Retro
Design that speaks before you do.
Sunset grids, chrome type, 80s afterglow.
What we do
Structure first
A grid you can feel even when you can't see it. Every block lands where the eye already expected it.
Type that carries
One family, a strict scale, no decorative detours. Hierarchy does the talking.
Colour with intent
A single accent doing the work of five. Restraint is what makes it land.
Type specimen
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DisplayAesthetic as a system
HeadingAesthetic as a system
BodyAesthetic as a system
CaptionAesthetic as a system
The vibe
A remembered 1984 that never happened — perspective grids running to a purple horizon, chrome lettering, and pink-on-cyan everything. Nostalgia for an era's marketing rather than the era.
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Reference · Vaporwave
When to use it
- Music releases, mixes, and club nights.
- Retro gaming and emulation communities.
- Campaigns that want to feel like a mixtape cover.
Build spec
- Palette
- type
- Chrome or outline display, wide tracked all-caps
- borders
- 1px cyan with glow, subtle radius
- spacing
- Centred, poster-like, horizon-anchored
Reference gallery
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