A span of years within a decade where we feel this aesthetic was most relevant. These years are usually given Early/Mid/Late modifiers, roughly corresponding to the beginning, middle, or end of a decade:
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Synthwave

Namesake: Named for the 80s synthpop revival genre that was the dominant music for this aesthetic.

The tongue-in-cheek oversaturated 1980s-revival aesthetic also sometimes called "Outrun" or "Retrowave". Heavy use of neon colors, airbrush-style imagery and laser grids.

Links

  1. Are.na - https://www.are.na/consumer-aesthetics-research-institute/synthwave-zpk7_evzd_4
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