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Tim Lapetino is a writer and award-winning creative director/graphic designer. His design and branding work has been published in more than a dozen books and magazines, and for nearly 20 years he has helped organizations and companies tell compelling stories through design and writing.

He is the author of the design history book, Art of Atari, and Editor of Undisputed Street Fighter, a retrospective on the popular video game franchise. He also co-authored the design inspiration book Damn Good: Top Designers Discuss Their All-Time Favorite Projects. He has written for HOW, Geek Monthly, RETRO, and other publications, and is dedicated to writing and working at the intersection of design and pop culture. He resides in Chicago with his wife and ...more

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	The Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino (Goodreads Author), Robert V. Conte (Contributor) 4.42 avg rating — 620 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undisputed Street Fighter A 30th Anniversary Retrospective by Steve Hendershot, Tim Lapetino (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 94 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art of Atari Poster Collection 4.12 avg rating — 66 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon by Arjan Terpstra, Tim Lapetino (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Damn Good: Top Designers Discuss Their All-Time Favorite Projects by Tim Lapetino (Goodreads Author), Jason Adam 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pac-Man special edition by Arjan Terpstra, Tim Lapetino (Goodreads Author), Maarten Brands it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Prodigal God: Recovering the heart of the Christian faith

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The Case for Christ

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The Accidental Life: An Editor's Notes on Writing and Writers

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