Maximalism
マキシマリズム / recurring / Style / Ornament
Layers quantity, color and pattern without fear, making excess itself the richness.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Layered patterns
- Strong color
- Ornamental type
- Collector's density
Best used for
- Festivity and abundance at full volume
- Immersion in a one-of-a-kind world
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Ornamental display as the star; one fixed text face
- Composition
- Fill the surface but choose a single focus
- Material
- Unify pattern, photo and ornament by hue
- Caution
- Don't make everything loud. Build large-small and front-back hierarchy inside the density.
- Further study
- Alessandro Michele / Iris Apfel
Related entries
- Minimalism (ミニマリズム)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Maximalism and Minimalism
- Gothic (ゴシック)Shared effects: Luxury.Compare Maximalism and Gothic
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- Stained Glass (ステンドグラス)Shared effects: Luxury / Exhilaration.
- Pattern and Decoration (パターン・アンド・デコレーション)Shared effects: Play / Luxury.
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