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 Punk: Deliberate misalignment and overlap; disturb even the margins
- Type
- Set in Punk's manner (Mix newsprint letters, handwriting and stamps), and let Zine's lettering (Mix handwriting and typing, sizing letters by loudness rather than by grid.) appear only where you want the eye to catch.
- Material
- Ground in Punk's material (Copier paper, tears, black plus a warning color); bring in exactly one thing from Zine (Coarse photocopy tone, staple binding, the shadows of cut edges left in.).
- Colour
- Build on #eee3cf, #ef3127, #10100f and admit one accent from #ece8dd, #c9403b, #171615.
Where they fight
These two are already listed as related, so the join should come easily.
Caution
- Punk Borrowed rebellion is hollow. Decide what you are protesting first.
- Zine Copying only the coarse photocopy look misses the point. Who is sharing what with whom comes first, and the roughness is a result of small runs and low budgets, not a goal.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from Punk (Style, 1970s–1980s) and its accent from Zine (Technique, 1930s– / 1970s revival). Structural cues: Cut-and-paste letters; Photocopier noise; Handwriting; Ragged placement. Accent cues, used sparingly: Photocopiers; Handwriting; Cut and paste; Small print runs. Composition: Deliberate misalignment and overlap; disturb even the margins. Type and lettering: Mix newsprint letters, handwriting and stamps. Let one material quality come from the second style: Coarse photocopy tone, staple binding, the shadows of cut edges left in.. Mood: Rebellion, Exhilaration, Intimacy, Play. Color: build on #eee3cf, #ef3127, #10100f with a single accent drawn from #ece8dd, #c9403b, #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
- Punk 1970s–1980s / Style / Counterculture
A DIY objection to the authority of the tidy, made by cutting, pasting and dirtying.
- Zine 1930s– / 1970s revival / Technique / Publishing and Editing
Circulates personal and communal voices without publishers, through small runs, low budgets and DIY reproduction.
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