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Space Invaders Jacket: Wrapped Up in Aliens

Space Invaders Jacket by Junk de Luxe

Here’s a true fashion statement for the videogame lover who has it all. Going all out with the retro look, this jacket is emblazoned with hundreds of pixelated little alien dudes from the arcade classic, Space Invaders….

Designed by Scandanavian design mavens Junk de Luxe, the shiny synthetic look

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January 16th, 2008 by: Technabob

The Legend of Zelda and the Quilt of Power

Zelda Quilt by Carolina Patchworks

If you’re a fan of the NES Legend of Zelda games, you’ll love this pixelated quilt inspired by the classic 8-bit games.

Created by CarolinaPatchworks, the same video game fanatics who brought us the Galaga quilt, it features a stitched scene of a blue Octorok and a Leever on the…

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January 9th, 2008 by: Technabob

It’s People. Tetris is Made Out of People!

Human Tetris

Everyone’s favorite Soviet block video game has been brought to life using a roomful of people, taking on the roll of the various colored geometric shapes from the game.

The stop-motion video by Swiss artist Guillaume Reymond of NotSoNoisy creative agency is the latest in his series of video game…

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December 31st, 2007 by: Technabob

The Pixelated Man

Low Res Man Sculpture by Thomas Broome

At first glance, this sculpture might look like it’s made out of LEGO blocks, but it’s actually an intricate handcrafted work of art by Swedish sculptor Thomas Broomé.

The artist’s Low Res Man was fabricated from thousands of precisely arranged 1cm see-through acrylic cubes, then painted to look like a…

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November 7th, 2007 by: Technabob

Dot Creator: Make Your Own Pixel Animations

Dot Creator LCD Animator from U-mate

This electronic toy out of Japan lets you create your own pixel art animations. The Dot Creator from U-Mate has a small 21 x 21 pixel LCD grid on which you can draw your own animated art and then record frame by frame animations.

It can store 3 animations of…

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April 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

Woodpixel: Create Your Own Pixel Art From Wood

WoodPixel Wooden Pixel Blocks

In the past I’ve written about these little plastic pixel block sets that let you build classic video game characters in 3D. Those sets always seemed a little cheap looking to me, so I’m excited about these new pixel blocks made entirely out of wood.

Each WoodPixel cube has a…

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December 6th, 2006 by: Technabob

Make Your Own Space Invader Tile Art

Space Invader Invasion Kit

For several years, a French artist going by the name “Space Invader” has been roaming the streets all around the world and creating subliminal (and some not so subliminal) Space Invaders tile installations in all sorts of public spaces.

Now you can join in the fun and make your own…

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October 18th, 2006 by: Technabob

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