# MTV Graphics × Scanimate — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=mtv-graphics+scanimate
# MTV Graphics carries the structure. Scanimate 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 MTV Graphics (Style, 1981–) and its accent from Scanimate (Technique, 1969–1980s). Structural cues: Fixed shape, variable surface; Graffiti and collage; Seconds-long ID films; Quotations from music culture. Accent cues, used sparingly: Glowing outlines; Electronic undulation; Rainbow glow; Scanline texture. Composition: Let the shape overflow the frame so it reads as a crop. Type and lettering: Fix only the outline of the mark and redraw the type inside every time. Let one material quality come from the second style: Scanlines and rainbow bleed, with color fringing left on the edges. Mood: Rebellion, Play, Exhilaration, Technology, Nostalgia. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 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
# - Both belong to Broadcast Design, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - MTV Graphics: Using variability as an excuse to change the outline as well, so nothing stays fixed and the mark never accumulates as a sign.
# - Scanimate: Layering glow and scanlines on top while the undulation itself still moves with the smooth interpolation of today's tools.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/mtv-graphics/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/scanimate/design.md