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 Bento Grid: Tile large and small cards on four to six columns
- Type
- Set in Bento Grid's manner (A plain sans; oversize the numbers and short headings), and let Swiss's lettering (Neutral sans-serif; be bold with size contrast) appear only where you want the eye to catch.
- Material
- Ground in Bento Grid's material (Vary each card's role; keep decoration inside the cards); bring in exactly one thing from Swiss (White space and objective photographs; almost no ornament).
- Colour
- Build on #e8e7e1, #8dd5ba, #20211e and admit one accent from #f1efe8, #ed3b22, #121210.
Where they fight
These two are already listed as related, so the join should come easily.
Caution
- Bento Grid Not every card equal. Vary area and density by importance.
- Swiss Too much tidiness turns anonymous. Keep one strong jump in scale.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from Bento Grid (Layout, 2020s) and its accent from Swiss (Style, 1950s–). Structural cues: Cards large and small; Aligned gutters; One-screen summary; Modules. Accent cues, used sparingly: Strict grid; Sans-serif type; Asymmetry; Objective photography. Composition: Tile large and small cards on four to six columns. Type and lettering: A plain sans; oversize the numbers and short headings. Let one material quality come from the second style: White space and objective photographs; almost no ornament. Mood: Trust, Intimacy, Technology, Calm. Color: build on #e8e7e1, #8dd5ba, #20211e with a single accent drawn from #f1efe8, #ed3b22, #121210. 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
- Bento Grid 2020s / Layout / Information Design
Divides different kinds of information into independent boxes, giving the whole picture at a glance.
- Swiss 1950s– / Style / Functionalism
Puts order front and center and makes the information itself the protagonist.
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