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Vaan Group

February 09, 2022

Mindsparkle Mag

The Nifty Portal

Vaan Group leans fully into a retro-futuristic, cyber aesthetic for The Nifty Portal, and the result is gloriously atmospheric. A grungy, textured black interface is stamped with an enormous cream ‘Portal’ wordmark in chunky techno lettering, while marquee tickers scroll phrases like ‘Boot Sequence Initiated’ and ‘Portal Entrance’ alongside Japanese katakana. Panels labelled ‘System 001’, a ticking timer and an ‘Initiate Sequence’ prompt with nested triangle graphics complete the sci-fi console feel. Every detail, from the pixelated glitch motifs to the monospaced type, commits to the video-game world it conjures. It is a bold, immersive display of experimental typography and web design.

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