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 New Wave: Shift the grid; hold several angles at once
- Type
- Set in New Wave's manner (Mix condensed, geometric and vertical setting), 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 New Wave's material (Yellow, red, blue, dots, thin rules); bring in exactly one thing from Swiss (White space and objective photographs; almost no ornament).
- Colour
- Build on #f1dfca, #f03d51, #3156af and admit one accent from #f1efe8, #ed3b22, #121210.
Where they fight
- New Wave and Swiss share no intent, so the contrast has to become the subject rather than something to smooth over.
Caution
- New Wave Don't multiply small decorations. Choose one starring deviation.
- Swiss Too much tidiness turns anonymous. Keep one strong jump in scale.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from New Wave (Style, 1970s–1980s) and its accent from Swiss (Style, 1950s–). Structural cues: Irregular grid; Dots; High chroma; Rotated type. Accent cues, used sparingly: Strict grid; Sans-serif type; Asymmetry; Objective photography. Composition: Shift the grid; hold several angles at once. Type and lettering: Mix condensed, geometric and vertical setting. Let one material quality come from the second style: White space and objective photographs; almost no ornament. Mood: Play, Rebellion, Exhilaration, Trust, Calm. Color: build on #f1dfca, #f03d51, #3156af 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
- New Wave 1970s–1980s / Style / Counterculture
Keeps punk's freedom while re-editing color and grid with urban polish.
- Swiss 1950s– / Style / Functionalism
Puts order front and center and makes the information itself the protagonist.
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