Retrowave Text Generator

Retrowave Text Generator

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Updated Feb 10, 2019 at 02:16AM EST by andcallmeshirley.

Added Oct 06, 2016 at 11:36AM EDT by Adam.

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About

The Retrowave Text Generator is a web application that allows users to create graphic images with custom texts in bright neon colors reminiscent of '80s science-fiction film posters and production logos, a style of visual art that has been also referred to as neon-noir. In October 2016, the image generator gained widespread attention with the growing popularity of retrowave aesthetics on the internet, in a similar vein to the Stranger Things-themed title sequence generator Make It Stranger.

Origin

On July 16th, 2016, generator site PhotoFunia announced on its Instagram[1] that it had introduced a new text effect generator[2] it dubbed Retro Wave.


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Spread

In the coming months, images using the generator appeared on Flickr,[3] but it did not gain widespread popularity until October 5th, 2016, when images using the generator began spreading very quickly through Twitter, to the point where it was a Twitter moment the following day.[4] Most users used the generator to post popular memes. Popular examples include J. Cole Went Platinum With No Features, [5] Actually, It's About Ethics in Gaming Journalism, [6] Smooth, [7] and many more. The spread was covered by The Daily Dot,[8] The Mary Sue,[9] The Next Web,[10] and more.

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External References

[1] Instagram – photofunia_app

[2] PhotoFunia – Retro Wave Generator

[3] Flickr – retro wave

[4] Twitter Moments – This retro wave meme turns everything into a video game

[5] Twitter via Wayback Machine – @derekdil

[6] Twitter – @Pattymo

[7] Twitter – @anchorlines

[8] The Daily Dot – Everyone's going crazy for this totally rad '80s text generator

[9] The Mary Sure – Everyone Is Playing With This 80s-Inspired Text Generator, Including Us

[10] The Next Web – Why this funky 80s graphic generator is taking over Twitter

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