Whats Bioshock I hear you say, well Bioshock is a Video Game which is based during the 1950's in a underwater utopia called Rapture which has fallen into complete disrapear and the for inhabitants are now geneticaly altered creatures, now your wondering why im writing about this in a design blog. Well Bioshock's world is influenced completely by that of the art deco of the era.
So youre in Rapture the tensions building and u walking through these beautiful bar's and build which a covered with these art deco posters and signs some are in complete perfect condition others have been torn to pieces just as if they are falling apart with the city itself, for example lets look at the on of the poster's that is placed in the game, if you look it on face value you would say it has been drawin on by an insane person, but if you take the time to look at it you can see the inoccence of the art deco graphic design that was originally there, the young flawless woman smiling and enjoying life thats the perfection which only art deco can achieve.
I always find myself look at every poster I pass in the game just to take in the fantastic indentities of each of the citys business, it makes the world so believable. Art deco is such a distict look which can carry several emotions of power, wealth, inoccence and beauty this makes it perfect for the city of rapture it was once a utopia of which there was no rules and you can see how the art/design team has interpeted it through the long elongated lines of the text and the picture perfect characters.
I personally find great inspiration in art deco, but its the unique application of which Bioshock has applied it in a graphic design sense to create a scene for the world. The logo's, posters, banners are the citys soul and great credit should go to the graphic designers were used in the creation of them.
Referencing
Bioshock Official Website. (2008). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/enter.html
Cult Of Rapture. (2009). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/
Interesting game and design.
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BIOSHOCK!!!
ReplyDeleteAnother game with awesome concept art.
Told ya, I love concept art.
Seen my cousin play Bioschock a few times and I gotta say, I love how the environment in the game reflects how their advertising looks.