# Bauhaus × De Stijl — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=bauhaus+de-stijl
# Bauhaus carries the structure. De Stijl 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 Bauhaus (Style, 1919–1933) and its accent from De Stijl (Style, 1917–1931). Structural cues: Elementary shapes; Primary colors; Functional beauty; Visible structure. Accent cues, used sparingly: Vertical and horizontal; Red, blue, yellow; White planes; Asymmetric equilibrium. Composition: Treat shapes and letters as the same building blocks. Type and lettering: Geometric sans-serif. Let one material quality come from the second style: White, black, primaries; ration the colored planes. Mood: Trust, Play, Calm, Technology. Color: build on #eee7d4, #df2c22, #153f8c with a single accent drawn from #f2efe2, #d53225, #1f4b93. 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
# - Bauhaus: Scattered shapes read as childish. Give every element a job.
# - De Stijl: Not just red-blue-yellow squares. Design the ratios and the asymmetric balance.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/bauhaus/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/de-stijl/design.md