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.
Various Examples
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Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Search Interest
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
[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
