1/Today we look at the Greatest Banner Project in Web 3 History
Why will this collection stand the test of time?
"The #MidnightBreeze Manifesto"
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2/Artist
@Dutchtide is an artist from the Netherlands who
created @DutchtideStudio, a native Multimedia Web3 Design Studio in Sept 2020
3/Concept
Dutchtide focuses on the Japanese word Ma 間 the concept of negative space
With the aim of bringing Japan and the Netherlands together under one brand
4/Art Style
In 2018, inspired by Vaporwave themes, Dutchtide created Gas Station and his style was born
Epitomised by neon colors, vague vocal points and emptiness
5/Vision
In early 2021 Dutchtide had the idea to create a Gen Art Banner Project where Ma 間 and Vaporwave would converge
with each element hand painted in a 90's anime aesthetic
6/𝕄𝕚𝕕𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥夏季𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕫𝕖
Midnight Breeze is about a lonely road
1 where you the viewer are the last awake at night, the silent street, the sense of loneliness as you feel a soft Midnight Summer Breeze brush your face..
A strange world, filled with stories and mystery
7/Sprirts walk the night listlessly. Cars left running on the side of the road
Shops, lights bright and doors open stand hollow and empty of people
Beasts and figures walk, stirring wonder and emotion
We don't know exactly what is happening, thats up to you to figure out...
8/Mint
Midnight Breeze minted on Dec 2011 as a set with 130 different assets
After 45 minute all 6969 Breeze sold out in a unique mint experience created by @Capko8
9/Zen & Futurist
Each Breeze is assigned a Future and Zen score
There are 2 worlds at play; the spirit world and the futuristic world
Some are more Zen while others are more Futurist
10/Rarity
Each Breeze is seen as a unique piece of art or 1/1
This allows holders to choose banners that they connect with personally
11/Hidden Traits
Dutchtide also included special hidden traits that are not listed in the metadata such as the hidden denza
The community is still not sure whether they have all been discoverd
12/Rankings
Breeze has given the community and aesthetics priority by allowing each holder
1 vote a day to vote for Breezes they think look great and create a ranking for the collection
13/Value
Dutchtide has a specific philosophy to create value for holders
14/Prints
Prints were made available for holders on Sept 17 2022
Source: @derakmandious
15/Midnight Breeze Version 2
Dutchtide is currently working on animating the collection
These will be free to all holders of V1 and will allow them to mint an animated version of their Breeze
16/V2 Concept
Dutchtide:
"Midnight Breeze V2 is focused on creating an immersive story that's non linear. Something that's not been done before in Web3 or to my knowledge ever"
Imagine a short scene exploring the setting of your Breeze with clips like this one
17/Funding
Dutchtide is incredibly transparent detailing all funding on the website
There is currently a breakdown of expected profit and costs of producing V2
Funds have been kept in stables to sustain the studio long term
18/Collectors
The collection has a number of OG #CryptoPunks, @Azuki and @RTFKT holders
@Pranksy and @J1mmyeth are large holders with Pranksy owning over 100 Breezes
19/TL;DR
1. Artist
2. Concept
3. Art Style
4. Vision
5. Midnight Breeze
6. Mint
7. Zen & Futurist
8. Rarity
9. Hidden Traits
10. Rankings
11. Value
12. Prints
13. Midnight Breeze Version 2
14. V2 Concept
15. Funding
16. Collectors
20/Thanks for reading❤❤❤
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