Seapunk
シーパンク / 2011–2013 / Style / Internet Aesthetics
Mixes ocean CG, turquoise, dolphins and 90s 3D with the music and fashion of the social-media age.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Turquoise
- Dolphin CG
- Waves and shells
- Early 3D
Best used for
- Music announcements and merchandise that borrow the air of the early social web
- Filling short videos or stream overlays with loud and familiar imagery
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Extruded reflective 3D lettering, tilted rather than aligned
- Composition
- Repeat waves and shells as ground, set the subject large and central
- Material
- Turquoise and purple, CG water, dolphins, coarsely rendered gloss
- Caution
- Collecting the motifs without tying them to music or a scene leaves a pile of period images rather than a style.
- Further study
- Tumblr / seapunk music / early-2010s net culture
Related entries
- Vaporwave (ヴェイパーウェイヴ)Shared effects: Futurity / Rebellion.Compare Seapunk and Vaporwave
- Superflat (スーパーフラット)Shared effects: Play / Rebellion.Compare Seapunk and Superflat
Often confused with
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- Liminal Space (リミナル・スペース)Shared effects: Rebellion.
- Flash Era Web Animation (Flash黄金期のウェブ)Shared effects: Play.
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