When thinking about what my personal aesthetic is, I found it hard to identify one. In reality, all my life is random and I find the weirdest things interesting. How I dress is different from how I decorate my house in terms of aesthetics. I found what I am interested in and how I decorate is more interesting and has more of an aesthetic that sometimes bleeds a bit into my clothing. I think I am a combination of Nerdcore and Geek Aesthetic with a slight bit of cluttercore in terms of decorating style.
Geek Aesthetic
This has someone who is typically not seen as “mainstream”. They are someone who is a bit obsessed with hobbies, and intellectual pursuits, and a bit of an outsider. These are people who are really interested in something like a TV show, Movie or Book series, Video games, or board games. They go over the top than the typical person with their interests where they go to collect memorabilia, posters, figures, etc.

Nerdcore is seen as a more popular nerd. This genre is from the late 1990s. There is a focus on science fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek, tabletop games, computer technology, and music. It brings the nerd culture into pop culture. A major portion of it is interested in interesting or crazy graphics. There is a lot of integration with the “Nerds” of the 80s – 2000s, but integrating them with the internet. It goes away from the typical skinny, weak guys to someone who is more proud of their interests.

This is the opposite of minimalistic. It is the modern version of Maximalism. While maximalisms purpose was to show off the Victoria Era’s wealth, cluttercore replicates this in the modern age. It is the idea that people have a lot to display and want to show off to others. It focuses on the collection of mini trinkets.

Images:
[1] https://x.com/JayzTwoCents/status/1832874902959067187/photo/1 [2] https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aesthetics/images/9/9a/Ab67616d0000b27305a08ee8473cdaa7e95e3e8bab67616d0000b2730bbd2a1b90a33712daceca29ab67616d0000b273bf8591b696d4b1b8dd31cb81ab67616d0000b273e300975505899d2bb67ec5e8.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231205014138 [3] https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aesthetics/images/7/72/Nerd_clutter.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230226190808Sources:
Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-a). Cluttercore. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Cluttercore
Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-b). Geek. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Geek
Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-d). Maximalism. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Maximalism
Wiki, C. to A. (n.d.-b). Nerdcore. Aesthetics Wiki. https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Nerdcore
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Xander I love the aesthetic you were able to find for yourself, I too struggled a lot to fine my own aesthetic. Having been in your house and room before I can say that this aesthetic fits you an your space very well. Because I have also talked to you about your main project plans, I am curious whether or not you plan to implement this aesthetic in the actual design of the shelving system or just let the cars do the work.
This was great Xander. I agree that it is difficult to narrow down a person to one aesthetic, but the ones that you chose are very interesting and seem to match you well. What lego sets/board games that you play would say match your aesthetics the most?