Sonic the Hedgehog Art & Design Book
(Sold out in North America and Asia. Currently only available in Europe)
Sonic the Hedgehog has been speeding through pop culture since 1991. SEGA’s super fast rodent grabbed the attention of millions, featured in dozens of video games, TV-series, comics, and Sonic movies, and was rightfully inducted in the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2016.
This official SEGA 'Sonic the Hedgehog Art & Design Book' by publisher Cook and Becker is a beautiful coffee table book about the art and design of this iconic game figure, and an encyclopedia of knowledge on the blue blur.
This book is a reprint of the 'Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book' that was released in 2016, but has been expanded with 32 pages covering the games Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces and Sonic Team Racing. Games that weren't out at the time of the 25th anniversary.
The book contains key art, illustrations, promotional art and rare material from Sonic's history and has a complete written history of the origins and evolution of Sonic as a design icon.
Detailed accounts by Sonic Team-members such as Yuji Naka, Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino and Yuji Uekawa explain key design decisions shaping Sonic the Hedgehog and his universe over the years.
Details
Officially licensed and made in conjunction with game company SEGA
Hardcover with separate dust-jacket
280 pages
310 H x 275 W mm / 12 H x 11 W inch
Full Color
English Language
Published by Cook & Becker
Sonic the Hedgehog has been speeding through pop culture since 1991. SEGA’s super fast rodent grabbed the attention of millions, featured in dozens of video games, TV-series, comics, and Sonic movies, and was rightfully inducted in the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2016.
This official SEGA 'Sonic the Hedgehog Art & Design Book' by publisher Cook and Becker is a beautiful coffee table book about the art and design of this iconic game figure, and an encyclopedia of knowledge on the blue blur.
This book is a reprint of the 'Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book' that was released in 2016, but has been expanded with 32 pages covering the games Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces and Sonic Team Racing. Games that weren't out at the time of the 25th anniversary.
The book contains key art, illustrations, promotional art and rare material from Sonic's history and has a complete written history of the origins and evolution of Sonic as a design icon.
Detailed accounts by Sonic Team-members such as Yuji Naka, Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino and Yuji Uekawa explain key design decisions shaping Sonic the Hedgehog and his universe over the years.
Details
Officially licensed and made in conjunction with game company SEGA
Hardcover with separate dust-jacket
280 pages
310 H x 275 W mm / 12 H x 11 W inch
Full Color
English Language
Published by Cook & Becker
SEGA
SEGA is a Japanese entertainment company that has had a huge impact on popular culture, with vibrant and punchy video games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Outrun successfully embracing the youthful counter culture of the 1980s and 1990s.