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Heh, it took me a while to figure out that this class of design was called "brutalist" by the design folk. I had seen such designs before and wanted to make a s

Heh, it took me a while to figure out that this class of design was called "brutalist" by the design folk. I had seen such designs before and wanted to make a similar themed webpage for my side project. I was frantically searching the web for "minimalist design", "black and white design", "newspaper/magazine like web design" etc. Web link for those interested https://discoverdev.io https://discoverdev.io

k-mcgrady 9y ago
Your site seems like a good example of the point of 'brutalist' web design. People seem to be getting hung up on brutalist architecture having shortcomings but in the discussions I've seen around 'brutalist' web design the focus seems to be on getting rid of the pointless background images/videos, the mountains of useless JS, and having a simpler web page that is clean, readable, very fast to load, and gets to the point.
- deepakkarki 9y ago
  Yeah! Made sure my page has zero JS. Don't add what you don't need :)
Andrenid 9y ago
Great work. Big fan of no-bullshit designs. I really wish websites (and apps!) focused on the content more. HN, Reddit (to an extent), etc are perfect.
- deepakkarki 9y ago
  Thanks for the appreciation!
duncanawoods 9y ago
I liked the naming of the menu links to match the url scheme. It gives a lovely feel of confidence that I understand the function and structure of the site simply from its appearance. That feels true to the Brutalist spirit manifested in web design. However... I felt let down that you compromised the honesty of the design with "/contact-us" actually being a mailto. You took a piece of wood and painted it to look like concrete obscuring its real identity and function for the sake of decorative symmetry.
Spivak 9y ago
Seriously great work. That site is beautiful, fast, responsive, and the HTML is extremely readable.
omnimus 9y ago
Are you a designer? If not thumbs up. It's pretty good.
- deepakkarki 9y ago
  Haha, no not at all! In fact this is my first attempt at web development. Glad you liked it :)

k-mcgrady 9y ago

Your site seems like a good example of the point of 'brutalist' web design. People seem to be getting hung up on brutalist architecture having shortcomings but in the discussions I've seen around 'brutalist' web design the focus seems to be on getting rid of the pointless background images/videos, the mountains of useless JS, and having a simpler web page that is clean, readable, very fast to load, and gets to the point.

deepakkarki 9y ago
Yeah! Made sure my page has zero JS. Don't add what you don't need :)

Andrenid 9y ago

Great work. Big fan of no-bullshit designs. I really wish websites (and apps!) focused on the content more. HN, Reddit (to an extent), etc are perfect.

deepakkarki 9y ago
Thanks for the appreciation!

duncanawoods 9y ago

I liked the naming of the menu links to match the url scheme. It gives a lovely feel of confidence that I understand the function and structure of the site simply from its appearance. That feels true to the Brutalist spirit manifested in web design. However... I felt let down that you compromised the honesty of the design with "/contact-us" actually being a mailto. You took a piece of wood and painted it to look like concrete obscuring its real identity and function for the sake of decorative symmetry.

Spivak 9y ago

Seriously great work. That site is beautiful, fast, responsive, and the HTML is extremely readable.

omnimus 9y ago

Are you a designer? If not thumbs up. It's pretty good.

deepakkarki 9y ago
Haha, no not at all! In fact this is my first attempt at web development. Glad you liked it :)