Consumer aesthetic enhancement system for the Frasurbane visual vocabulary.
Frasurbane MCP Server
Consumer aesthetic enhancement system for the Frasurbane visual vocabulary, as catalogued by CARI (Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute).
Aesthetic Overview
Frasurbane covers the late 1980s to mid-1990s advertising and retail aesthetic targeting affluent suburban Baby Boomers and Gen X. Named as a portmanteau of Frasier (the TV show whose interior design epitomizes the style) and urbane. The most subdued and sophisticated aesthetic to emerge from the Memphis Design postmodern explosion.
Defining characteristics:
- Italicized serif typography — Garamond, Caslon, Palatino, Times
- Warm sepia and B&W photography; soft-focus; heavily staged product photography
- Classical and Renaissance motifs as authority and heritage signals
- Ecological and natural elements as purity and wellness credentials
- Adult contemporary register — grunge filtered through suburban affluence
Architecture
Three-layer olog pattern:
| Layer | Type | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Layer 1 | Deterministic taxonomy (visual types, typography, palettes, motifs, photography) | Zero — no LLM calls |
| Layer 2 | Conflict scoring — structural tension analysis across parameter pairs | Zero — matrix lookup |
| Layer 3 | Prompt enhancement — compositional assembly to image-gen vocabulary | Single assembly operation |
Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
get_frasurbane_visual_types |
6 visual subtypes with 5D coordinates |
get_frasurbane_typography |
5 typography profiles with families, treatments, hex values |
get_frasurbane_color_palette |
4 color palettes with full hex/RGB specifications |
get_frasurbane_motif_taxonomy |
5 motif categories with named elements |
get_frasurbane_photography_params |
5 photography profiles with prompt vocabulary |
compute_frasurbane_conflict_score |
Pairwise structural tension between any two parameters |
analyze_frasurbane_composition |
Full five-parameter composition analysis |
enhance_prompt_with_frasurbane |
Base prompt → Frasurbane-enhanced image-gen prompt |
get_server_info |
Server metadata and capability index |
5D Coordinate System
| Axis | Range | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| x | 0.0–1.0 | Typographic Formality: grunge/sans → heavy italic serif |
| y | 0.0–1.0 | Tonal Temperature: cool B&W → warm sepia |
| z | 0.0–1.0 | Classical Weight: contemporary → Renaissance/classical |
| w | 0.0–1.0 | Ecological Integration: pure product → nature-forward |
| v | 0.0–1.0 | Staging Theatricality: candid → heavily staged |
Conflict Scoring
Conflict scores (0.0–1.0) measure structural tension between parameter pairs. High scores indicate compositional complexity, not failure. The conflict matrix covers documented tension patterns between typography profiles, photography modes, motif categories, color palettes, and visual types.
FastMCP Cloud Deployment
Entry point: frasurbane_mcp.py:mcp
The server object is returned, not run — FastMCP Cloud manages the event loop.
Local Execution
pip install fastmcp
python -m frasurbane_mcp
Reference
- CARI: cari.institute/aesthetics/frasurbane
- Aesthetics Wiki: aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Frasurbane
- Vice coverage: "Frasurbane Is the New 90s Decor Trend Based on... the Show 'Frasier'?" (July 2021)
Tools (9)
get_frasurbane_visual_typesRetrieves 6 visual subtypes with 5D coordinates.get_frasurbane_typographyRetrieves 5 typography profiles with families, treatments, and hex values.get_frasurbane_color_paletteRetrieves 4 color palettes with full hex/RGB specifications.get_frasurbane_motif_taxonomyRetrieves 5 motif categories with named elements.get_frasurbane_photography_paramsRetrieves 5 photography profiles with prompt vocabulary.compute_frasurbane_conflict_scoreCalculates pairwise structural tension between any two parameters.analyze_frasurbane_compositionPerforms a full five-parameter composition analysis.enhance_prompt_with_frasurbaneTransforms a base prompt into a Frasurbane-enhanced image-gen prompt.get_server_infoRetrieves server metadata and capability index.Configuration
{"mcpServers": {"frasurbane": {"command": "python", "args": ["-m", "frasurbane_mcp"]}}}