If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much is a pixel worth? We guess that really depends on how many pixels are in a piece of art. The following works by @1041uuu certainly capture more than your ordinary dots of color. You are going to wish your life was as fantastic as these nostalgic, creative and inspired GIFs capturing everyday life in Japan.
Tumblr user @1041uuu has taken ordinary moments of everyday life in Japan and turned them into some fantastic GIF pixel art.
Cruising down a street in a rickety bus is super cool when you have pixel art as your medium. Everything is in extraordinary detail too, which is awesome when you think about how little space @1041uuu has to work with. There’s the ticket machine, the elevated seat that sits on one of the bus’s wheels and even the swaying straps to hold on to. It’s so simple, but it’s perfect.
Another favorite is this late night at a gyudon (beef bowl) restaurant. You can see the rain pouring down outside the window, the drool of the drunken customer and the obvious attention the worker pays to his job.
Take a look at some more of the art below!
▼Firefly DNA spliced with plant DNA, mad scientist in the making
▼Coffee Raifu perfectly exemplifies the coffee life
▼Chilling on a magical rooftop overlooking the bay
▼The air conditioner motif runs strong
▼Invigorating, life-sustaining, energy drink, for your phone
▼Every rainy day in Japan looks like this scene
▼All magical girls have to start somewhere
▼Refresh, refresh, refresh…any new Instagram likes?
▼There seems to be a glitch in the Matrix
▼Black Friday sale at the underground potion store
▼All those screens and only two things plugged in…it’s a miracle
▼Winter in Japan is most certainly this.
▼”Liking” all my friends Facebook posts is hard
▼“Take care of your mental health!”
▼Hacker is going to work
The retro gaming style art and cute designs are a perfect match. It captures our attention, moves our hearts and leaves us wanting more! Pixel on @1041uuu, pixel on.
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