# Art Deco × Harlem Renaissance — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=art-deco+harlem-renaissance
# Art Deco carries the structure. Harlem Renaissance appear as accents, each further back than the last.
# Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work.

An original image that takes its structure from Art Deco (Style, 1920s–1930s) and its accent from Harlem Renaissance (Style, 1920s–1930s). Structural cues: Symmetry; Radiating lines; Stepped motifs; Gold and black. Accent cues, used sparingly: Black self-representation; The jazz age; Magazines and publishing; Modern figures. Composition: Centered, symmetrical composition. Type and lettering: Tall, narrow geometric display type. Let one material quality come from the second style: Prints and drawn illustration, few inks, the paper doing the shadow work.. Mood: Luxury, Exhilaration, Rebellion. Color: build on #17140f, #c8a65b, #f0e6cf with a single accent drawn from #d7bc83, #8a4937, #24201e. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Art Deco: Too much ornament turns theme-park. Let white space carry the dignity.
# - Harlem Renaissance: Borrowing it as jazz age decoration drops the point, which was Black people representing themselves, and leaves a period flavored ornament.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/art-deco/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/harlem-renaissance/design.md