eBoy : hip to be square
The Verge just released a great short doc on Berlin's infamous eBoy collective and the perfection of pixels.
“Since eBoy's launch in 1997, the Berlin-based design firm has become the gold standard in pixel art, earning both commercial and critical success with their uniquely elaborate 8-bit aesthetic. Their work has appeared in innumerable ad campaigns, magazines, and art galleries, yet the company itself has remained surprisingly simple - just three men, moving pixels around a computer screen, still honing their craft to perfection.“ (Forty)
“Since eBoy's launch in 1997, the Berlin-based design firm has become the gold standard in pixel art, earning both commercial and critical success with their uniquely elaborate 8-bit aesthetic. Their work has appeared in innumerable ad campaigns, magazines, and art galleries, yet the company itself has remained surprisingly simple - just three men, moving pixels around a computer screen, still honing their craft to perfection.“ (Forty)
