Physical cutout of a pixelated hourglass loading icon

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Physical cutout of a pixelated hourglass loading icon

A flat saturated mustard-yellow background with a real 3D-cut object shaped like the classic black-and-white pixel hourglass loading cursor. Hard directional light throws a crisp offset shadow to the lower right, which gives it a tactile studio-photo feel. The black and white of the hourglass contrasts strongly with the warm yellow. Everything is centred and simple, with a lot of empty space.

Palette

#f9bb33
#d8dae7
#b08748
#89642b
#50422c
#080609

Layout: The two-line headline and promo code sit centred at the top, the hourglass object fills the middle, and the deadline line and a small outlined button sit centred at the bottom.
Typography: Heavy grotesque sans for the headline; bold condensed sans caps for the code and deadline; small sans caps inside a boxed button.

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My brand: [my brand], [what my business sells].
Language for any text on the design: English.
Size: 600 px wide.

Art direction to follow:
- The idea: Physical cutout of a pixelated hourglass loading icon.
- Look and feel: A flat saturated mustard-yellow background with a real 3D-cut object shaped like the classic black-and-white pixel hourglass loading cursor. Hard directional light throws a crisp offset shadow to the lower right, which gives it a tactile studio-photo feel. The black and white of the hourglass contrasts strongly with the warm yellow. Everything is centred and simple, with a lot of empty space.
- Layout: The two-line headline and promo code sit centred at the top, the hourglass object fills the middle, and the deadline line and a small outlined button sit centred at the bottom.
- Typography: Heavy grotesque sans for the headline; bold condensed sans caps for the code and deadline; small sans caps inside a boxed button.
- Colours: #f9bb33, #d8dae7, #b08748, #89642b, #50422c, #080609 (background #f9bb33, text #080609, accent #b08748).
- Mood and details: urgent, witty, nostalgic, pixel hourglass, 8-bit cursor icon, cast shadow.
- Reference image, only if you can open it: https://media.uidiscovery.com/captures/creatives/65302263343408074-bb727975f566.jpg (if you can't, carry on from these notes; don't ask me for it).

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- Build the same kind of idea around [my brand]: make my product or service the hero, the way the reference does. Don't copy its artwork, people, products, logo or text.
- Leave a clean space for my logo. Never invent a logo, prices, phone numbers or claims.
- One strong idea, few words, and text large enough to read on a phone.

Before you design, ask me for my brand name and what my business sells. Then create the image.

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