The future
was glossy.
Y2K optimism, aqua glass and lens-flare confidence — back from 2004, better rendered.
Enter the aquarium
EST. 2026 — NO SMOOTH EDGES
Design that
Design that
shouts back.
// raw borders. hard shadows. zero apologies. hover the buttons — they fight back.
RAW — LOUD — HONEST — UGLY ON PURPOSE — RAW — LOUD — HONEST — UGLY ON PURPOSE — RAW — LOUD — HONEST — UGLY ON PURPOSE —
06 Vermillion
Neo-brutalist — hard shadows, marquee, tactile buttons
Palette
Signature6px hard-shadow buttons that duck on press
The future
07 Chrome Dreams
Y2K / Frutiger-Aero revival — chrome type, glossy aqua UI
Palette
Signaturechrome gradient-clip type + rising glass bubbles
MOVE FAST MOVE FAST MOVE FAST MOVE FAST
DESIGN LOUD DESIGN LOUD DESIGN LOUD DESIGN
NEVER STILL NEVER STILL NEVER STILL NEVER
move your cursor fast — the type feels it
08 Velocity
Kinetic typography — pointer-velocity-reactive marquees
Palette
Signaturemarquee speed = cursor speed · difference-blend blob
09 Greenterm
CRT phosphor terminal — self-typing boot sequence
Palette
Signaturetype-on loop + scanlines + glow (pixel-art-web recipe)
DREAMLINE — SIDE B
dream in
wireframe.
ARCHIVE ▸ 1997◂ REWIND · PLAY ▸
10 Dreamline
Vaporwave — sliced sun, infinite perspective grid
Palette
Signatureperspective grid scrolling toward you forever
SIGNAL.
01Identity
02Editorial
03Digital
04Type
11 Signal
Swiss / International — exposed grid, one red accent
Palette
Signaturegrid cells invert on hover — Müller-Brockmann energy
Vol.01 + Vol.02
Eleven worlds. Zero bought. All alive.
Every volume compounds: the palettes, type systems and signature moves get banked as skills, so the next volume starts further ahead. This is what an experimental hub looks like when it's working.