box art
Product packaging graphics
Box art is the graphic design and illustration on product packaging, especially for video games, movies, and software.
The term emerged when physical media came in boxes, and the cover artwork influenced purchasing decisions: The box art made me buy it sight unseen.
Even as digital distribution has replaced physical packaging, box art persists as promotional imagery.
Picture explaining something
- artworkVisual creative production
- graphicsVisual design elements
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- depictionRepresentation in art
composition · palette · color scheme · detail · texture · aesthetic · style · imagery
Garment's arm portion
- caseContainer or instance
- jewel caseContainer for precious stones
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- insertPlace within another thing
spine · logo · barcode · blurb · screenshot · back cover · fold-out · slipcover
Formal review request
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- promiseCommitment to act
target audience · branding · franchise · sequel · remaster · promotional · consumer · retail
Sealed container for supplies
- NES1980s home gaming system
- AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- consoleComfort in distress
video game · collectible · retro · vintage · nostalgia · limited edition · variant · reversible
illustration
Picture explaining something
- artworkVisual creative production
- graphicsVisual design elements
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
depiction · composition · palette · color scheme · detail · texture · aesthetic · style · imagery · painted
sleeve
Garment's arm portion
- caseContainer or instance
- jewel caseContainer for precious stones
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
insert · spine · logo · barcode · blurb · screenshot · back cover · fold-out · slipcover · digest
appeal
Formal review request
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
promise · target audience · branding · franchise · sequel · remaster · promotional · consumer · retail
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
console · video game · collectible · retro · vintage · nostalgia · limited edition · variant · reversible · pre-order bonus
- box art
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
- game marketingtrailers, trailer, gameplay footage, teaser, teasers
- box setscomplete series, collected works, bundle, complete works, DVD collection
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- prints and labelslithographs, engravings, etchings, woodcuts, silk screens