Compose two styles
Rather than blending two styles into a middle, this assigns them roles: one carries the structure, the other appears as an accent. Where the two fight, it says so before you start.
How to divide the work
- Composition
- Follow Art Deco: Centered, symmetrical composition
- Type
- Set in Art Deco's manner (Tall, narrow geometric display type), and let Shōwa Modern's lettering (Kana stylized and thickened, set vertically without Latin mixed in) appear only where you want the eye to catch.
- Material
- Ground in Art Deco's material (Black, gold, ivory; repeated hairlines); bring in exactly one thing from Shōwa Modern (Flat color holding nihonga pigment murk, contours tightened by thin line).
- Colour
- Build on #17140f, #c8a65b, #f0e6cf and admit one accent from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615.
Where they fight
These two are already listed as related, so the join should come easily.
Caution
- Art Deco Too much ornament turns theme-park. Let white space carry the dignity.
- Shōwa Modern Setting Deco ornament beside a kimono without the newness that city once had produces a period costume rather than a modern poster.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from Art Deco (Style, 1920s–1930s) and its accent from Shōwa Modern (Style, 1920s–1930s). Structural cues: Symmetry; Radiating lines; Stepped motifs; Gold and black. Accent cues, used sparingly: Deco crossed with nihonga; The modern girl's city; Stylized lettering; Department stores and transit. Composition: Centered, symmetrical composition. Type and lettering: Tall, narrow geometric display type. Let one material quality come from the second style: Flat color holding nihonga pigment murk, contours tightened by thin line. Mood: Luxury, Exhilaration, Nostalgia. Color: build on #17140f, #c8a65b, #f0e6cf 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.
Related entries
- Art Deco 1920s–1930s / Style / Historical Styles
Stages urban luxury with repeating geometry and a metallic sheen.
- Shōwa Modern 1920s–1930s / Style / Advertising Posters
Prewar Japan's commercial modernism, typified by Sugiura Hisui's Mitsukoshi and subway posters: Deco crossed with nihonga, the modern girl's city and refined lettering drawing the dawn of consumer culture.
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