# Memphis × Neo-Geo — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=memphis+neo-geo
# Memphis carries the structure. Neo-Geo 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 Memphis (Style, 1980s) and its accent from Neo-Geo (Style, 1984–1992). Structural cues: Zigzags; Small figures; Pastel plus primary; Speckles. Accent cues, used sparingly: Smooth surfaces of industrial paint; Fluorescent, artificial colour; The gloss and finish of ready-made goods; Compositions like schematic diagrams. Composition: Scatter small motifs, anchor with one large shape. Type and lettering: A chunky geometric sans. Let one material quality come from the second style: Fluorescent and synthetic hues in enamel-smooth industrial finishes. Mood: Play, Exhilaration, Rebellion, Futurism, Luxury. Color: build on #f5cfda, #f4c62f, #2a9e9a 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.

# Where the two fight
# - Memphis and Neo-Geo share no intent, so the contrast has to become the subject rather than something to smooth over.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Memphis: Don't stop at background pattern. Map the figures to navigation and units of meaning.
# - Neo-Geo: Avoid sincere formalism—without the quotation marks around its geometry, Neo-Geo becomes exactly the tasteful abstraction it set out to critique.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/memphis/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/neo-geo/design.md