Vaporwave centres on hellenic statues, while Synthwave leans toward neon grids.
Vaporwave is a design aesthetic built around hellenic statues, 1990s web design and CGI, Japanese text, glitch art, worked in a palette of pastel pink and cyan, purple, neon gradients. The overall mood is nostalgia, anti-capitalist critique, irony. It sits close to Cassette Futurism, Cleancore, Demoscene.
Synthwave is a design aesthetic built around neon grids, wireframe landscapes, striped sunsets, 1980s supercars, worked in a palette of magenta, cyan, violet, neon pink. The overall mood is nostalgia, retrofuturism, escapism. It sits close to Cassette Futurism, Cyberpunk, Laser Grid.
Vaporwave centres on hellenic statues, while Synthwave leans toward neon grids.
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