1995’s WipeOut was one of the coolest video games ever made, as we’ve previously established here, and a big part of that was down to the game’s pioneering visual style.
That went for the obvious stuff, like the ship design and team logos, but it extended right through to the game’s logo. For a very particular breakdown of why it was all so good, check out this thread by Y2K Aesthetic’s Froyo Tram:
The Wipeout logo was designed by The Designers Republic in 1995, a landmark studio in Y2K graphic design. Upon looking at the design closely, one can notice these letters are actually made from partial 8 glyphs. Below are the overlays of the Wipeout logo with Eurostile’s 8 glyph. pic.twitter.com/KB7bhFKJ9v
— Y2K Aesthetic Institute 💽 (@y2k_aesthetic) December 12, 2018
Why the ‘ and “ marks? They denotate the minutes and seconds used in racing and implies speed. pic.twitter.com/Se7DBE1HAc
— Y2K Aesthetic Institute 💽 (@y2k_aesthetic) December 12, 2018
I contacted Ian Anderson, the head of tDR about this over a year ago, and he was able to confirm it. pic.twitter.com/Tp25OdY6BY
— Y2K Aesthetic Institute 💽 (@y2k_aesthetic) December 12, 2018
Hope you enjoyed learning about the Wipeout logo!
My twitter is @FroyoTam, insta is: https://t.co/TWFETQ82En, and my design portfolio is https://t.co/jf0Z07RzU9.
— Y2K Aesthetic Institute 💽 (@y2k_aesthetic) December 12, 2018
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4 responses to “The Making Of Wipeout’s Logo, An All-Time Classic”
That’s really clever!
This… blows my mind. There’s a level of genius here that is doing my head in.
I’ve always loved The Designer’s Republic, and they’re basically the defining style of the 1990s for me. Even today, when someone wants to make something look futuristic or cyberpunk or high-tech, they tend to borrow design cues that were laid down by Anderson and his company back then.
Also the menus in Wip3out are still the best menus in any game ever. Change my mind.
Sweet.
I’ve found the graphic design in Wipeout to be pretty great overall. 🙂
My god – the music!!!
Started my love for chemical brothers
I love this game
Always loved The Designers Republic. Their work on Wipeout and especially Warp Records was amazing.