Tag: retro
Field Trip: EGLX 2018 & Kinda Funny Toronto Meetup
Two of my favourite things came together over a weekend in Toronto; video games and Kinda Funny. This year I wanted to check out the Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo (EGLX). It’s been going on in for a few years and this year they moved it downtown, where it was more accessible. I would say this […]
Remembering George Michael
2016 was a terrible year; we lost a lot of famous people. It was terrible for me to hear the passings of David Bowie and Prince. They were part of the music I listened to during the 80’s. However on Christmas Day when I heard the passing of George Michael, that was just another punch […]
Stranger Filters : Practicing New Photoshop Techniques For Retro Feel
Maybe it’s because of the recent breakout Netflix series Stranger Things, but the 1980’s are back again. If you haven’t watched Stranger Things I encourage you to do so. There’s so much homage to classic films of that era like Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, and Stephen King books. The synthesizer new wave heavy soundtrack, fits […]
Games! Games! Games! The Arcade Monolith
I saw this t-shirt worn by Tim Gettys on Kinda Funny’s twitch stream. I thought it was very clever and wanted to take it a step further on the concept of focusing on game console logotypes. Originally I thought about doing a family tree type layout. Then I thought about the different shapes of old […]
From Days Of Long Ago : Voltron Returning To Netflix
A friend shared a story on Facebook about the possible return of a classic cartoon I loved watching as a kid. Voltron : Defender of The Universe was coming back. This time though it coming straight to Netflix courtesy of Dreamworks Animation. This isn’t the 1st time a reboot of Voltron has been done. My […]
Practicing Pixel Art For A New Generation
I love video games, and I’ve always wanted to try capturing that retro nostalgia look of pixel sprite artwork. It was the style normal during the late 70s – early 90s, old gaming and PC consoles. It was the early games on Atari, Nintendo (NES) and Sega Master System that pushed the 8-bit block characters. […]
Remembering David Bowie
On January 10, 2016 music icon David Bowie passed away at the age of 69. I was a fan of some his songs but never embraced him fully when I was growing up in the 80’s. Here’s my 5 favourite David Bowie songs: Let’s Dance Changes Under Pressure Space Oddity I’m Afraid of Americans Thanks to […]