergence of 3D graphics led to a temporary waning in pixel popularity, but the late 2000s brought with it the indie game movement, and thrust pixels
back into the limelight. Especially in the West, this ever-increasingly ‘intentional’ method of expression is simultaneously nostalgic and symbolic of a modern alternative.
In recent years, Lucas Pope’s Return of the Obra Dinn, Coffee Talk by Toge Productions, and (mostrecently) SANABI by WONDERPOTION have garnered
attention for their engaging stories and beautiful visuals.
Regardless of their lack of detail, each piece relates its own story̶a quality not found in other digital art styles.
This feature showcases creators acclaimed for their pixel expression from across the globe, including Lucas Pope, Toge Productions, Mojiken Studio, Pixpil,WONDERPOTION, Sabotage Studio, Sukeban Games,SOMI, Odencat, and room6.
All continue to produce amazing work ripe with originality and creativity, and our hope is for readers to see the potential latent in their
ideas and visuals.
Pixel expression is more than a nostalgic style; it’s a creative challenge transcending time and technology,and questioning the limits of the power of expression.
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