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Neumorphism
ニューモーフィズム / late 2010s– / Style / UI Expression
Makes background and controls one material, showing relief through soft shadow alone.
Same-color surfaces / Two-direction shadows / Rounded parts / Low contrast
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Glassmorphism
グラスモーフィズム / 2020s / Style / UI Expression
Shows depth and hierarchy through translucent layers, floating information lightly.
Background blur / Translucency / Thin white borders / Color bleed
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Vaporwave
ヴェイパーウェイヴ / 2010s / Style / Digital Retro
Turns memories of consumer society and early digital life into dreamlike unease.
Pink and purple / Classical statues / Early CG / Tropics and Japanese text
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Cyberpunk
サイバーパンク / 1980s– / Style / Visions of the Future
Advanced technology and ruined daily life share the same frame, so the future arrives as promise and as threat.
Rainy nights / Multilingual neon / Dense cabling / Dark cities
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Maximalism
マキシマリズム / recurring / Style / Ornament
Layers quantity, color and pattern without fear, making excess itself the richness.
Layered patterns / Strong color / Ornamental type / Collector's density
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Gothic
ゴシック / 12th–16th century / Style / Historical Styles
Summons mystery, awe and permanence through verticality and dark ornament. What is described here is the medieval body of work; the nineteenth-century movement that dug it up stands separately as Gothic Revival.
Blackletter / Pointed forms / Black / Minute ornament
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Neubrutalism
ニューブルータリズム / 2010s– / Style / UI Expression
Rebels warmly against the over-polished web with thick borders and blunt color.
Thick black borders / Hard shadows / Vivid color / Flat components
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Flat Design / Vector Minimalism
フラットデザイン / ベクターミニマリズム / 2010s– / Style / UI Expression
Reduces information to plain planes and color, portable across screens and media.
Uniform planes / Simple shapes / Few shadows / Clear color
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Gen X Soft Club
ジェネレーションX ソフトクラブ / late 1990s / Style / Digital Retro
Paints vague hope for the future in the teal glow bleeding through club darkness.
Teal / Blurred light / Translucency / Abstract 3D
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Future Funk
フューチャーファンク / 2010s / Style / Digital Retro
Re-edits 1980s Japanese pop at high speed into dazzling euphoria.
80s anime / City pop / Vivid night views / Rapid collage
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Steampunk
スチームパンク / Victorian retrofuture / Style / Visions of the Future
Extends steam-age materials and machinery into a tangible alternate history.
Brass / Gears / Leather / Gauges
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Acid
アシッド / 1990s–2020s / Style / Counterculture
Slams fluorescent color and distortion together at high pressure, shaking the eye with aggression.
Fluorescent color / Distortion / High contrast / Rough 3D
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Glitch
グリッチ / digital / Style / UI Expression
Refuses to hide error and corruption, exposing the fragility of the digital medium itself.
Channel shift / Block noise / Scanlines / Dropout
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Naïve
ナイーブ / timeless / Style / Illustration Styles
Steps away from the norms of skill, making plain observation and imbalance the charm.
Uneven lines / Flattened perspective / Simple color / Hand-drawn letters
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Blueprint
ブループリント / industrial / Style / Technical Expression
Instead of a finished object it shows the lines of the thinking behind it, communicating structure and possibility.
White lines on blue / Dimensions / Sections / Handwritten notes
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Risograph
リソグラフ / 1980s– / contemporary revival / Technique / Stencil Printing
Keeps the per-color plates and their happy misregistration, giving each copy its own body heat.
Misregistration / Spot-color inks / Halftone dots / Paper show-through
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Bento Grid
ベントーグリッド / 2020s / Layout / Information Design
Divides different kinds of information into independent boxes, giving the whole picture at a glance.
Cards large and small / Aligned gutters / One-screen summary / Modules
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Isometric Illustration
アイソメトリック・イラストレーション / technical drawing–digital / Technique / Diagrammatic Expression
Keeps depth while looking down from above, explaining relationships among many parts in a single image.
30-degree axes / Uniform scale / Exploded views / Little worlds
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Solarpunk
ソーラーパンク / 2000s– / Aesthetic / Visions of the Future
Refuses to oppose nature and technology, painting a bright future that is tended by hand.
Green and sunlight / Local handwork / Renewable technology / Community
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Afrofuturism
アフロフューチャリズム / 20th century– / Aesthetic / Visions of the Future
Connects African diasporic history, culture and future, reclaiming stolen time and new possibility.
Cosmic futures / Cultural pattern / Metal and earth / Myth reinterpreted
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Dark Academia
ダーク・アカデミア / 2010s– / historical references / Aesthetic / Subculture Style
Borrows the shadows of old scholarly rooms to build an obsession with knowledge and a secretive intimacy.
Old books / Deep browns and black / Classical serifs / Candlelight
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Claymorphism
クレイモーフィズム / 2020s / Style / UI Expression
Makes digital components soft and playable with rounded, clay-like volume.
Inflated forms / Inner highlights / Soft shadows / Pastels
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Gradient Mesh
グラデーション・メッシュ / digital–contemporary / Technique / Painting Techniques
Blends several color focal points smoothly, giving a flat plane the depth of light and atmosphere.
Multi-point gradients / Bleeding light / Large color fields / Soft depth
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