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 Mexico 68 Identity: Waves of line carried surface to surface, crossing the boundaries between elements
- Type
- Set in Mexico 68 Identity's manner (Concentric lines from the mark reused as the skeleton of a custom alphabet), and let Op Art's lettering (Keep a neutral sans away from the illusion zone) appear only where you want the eye to catch.
- Material
- Ground in Mexico 68 Identity's material (A few high-chroma colors including fluorescents, repeated at large outdoor scale); bring in exactly one thing from Op Art (Black and white plus exactly one color).
- Colour
- Build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 and admit one accent from #f4f2ea, #171715, #e34b35.
Where they fight
These two are already listed as related, so the join should come easily.
Caution
- Mexico 68 Identity Pasting concentric lines on as decoration produces no vibration and leaves a scatter of unrelated patterns across the pieces.
- Op Art Never let the vibration reach the reading zone. Lower area and contrast on long-viewed screens.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from Mexico 68 Identity (Style, 1966–1968) and its accent from Op Art (Style, 1960s–). Structural cues: Radiating concentric lines; Op-art vibration; Fusion with folk art; City-scale deployment. Accent cues, used sparingly: High contrast; Repeated lines; Optical illusion; Geometric distortion. Composition: Waves of line carried surface to surface, crossing the boundaries between elements. Type and lettering: Concentric lines from the mark reused as the skeleton of a custom alphabet. Let one material quality come from the second style: Black and white plus exactly one color. Mood: Exhilaration, Play, Technology, Futurism. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #f4f2ea, #171715, #e34b35. 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
- Mexico 68 Identity 1966–1968 / Style / Public Design
The Olympic identity Wyman built for Mexico City: concentric lines radiating from the logotype into venues, uniforms and stamps, fusing Op art with folk art and wrapping a whole city in pulsing imagery.
- Op Art 1960s– / Style / Geometric Abstraction
Raises perceptual vibration and depth inside a still image through repeated line, form and value.
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