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ANTIC Interview 233 - Alison Woods, Atari Graphic Designer
ANTIC Interview 233 - Alison Woods, Atari Graphic Designer
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2016
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Podcast episode
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Alison Woods, Atari Graphic Designer Alison Woods was a graphic designer at Atari from 1982 to 1984. She designed the packaging for the computer versions of Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Pole Position, Robotron, Food Fight, and other products. Later, she was Vice President and Creative Director at Kidsoft, a CD-ROM based software magazine for kids. This interview took place on May 26, 2016. Teaser quotes: "I wanted to have an exploding robot on the front of the package, and that was deemed too violent." "One guy said to the other guy, 'See? I told you not to pay 'em!' I'm thinking, 'Oh my god, what am I dealing with here?'" Alison's web site: http://www.alisonwoods.com
Released:
Sep 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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