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The idea that text can be essentially meaningful without a medium that demonstrates competence or craft is an expression of contempt for the reader. Brutalism
by motohagiography 8y ago
The idea that text can be essentially meaningful without a medium that demonstrates competence or craft is an expression of contempt for the reader.
Brutalism as an architectural movement was about creating anti-human symbols that exalted totalitarian institutions, and was a naive mockery of human experience.
Brutalist buildings are abominations we only keep around to serve as a reminder of our capability for hubris. I can only assume brutalist web design serves the same purpose.
- skymt 8y agoDo you have any specific complaints about the design of the linked page? Because you seem to be assuming that the properties of Brutalist architecture that you hate would necessarily be inherited by a web design style named after it. I see no reason that should be the case. We have an example of the style directly at hand, so why not speak in specifics?