# Orphism × Synchromism — composed image prompt # IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=orphism+synchromism # Orphism carries the structure. Synchromism 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 Orphism (Style, 1912–1914) and its accent from Synchromism (Style, 1912–1918). Structural cues: Concentric circles and rotating discs; Hues arranged in spectral order; Divisions made by intersecting arcs; Simultaneous contrast of colour. Accent cues, used sparingly: Planes ordered along the spectrum; A composition that turns in a vortex; Depth generated by colour alone; Titles borrowed from music. Composition: Concentric and interlocking discs sliced by arcs radiating from off centre pivots. Type and lettering: A rounded geometric sans used sparingly, letters following the arcs with shifting density. Let one material quality come from the second style: Saturated unmixed pigment at even opacity, so no plane comes forward merely because it is denser than its neighbour.. Mood: Exhilaration, Technology, Futurism. 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 Geometric Abstraction, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable. # Cautions carried from each entry # - Orphism: Avoid letting the discs decay into generic rainbow ornament; the arcs must follow simultaneous-contrast logic, each hue chosen against its neighbour. # - Synchromism: Borrowing only the musical metaphor for the palette produces no depth, and once a keyline holds the shapes together the colour stops doing the structural work. # Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/orphism/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/synchromism/design.md