# Art Deco × Shōwa Modern — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=art-deco+showa-modern
# Art Deco carries the structure. Shōwa Modern 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 Shōwa Modern (Style, 1920s–1930s). Structural cues: Symmetry; Radiating lines; Stepped motifs; Gold and black. Accent cues, used sparingly: Deco crossed with nihonga; The modern girl's city; Stylized lettering; Department stores and transit. Composition: Centered, symmetrical composition. Type and lettering: Tall, narrow geometric display type. Let one material quality come from the second style: Flat color holding nihonga pigment murk, contours tightened by thin line. Mood: Luxury, Exhilaration, Nostalgia. Color: build on #17140f, #c8a65b, #f0e6cf with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. 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.
# - Shōwa Modern: Setting Deco ornament beside a kimono without the newness that city once had produces a period costume rather than a modern poster.

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