# Case Study Houses × Mid-Century Modern — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=case-study-houses+mid-century
# Case Study Houses carries the structure. Mid-Century 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 Case Study Houses (Style, 1945–1966) and its accent from Mid-Century Modern (Style, 1940s–1960s). Structural cues: Lightness of steel and glass; Indoors flowing outdoors; Off-the-shelf components; Horizontally open plans. Accent cues, used sparingly: Organic shapes; Calm warm colors; Succinct illustration; Diagonal movement. Composition: Run the floor from living room to terrace, openings full width. Type and lettering: Space slender steel columns at a regular bay, dimensions left visible. Let one material quality come from the second style: Mustard, teal, textures of wood and paper. Mood: Futurism, Intimacy, Calm, Trust, Nostalgia. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #efe2c5, #d15b3b, #35655c. 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
# - Case Study Houses: Copying the glazed openness while neglecting sun and privacy control produces a hot, exposed house that photographs well and cannot be lived in.
# - Mid-Century Modern: Don't pile up retro props. Fit the forms to today's information structure.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/case-study-houses/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/mid-century/design.md