Game & Graphics (sometimes written Game And Graphics) is a documentary blog about the visual creativity in the videogame culture.
The website contains a curated collection of videogame design works, including logotypes, printed advertising, cover and label designs, packaging, book and magazine designs, official artworks and illustrations, and sprite designs among others. This selection is focused on retro gaming with an emphasis on Japanese game design.
History
The site was created in 2010 by Daruma Studio, a graphic design studio originally based in Barcelona, run by freelance designer Sebastià López. After working for several videogame developers, Sebastià found that there was a lack of websites focused on gaming culture graphics, excluding from here random collections of fan art.
The goal was to create a blog site edited and curated from the perspective of a graphic designer, where other graphic designers could find inspiration from the visual designs in the history of videogames, and at the same time be an favorable place for videogame culture enthusiasts.
After some years of running, Daruma Studio also has contributed to the site with original designs that pay tribute to some of the largest icons of gaming culture in the form of t-shirts, limited collections of printed works, illustrations and animated GIFs.123
My Famicase Exhibition participation
Game & Graphics and Daruma Studio have been part of the collective exhibition "My Famicase" since 2010. My Famicase is an exhibition organized in Tokyo by Satoshi Sakagami, designer and owner of Meteor shop, and every year shows fictional Famicom cartridge labels made by designers, illustrators and artists.
Game & Graphics and Daruma Studio were in 2010 one of the first non-Japanese designers to participate in the exhibition.4
Other notable participations
- Game & Graphics participated in the retrogaming fair RetroBarcelona with a booth (2013).
- Some Game & Graphics original designs will be featured in the upcoming book "Everyday is Play" (GamePaused, 2014).
References
References
- Plunkett, Luke. "One of my favourite Tumblr sites, Game & Graphics, which celebrates great graphic and visual design in games, has decided to go into the t-shirt business. And what a way to start.", Kotaku, 25 August 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- Plunkett, Luke. "The four cards, made by the talented Game & Graphics, don't just look neat on their own, they also combine to form something neater.", Kotaku, 21 December 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- Fletcher, JC. "Nintendo postcards by Daruma Studio, posted for and sold by Game & Graphics.", Tiny Cartridge, 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- Geere, Duncan. "archives for 2008 and 2009 are available on the web, as well as 2010's latest designs. They include the image above, created by Daruma.", Wired (website), 13 August 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2014.