--- name: visual-styles description: 20 named visual styles for Video Agent prompts — each with colors, typography, motion, and transitions --- # Visual Style Library — 20 Styles Named visual styles for Video Agent prompts. Each is inspired by a real graphic designer. Ordered by mood intensity. **Picking a style:** Match mood first, content second. Ask: *"What should the viewer FEEL?"* **Using a style:** Copy the style block into your prompt's STYLE section. Use the visual language rules — don't inject the example B-roll scenes (they confuse the agent). **Custom styles:** These are examples. Create your own by combining elements, referencing other designers, art movements, or cultural aesthetics. The pattern: **named style + designer reference + color palette + typography + motion rules + transitions.** ## Quick Reference | # | Style | Artist | Mood | Best For | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Soft Signal | Sagmeister | Intimate, warm | Personal stories, wellness | | 2 | Warm Grain | Eksell | Organic, friendly | Environmental, sustainability | | 3 | Quiet Drama | Ray | Humanist, contemplative | Profiles, biographical | | 4 | Heritage Reel | Cassandre | Nostalgic, vintage | History, retrospectives | | 5 | Silk Route | Abedini | Flowing, mysterious | Global affairs, cross-cultural | | 6 | Swiss Pulse | Müller-Brockmann | Clinical, precise | Data-heavy, analytical | | 7 | Geometric Bold | Tanaka | Minimal, elegant | Lifestyle, visual essays | | 8 | Velvet Standard | Vignelli | Premium, timeless | Luxury, investor updates | | 9 | Digital Grid | Crouwel | Systematic, technical | Infrastructure, engineering | | 10 | Contact Sheet | Brodovitch | Editorial, investigative | Journalism, deep dives | | 11 | Folk Frequency | Terrazas | Cultural, vivid | Festivals, food, heritage | | 12 | Earth Pulse | Ghariokwu | Grounded, communal | Community, grassroots | | 13 | Dream State | Tomaszewski | Surreal, poetic | Op-eds, philosophy | | 14 | Play Mode | Ahn Sang-soo | Playful, irreverent | Entertainment, pop culture | | 15 | Carnival Surge | Lins | Euphoric, celebratory | Milestones, hype | | 16 | Shadow Cut | Hillmann | Dark, cinematic | Exposés, investigations | | 17 | Deconstructed | Brody | Industrial, raw | Tech news, punk energy | | 18 | Maximalist Type | Scher | Loud, kinetic | Big announcements, launches | | 19 | Data Drift | Anadol | Futuristic, immersive | AI/tech, innovation | | 20 | Red Wire | Tartakover | Urgent, immediate | Breaking news, crisis | ## Mood-to-Style Guide | Content feels... | Use... | |---|---| | Personal, intimate | Soft Signal, Quiet Drama | | Natural, earthy | Warm Grain, Earth Pulse | | Nostalgic, historical | Heritage Reel | | Data-driven, analytical | Swiss Pulse, Digital Grid | | Elegant, premium | Velvet Standard, Geometric Bold | | Cultural, global | Silk Route, Folk Frequency | | Investigative, serious | Contact Sheet, Shadow Cut | | Fun, lighthearted | Play Mode, Carnival Surge | | Philosophical, abstract | Dream State | | Punk, grassroots, raw | Deconstructed | | Hype, loud, high-energy | Maximalist Type | | Tech-forward, futuristic | Data Drift | | Breaking, urgent | Red Wire | --- ## 1. Soft Signal — Stefan Sagmeister **Mood:** Intimate, warm | **Best for:** Personal stories, wellness, reflections - Warm amber and cream with dusty rose, sage green, honey gold accents - Handwritten-style text overlays — personal, lowercase, delicate - Close-up framing: hands, faces, textures. Macro lens feel - Slow drifts and floats, never snaps. Soft dissolves, warm light leaks ``` STYLE — SOFT SIGNAL (Sagmeister): Warm amber/cream, dusty rose, sage green. Handwritten-style text. Close-up framing. Slow drifts and floats. Soft dissolves with warm light leaks. ``` ## 2. Warm Grain — Olle Eksell **Mood:** Organic, friendly | **Best for:** Environmental, sustainability, community - Earth tones: ochre, forest green, terracotta, cream, soft brown - Rounded sans-serif type. Organic rounded compositions — nothing angular - 16mm film grain, slightly desaturated. Natural textures: wood, linen, stone - Gentle wipes, soft cuts, unhurried ``` STYLE — WARM GRAIN (Eksell): Earth tones — ochre, forest green, terracotta, cream. Organic rounded compositions. 16mm film grain. Rounded sans-serif. Gentle wipes and soft cuts. ``` ## 3. Quiet Drama — Satyajit Ray **Mood:** Humanist, contemplative | **Best for:** Profiles, biographical, cultural - Muted warm: sepia, deep brown, soft gold, off-white, charcoal - Clean serif type, positioned with care. Portrait framing - Strong single-source contrast: window light, single lamp - Deliberate pacing, longer holds. Slow fades to black ``` STYLE — QUIET DRAMA (Ray): Muted warm — sepia, deep brown, soft gold. Portrait framing. Clean serif. Strong single-source contrast. Slow fades to black. ``` ## 4. Heritage Reel — Cassandre **Mood:** Nostalgic, vintage | **Best for:** History, retrospectives, brand origins - Faded gold, deep burgundy, navy, cream, sepia wash - Elegant centered serif like classic film title cards - Vignetting, softened edges. Film grain, light scratches, gentle jitter - Iris wipes, film reel flicker ``` STYLE — HERITAGE REEL (Cassandre): Faded gold, burgundy, navy, sepia wash. Elegant centered serif. Vignetting and aged film grain. Iris wipe transitions. ``` ## 5. Silk Route — Reza Abedini **Mood:** Flowing, mysterious | **Best for:** Global affairs, cross-cultural, art/design - Rich jewel tones: deep teal, burgundy, gold, lapis blue, black - Elegant spaced type along natural visual lines - Layered compositions — foreground, midground, background all active - Flowing dissolves, smooth morphs ``` STYLE — SILK ROUTE (Abedini): Jewel tones — deep teal, burgundy, gold, lapis blue. Layered compositions, all depths active. Elegant spaced type. Flowing dissolves and smooth morphs. ``` ## 6. Swiss Pulse — Josef Müller-Brockmann **Mood:** Clinical, precise | **Best for:** Data-heavy, analytical, financial, metrics - Black (#1a1a1a), white, ONE accent: electric blue (#0066FF) - Helvetica Bold headlines, Regular labels. Numbers LARGE (80-120pt) - Grid-locked compositions. Every element snaps to 12-column grid - Animated counters COUNT UP from 0. Diagonal compositions on key moments - Grid wipes, hard cuts. No dissolves ``` STYLE — SWISS PULSE (Müller-Brockmann): Black/white + electric blue #0066FF. Grid-locked. Helvetica Bold. Animated counters. Diagonal accents. Grid wipe transitions. ``` ## 7. Geometric Bold — Ikko Tanaka **Mood:** Minimal, elegant | **Best for:** Clean lifestyle, culture, visual essays, brand profiles - Maximum 3 flat colors per frame — no gradients - Bold clean type as primary visual element - Asymmetric composition, 60% negative space minimum. Single focal point - Clean cuts on beat, no effects ``` STYLE — GEOMETRIC BOLD (Tanaka): Max 3 flat colors per frame. 60% negative space. Bold type as primary element. Single focal point. Clean cuts on beat. ``` ## 8. Velvet Standard — Massimo Vignelli **Mood:** Premium, timeless | **Best for:** Luxury, investor updates, keynotes, product showcases - Black, white, ONE rich accent: deep navy (#1a237e) or gold (#c9a84c) - Thin sans-serif, ALL CAPS, letter-spaced wide - Generous negative space. Symmetrical, centered, architectural precision - Slow, deliberate. Sequential reveals. Elegant cross-dissolves ``` STYLE — VELVET STANDARD (Vignelli): Black, white, one accent: gold #c9a84c. Thin ALL CAPS, wide spacing. Generous negative space. Slow elegant cross-dissolves. ``` ## 9. Digital Grid — Wim Crouwel **Mood:** Systematic, technical | **Best for:** Infrastructure, engineering, code, tech - Dark (#0a0a0a) with cyan (#00E5FF), amber (#FFB300), green (#00FF88) - Monospaced type throughout. Code-terminal aesthetic - Pixel grid overlays visible. Everything snaps to system - Grid nodes light up sequentially. Scan-line effects, cursor blinks - Clean wipe transitions ``` STYLE — DIGITAL GRID (Crouwel): Monospaced type. Dark #0a0a0a with cyan #00E5FF, amber #FFB300. Pixel grid overlays. Terminal aesthetic. Clean wipe transitions. ``` ## 10. Contact Sheet — Alexey Brodovitch **Mood:** Editorial, investigative | **Best for:** Journalism, deep dives, research breakdowns - High contrast B&W with occasional desaturated color accents - Bold sans-serif captions like editorial annotations - Photo-editorial framing — multiple images, contact-sheet energy - Raw grain, imperfect focus. Tight crops on faces and hands - Hard cuts on beat, snap-zooms ``` STYLE — CONTACT SHEET (Brodovitch): High contrast B&W, desaturated accents. Photo-editorial framing. Bold sans-serif annotations. Raw grain. Hard cuts on beat. Snap-zooms. ``` ## 11. Folk Frequency — Eduardo Terrazas **Mood:** Cultural, vivid | **Best for:** Cultural events, food, tradition, heritage - Vivid folk: hot pink, bright orange, cobalt blue, sun yellow, emerald - Bold warm rounded type. Pattern and repetition — folk art rhythms - Rich textures: woven fabrics, painted surfaces, ceramic, handmade - Colorful wipes, quick cuts on festive rhythm ``` STYLE — FOLK FREQUENCY (Terrazas): Vivid folk — hot pink, cobalt blue, sun yellow, emerald. Bold rounded type. Folk art rhythms. Rich handmade textures. Colorful wipes on festive rhythm. ``` ## 12. Earth Pulse — Lemi Ghariokwu **Mood:** Grounded, communal | **Best for:** Community, music/culture, grassroots - Warm saturated: burnt orange, deep green, rich yellow, terracotta - Bold expressive type, center-frame. Wide community framing - Rhythmic editing timed to musical beats - Rhythmic cuts on beat, freeze-frames for emphasis ``` STYLE — EARTH PULSE (Ghariokwu): Warm saturated — burnt orange, deep green, rich yellow. Bold expressive type. Wide community framing. Rhythmic cuts on beat. Freeze-frames. ``` ## 13. Dream State — Henryk Tomaszewski **Mood:** Surreal, poetic | **Best for:** Op-eds, philosophy, think pieces, speculative - Muted palette with one surreal accent: dusty blues, grey-greens, then shock of red or gold - Sparse precise text — few words, maximum impact. Thin elegant floating type - Unusual juxtapositions. Dreamlike quality: soft edges, atmospheric haze - Slow morph dissolves. NEVER hard cuts ``` STYLE — DREAM STATE (Tomaszewski): Muted palette + one surreal accent. Thin elegant floating type. Soft edges, atmospheric haze. Slow morph dissolves — NEVER hard cuts. ``` ## 14. Play Mode — Ahn Sang-soo **Mood:** Playful, irreverent | **Best for:** Entertainment, pop culture, listicles, fun - Bright candy: electric blue, hot pink, lime green, yellow, white - Bouncy oversized tilted text. Asymmetric off-kilter compositions - Quick cuts (1-3 seconds). Score cards, achievement popups, XP bars - Bouncy spring physics — text overshoots and settles, screen shakes - Pop cuts, whip pans, bounce effects ``` STYLE — PLAY MODE (Ahn Sang-soo): Electric blue, hot pink, lime green. Bouncy spring physics. Oversized tilted text. Score cards, XP bars. Pop cuts, bounce effects. ``` ## 15. Carnival Surge — Rico Lins **Mood:** Euphoric, celebratory | **Best for:** Big announcements, milestones, celebrations, hype - Maximum color: hot pink (#FF1493), electric yellow (#FFE000), teal (#00CED1), orange, violet - MASSIVE bold text at ANGLES over footage. Collage-style overlapping - Rapid 1-2 second clips. Confetti, lights, constant energy - Smash cuts, flash frames, rapid-fire montage ``` STYLE — CARNIVAL SURGE (Lins): Max color — hot pink #FF1493, yellow #FFE000, teal #00CED1. Collage layering. Text MASSIVE at ANGLES. Confetti bursts. Smash cuts, flash frames. ``` ## 16. Shadow Cut — Hans Hillmann **Mood:** Dark, cinematic | **Best for:** Exposés, investigations, controversy, dark deep dives - Near-monochrome: deep blacks, cold greys, stark white + blood red or toxic green - Sharp angular text like film noir title cards - Heavy shadow — faces half-lit, objects emerging from darkness - Slow creeping push-ins, slow reveals, tension - Iris to black, slow fade from darkness, hard cuts to silence ``` STYLE — SHADOW CUT (Hillmann): Deep blacks, cold greys + blood red accent. Sharp angular text. Heavy shadow. Slow creeping push-ins. Hard cuts to black. Film noir tension. ``` ## 17. Deconstructed — Neville Brody **Mood:** Industrial, raw | **Best for:** Tech news, security, punk energy, counter-culture - Dark grey (#1a1a1a), black, rust orange (#D4501E), raw white (#f0f0f0) - Type at angles, overlapping edges, escaping frames. Bold industrial - High contrast, gritty textures: scratched metal, peeling paint, scan-line glitch - Text SLAMS, SHATTERS, PUNCHES. Letters scramble then snap - Smash cuts, glitch transitions, white flash frames ``` STYLE — DECONSTRUCTED (Brody): Dark grey #1a1a1a, rust orange #D4501E. Type at angles, overlapping. Gritty textures, scan-line glitch. Smash cuts with flash frames. ``` ## 18. Maximalist Type — Paula Scher **Mood:** Loud, kinetic | **Best for:** Big announcements, launches, high-energy recaps - Bold saturated: red, yellow, black, white — maximum contrast - Text IS the visual. Overlapping layers at different scales and angles, 50-80% of frame - Kinetic energy: everything moving, slamming, sliding. 1-2 second rapid cuts - Text layered OVER footage — never empty backgrounds - Smash cuts, text slamming from edges, flash frames ``` STYLE — MAXIMALIST TYPE (Scher): Red, yellow, black, white — max contrast. Text IS the visual. Overlapping at different scales, 50-80% of frame. Kinetic everything. Smash cuts, flash frames. ``` ## 19. Data Drift — Refik Anadol **Mood:** Futuristic, immersive | **Best for:** AI/tech, speculative, cutting-edge science - Iridescent: holographic silver, electric purple (#7c3aed), cyan (#06b6d4), deep black (#0a0a0a) - Thin futuristic sans-serif — minimal, floating, weightless - Fluid morphing compositions. Extreme scale shifts: microscopic to cosmic - Particles coalesce into numbers, light traces data paths - Liquid dissolves, particles dispersing and reforming ``` STYLE — DATA DRIFT (Anadol): Iridescent — purple #7c3aed, cyan #06b6d4, deep black. Fluid morphing compositions. Thin futuristic type. Liquid dissolves. Particles coalesce into numbers. ``` ## 20. Red Wire — David Tartakover **Mood:** Urgent, immediate | **Best for:** Breaking news, crisis updates, alerts - High alert: red, black, white, emergency yellow — maximum contrast - Bold condensed all caps — every word screams urgency - Split screens, ticker-style text bars, timestamp overlays — max information density - Multiple text elements simultaneously. Handheld energy - Snap cuts, flash frames, zero breathing room ``` STYLE — RED WIRE (Tartakover): Red, black, white, emergency yellow. Bold condensed all-caps. Split screens, tickers, timestamps. Snap cuts, flash frames. Zero breathing room. ```