{"id":20934,"date":"2013-10-16T13:15:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T17:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/?p=20934"},"modified":"2023-02-27T22:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T02:32:42","slug":"looking-for-new-inspiration-get-it-from-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/2013\/looking-for-new-inspiration-get-it-from-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for New Inspiration? Get It from Video Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video games have come a long way since the era of simple pixels bouncing off one another. The Entertainment Software Association reports 58 percent of Americans play video games, showing just how much they have become a part of our day-to-day lives. Video game design is some the most cutting-edge anywhere, and Web developers and designers could learn a lot from these titles and their websites. Not only do the websites accurately reflect the titles they’re representing visually, video game websites often create a user experience that is just as fun as playing the games. Here are just a few games, their design elements, and the official websites that share these elements web developers could take a cue from.<\/p>\n

Assassin’s Creed<\/h2>\n

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\nInside the Art of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag<\/em><\/p>\n

Though the various stories in the world of Assassin’s Creed are set throughout history, a unifying use of color and style links characters from each time period. Whether the simple robes of Alta\u00efr Ibn-La’Ahad, or the elegant finery of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a unifying design choice for the main characters of Assassin’s Creed is the white, hooded robe with red highlights. The Animus computer system’s distinct use of geometric shapes and sharp edges gives it a cold, near-future look.<\/p>\n

The Official Assassin’s Creed website borrows from both the look of Assassins themselves and the Animus computer system. It has a white and gray gradient highlighted with red details and buttons that look as though they were taken straight from the Animus operating system. The overall flow of color, starting with white and gray at the top, with a band of red content near the bottom, mirrors the pattern of an Assassin’s garb.<\/p>\n