Aesthetics of Vaporwave
Editorial Design / Research
Vaporwave is a music and art genre that evokes a sense of nostalgia. In the research paper «Aesthetics of Vaporwave» I looked into the history of the genre and how it deals with its two major topics: nostalgia and consumerism. The vaporwave label Business Casual served as an exemplary library to outline the various visual tropes vaporwave artists use in order to connect the music and the album art.
The book is based on the proportions of a vinyl LP and incorporates the visual language of the genre—including chapter art in the style of album covers, that I design specially for the book.
The book was created in alongside an experimental game, which can be found here.
