Avant Basic
Avant Basic is a design aesthetic defined by checkerboard, wavy lines, pastel patterns, worked in a palette of pastel blues, pinks, greens. Associated with the 2020s, Avant Basic leans toward playfulness, retro, maximalism. Related looks include Danish Pastel, Indie Kid.
AI image prompt
Avant Basic aesthetic — Checkerboard, wavy lines, pastel patterns, curved shapes. Colour palette: Pastel blues, pinks, greens, oranges. Mood: Playfulness, retro, maximalism. Highly detailed, rich colour and texture, evocative mood, high quality.
What it is
Avant Basic is a design aesthetic built around checkerboard, wavy lines, pastel patterns, curved shapes. The Avant Basic palette works in pastel blues, pinks, greens, oranges. As a named look, Avant Basic is most associated with the 2020s. In feeling, Avant Basic reads as playfulness, retro, maximalism, kitsch. Avant Basic sits within a family of related looks such as Danish Pastel, Indie Kid, Kidcore, Memphis Design. Additionally, to recreate Avant Basic in an AI image tool using GPT Image or Midjourney, pair pastel blues and pinks tones with checkerboard and wavy lines, and keep a playfulness mood. For example, Avant Basic pairs naturally with Danish Pastel and Indie Kid on a shared mood board.
Palette
Pastel blues, pinks, greens, oranges
Motifs
Checkerboard, wavy lines, pastel patterns, curved shapes
Mood & values
Playfulness, retro, maximalism, kitsch, creativity
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