s u p e r b r o t h e r s

s u p e r b r o t h e r s

A small firm that has recently caught the eye of many a design and techo-centric blogger, superbrothers has consistently expanded the concept of pixel art through minimizing and abstracting an already simplistic illustration style. Their images have been used for many different print publications ranging from Wired Magazine to ESPN, but their true talent lies in their movie making abilities. Click the image to the left for a sample of a truly sick composition. Expect further posts on this recent revival of 8 bit music and art and their integration within popular culture without purely relying on the thrill of nostalgia.

...For many among us, this peculiarly abstracted visual language hearkens back only as far as the antiquated computer technology & electronic amusements of yesteryear. Necessarily tessellated to accommodate the limited capacities of the machines of that age, the scenarios that were presented in these diversionary programs were nonetheless enchanting, their stories & structures often derived from a rich international tapestry of folktale, myth, imagination & human experience..