# HyperCard × Web 1.0 — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=hypercard+web-one
# HyperCard carries the structure. Web 1.0 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 HyperCard (Layout, 1987–2004) and its accent from Web 1.0 (Style, 1990s). Structural cues: One card filling the screen, with navigation that jumps between cards rather than turning pages; One bit black on white drawing, where grays and photographs both arrive as dither patterns; A row of small square icon buttons packed along the bottom edge of the card; Picture and text sharing one surface, with an input field marked by a single rule. Accent cues, used sparingly: Blue links; Low-res GIFs; System fonts; Plain buttons. Composition: One card is one screen. Put the shared frame on the background layer and lay the individual picture and text over it. Pack the navigation buttons along the bottom.. Type and lettering: Use a bitmap screen face. Do not enlarge headings, and let text carry the same weight as the drawing on the card.. Let one material quality come from the second style: White background, blue links, dithered images. Mood: Play, Nostalgia, Intimacy, Rebellion. Color: build on #000000, #FFFFFF, #808080 with a single accent drawn from #c9c9c9, #0000ee, #111111. 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.

# Where the two fight
# - Both belong to Digital Retro, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - HyperCard: Hiding the links inside the artwork erases the way back, and nobody can tell which stack they are in or how far along it.
# - Web 1.0: Don't regress actual accessibility. Separate the look from interaction quality.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/hypercard/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/web-one/design.md