New Wave
ニュー・ウェーブ / 1970s–1980s / Style / Counterculture
Keeps punk's freedom while re-editing color and grid with urban polish.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Irregular grid
- Dots
- High chroma
- Rotated type
Best used for
- Editorial heat for culture media
- Adding surprise to serious content
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Mix condensed, geometric and vertical setting
- Composition
- Shift the grid; hold several angles at once
- Material
- Yellow, red, blue, dots, thin rules
- Caution
- Don't multiply small decorations. Choose one starring deviation.
- Further study
- Neville Brody / Peter Saville
Related entries
- The Face (ザ・フェイス)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare New Wave and The Face
- Swiss (スイス・スタイル)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare New Wave and Swiss
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- Psychedelic (サイケデリック)Shared effects: Exhilaration / Rebellion.
- Acid (アシッド)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.
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- https://indexstyle.org/styles/new-wave
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