How basement.studio is built
The Mar del Plata studio behind Vercel's Geist typeface — brutalist display type at viewport scale, chrome 3D, and a portfolio that reads like a manifesto.
The effects, named
Kinetic typographyText that moves expressively — bouncing, stretching, or rotating with physical, emotional quality.→Marquee / infinite tickerA row of text or logos that scrolls continuously in one direction, looping seamlessly forever.→Smooth scrollNative scroll is intercepted and replaced with buttery, inertia-based scrolling that feels expensive.→
Also spotted
chromed WebGL centerpiece objectsbrutalist editorial layoutGeist typeface (co-designed with Vercel)
In the builder's words
"A digital studio & branding powerhouse making cool shit that performs. No shortcuts, just bold, precision-engineered work that elevates the game & leaves a mark." — source ↗
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