Comments on: Atari Video Game Manuals http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2008/04/atari-video-game-manuals/ Cinema 4D And After Effects Training, Tutorials, and Plugins for Motion Graphic Designers Mon, 21 May 2012 07:14:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fard http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2008/04/atari-video-game-manuals/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 Fard Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:26:43 +0000 http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2008/04/07/atari-video-game-manuals/#comment-1268 Indeed- because the game itself was mainly composed of pixels the size of legos, the box, cartridge, and instruction art had to utilize the imagination more so than probably the art of today. And there's a particular style that is also seen in posters for movies of that era (Star Wars comes to mind) in which juxtaposition of many elements gives the idea of motion or commotion to provide an initial mental image of what is going on on the screen, and allows the player to use their imagination even further. Love it. Indeed- because the game itself was mainly composed of pixels the size of legos, the box, cartridge, and instruction art had to utilize the imagination more so than probably the art of today. And there’s a particular style that is also seen in posters for movies of that era (Star Wars comes to mind) in which juxtaposition of many elements gives the idea of motion or commotion to provide an initial mental image of what is going on on the screen, and allows the player to use their imagination even further.

Love it.

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