Technabob » superbrothers http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:00:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Star Wars Pixel Posters Inspired By iPhone Game Inspired by Retro Games http://technabob.com/blog/2011/05/01/star-wars-pixel-posters/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/05/01/star-wars-pixel-posters/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 12:46:02 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=54949 Star Wars pixel posters (or pseudo-pixel posters?) that were inspired by Superbrothers’ pixelated roleplaying game for iOS Sword & Sorcery…. If you’ve played the game, then you’ll easily recognize these. He’s currently got four posters in the same vein, three of them centering on Chewbacca]]> Slaterman23 created these awesome-looking Star Wars pixel posters (or pseudo-pixel posters?) that were inspired by Superbrothers’ pixelated roleplaying game for iOS Sword & Sorcery. If you’ve played the game, then you’ll easily recognize these.

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He’s currently got four posters in the same vein, three of them centering on Chewbacca and Han Solo, with a bit of Jabba the Hut thrown into the mix. Slaterman23 hopes to create many more of these posters. I just hope that he makes them available for purchase someday.

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These posters are definitely cool. I like how many details he was able to incorporate into the posters, despite the fact that they’re made out of lumpy pixels.

[via Design You Trust]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2011/05/01/star-wars-pixel-posters/feed/ 0 Superbrothers Pixel Art: Super Retro Goodness http://technabob.com/blog/2008/05/07/superbrothers-pixel-art/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/05/07/superbrothers-pixel-art/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 03:43:58 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=2182 Grand Theft Auto IV…, don’t you long for the blocky 8-bit goodness of days gone by? Eh, maybe not when it comes to gaming, but when it comes to retro gaming art, I definitely have]]> After spending the last 7 days straight looking at the hyper-real 3D environments of Grand Theft Auto IV, don’t you long for the blocky 8-bit goodness of days gone by? Eh, maybe not when it comes to gaming, but when it comes to retro gaming art, I definitely have a soft spot for the pixelated stuff.

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So when I stumbled across the 1980s-inspired pixel art of artist Craig D. Adams (aka superbrothers), I was tickled pink. With just the simplest of elements, superbrothers manages to bring an amazing amount of humanity to his blocky images.

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Craig’s images are so good, in fact, that his illustrations have been published by Wired, ESPN, American Illustrator and other prestigious venues.

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He’s even brought his minimal imagery to life in videos like this one for musician Jim Guthrie…

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While most of his works appear to be one-of-a-kind pieces for the publishing industry, you can get your hands on a little bit of his art on t-shirts, greeting cards and buttons over on the Superbrothers CafePress shop.

[via DRAWN]

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