Visual Style and Aesthetic Trends in MOBA Games

MOBA video games are extremely popular, and much has already been said about the ways that entries like Dota 2 and League of Legends are mechanically different from each other – so let’s take a look at this genre from a new angle, investigating the stylistic interests and artistic influences behind these games.

New Arts of Armageddon: Visual Philosophies of ’90s Arcade Flyers

Arcade flyers from the 1990s are an overlooked treasury of style and design, and they preserve the hyper-cool aesthetic vision of the decade’s arcade masterpieces.

Cartoons (Pen and Marker), 2016-2018

These are cartoon character doodles, just havin’ fun with markers and color ideas.

Spheres, Tiles, and the Visual Style of Modern Genre Movies

Scorsese and other old school directors are right that Marvel movies are creating a homogenized film culture – but they think that art cinema is going to suffer, when what’s actually in danger is the unique visual style of genre films.

City Pop, Escapism, and Nostalgia for the Future

Japanese city pop is back, but its revival isn’t only about posh romantic tunes – the genre’s popularity can be traced to our political mess and the need to escape it.