Brutalist websites are designed with no regards for it being “pretty” or aesthetically pleasing.
“Brutalist websites are ugly on purpose.”
Brutalism comes from the french phrase “béton brute”, meaning “raw concrete”
Brutalism gained popularity after WWII because big cities needed a way to rebuild that was cheap and fast. Steel and concrete were abundant and cheap during that time, so they became the building materials popularly used for this style.
Comprehensive list of features for a brutalist website
Brutalist web design was coined by Pascal Deville. He separates the genre into 3 groups: purists, UX minimalists, and artists
Purists tend to use as few elements as possible, mimicking brutalist architecture’s trait of staying true to the “core materials”
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