Animal Crossing Aesthetic Cores

[a potato]

Mine is a a mild cottagecore town, but it’s more like forestcore. I love the look of a natural town.

 

[Airysuit]

I definitely dislike the -core label, but I dislike the cottage theme itself even more. I don't know if its because ive seen it to often, but I just feel like its to messy to be "natural" and the colors and scattering of patterns/items just feel... off to me.
But it's also because I've seen it to much

 

[RedPanda]

I really love the urban themed islands. Not for mine but to visit. And every time I visit one I feel a twang of envy (in a good way) because it looks so cool. My island is nothing special but at this point I don’t have the mental energy to redesign anything major, and I’ve made my peace with its flaws. I’m glad there are dreams to visit where I can experience all the different amazing designs others have made.

 

[meggiewes]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. "Cottagecore" should be called Grannypunk. Then I'd be happy

On topic though, my island isn't based on any aesthetic. Generally I'm going for a sort of war-torn medievalish island.

I mean, according to Reddit and Tumblr, there is grandmacore and on the Aesthetics List there is grandparentcore. But, I like the term "grannypunk" so much better! It makes me think of a punk rock grandma knitting colorwork hats from AlterKnits and baking devil horn cookies while listening to metal.

I feel like Cherry, Muffy, and Tiffanny would be totally at home with grannypunk.

 

[sleepydreepy]

I don't understand people's usage of the word something-core, I get "cottage-core" because it means a collection of themes (forest, old, cottage, natural, etc), but "kid-core"? Why not just say kid themed?

Anyways, my island is tropical jungle themed (jungle-core?) and its loosely based on Hawaii! Its about 50% done so I still have a lot of areas to design but so far tropical jungle is my only theme.

 

[lexy_]

at the beginning, I really wanted to create a japanese town but I did not have enough japanese decoration/items so I just created something that I like, I really love my islande because it fits every season, I don't have to change my decoration according the season, it is a normal island with a garden, cemetery, residential quarter, a café, a camping site ^^....and I like it the way it is. but I will admit that these island core theme are really beautiful ^^

 

[Plume]

I always did my own thing, but realized that my island could be described as "kidcore" after learning about the term. I think that sort of look is already native to the Animal Crossing aesthetic though.

 

[RedPanda]

I think the word "cottagecore" is kind of fun/funny on purpose, because the word hardcore is kind of strong and rough (like hardcore music) but cottagecore is all about soft, sweet, cozy vibes. So that portmanteau is fun. But the "core" thing has gotten a bit out of hand now, and it kind of makes my head spin. I think the overuse of "core" and the misuse of the word "aesthetic" tend to go hand-in-hand, and it kind of chafes me a little. But only a little because it's really not that important.

mini grammar rant:

Spoiler

aesthetic is a word that is frequently misused since it became popular. Examples:

This interior designer has a minimalist aesthetic. (proper use)
This is aesthetic. (improper)

"Aesthetic" is not really a synonym for attractive, to my taste, etc. It's a complicated word that's hard to explain but has to do with the character of a specific genre, art form, movement, etc. For example, minimalism has a specific set of values, a certain look, etc that is all under that umbrella of its aesthetic. The misuse of the word aesthetic drives me a little nuts because over time, misused/misspelled words get absorbed into the popular consciousness. This is why "irregardless" is now in the dictionary. People kept using regardless incorrectly for so long that the dictionary folks just gave up.

I know language is a living thing, but... bleh.

/rant

 

[Nezzy]

I really like cottage-core, mostly because i just love the overgrown nature and witchy kinda vibe <3

 

[twisty]

Oof, all this discourse around -core makes me feel old, haha. Back in my NL day you were either a fairy forest town or Aika Village adjacent, and we liked it, darn it!

Kidding, kidding!! Some people made their towns look like the moon, too.

My NH town is a vaguely haunted forest with marshy moors, a statue garden, graveyard, amphitheater, fishing pier, and peach baby farm. Soo haunted cottagecore? Wutheringheightscore? Brontecore? Idk.

 

[--Maya--]

I am trying to make a tropical paradise aesthetic, and since I suck at designing things it's really hard.