Synthwave
シンセウェーブ / 1980s imagined future / Style / Digital Retro
Replays the future the 1980s imagined, in neon and horizon lines.
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At a glance
Visual cues
- Neon
- Perspective grid
- Sunset
- Black sky
Best used for
- Instant world-building for games and music
- The euphoria of retro-futurism
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Oblique sans with script accents
- Composition
- Low horizon, central perspective, gigantic title
- Material
- Black, magenta, cyan, glow
- Caution
- Sun and grid alone are overfamiliar. Add story elements of your own.
- Further study
- James White / 80s sci-fi title design
Related entries
- Blueprint (ブループリント)Shared effects: Futurity.Compare Synthwave and Blueprint
- Minimalism (ミニマリズム)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Synthwave and Minimalism
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