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Gaming Product Design
By Luisa M. Vargas
The different varieties of gaming products.
• Gaming Consoles and accessories• Console and Video game
Presentation (Packaging)• Advertising • Gaming Magazines
There are a variety of well known gaming consoles. Graphic designers helped create
the look of these famous machines.
Game Presentation Along with the packaging, Graphic
designers are also responsible for the games presentation for retail sale.
The most noticeable part of any project that is released to the public is the Advertisement. Posters, ads and
websites go a long way for any product.
Other advertisement examples.
Gaming Magazines
Graphic Designers are a big part of Magazines. There are literally hundreds of magazines devoted to games of all mediums. Whether it be console games or pc games you’ll be likely to find hundreds of titles for your reading pleasure.
Here are some of my favorite titles.
…and Comic books.
There are so many different facets pertaining to the gaming industry. These were only a few examples
of the venues we have to choose from as designers. Being that it is one of the fastest growing
industries, and that the average “gamer” is in there mid 20’s the market for games and everything
related to gaming will keep expanding. And with that expansion more and more possibilities open up
to us as designers.
Sites to check out…
• http://www.gamesradar.com/us/index.jsp
• http://www.gamespy.com/
• http://www.pcgamer.com/
• http://www.gameinformer.com/
• http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Pages/default.aspx