1 x 1 PixelBased Illustration Design 1 x 1 refers to the creation of images using pixels - or picture elements - the smallest-sized element that shows up on a computer screen. With the growth of the Internet, computer game design, pixel art has increasingly become mainstream and is now being widely used in print media and advertising. This book is an arresting, colorful global sur... more »vey of an amazing new genre of art, one which is influencing the future of all design and art today. It is from pixels that the over 70 designers and artists featured in this book create icons, characters, games, illustration and animations. More than 2000 of their illustrations are featured making this book a must-have for any graphic designer or computer gaming artist.« less