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Ugly designs are everywhere

Ugly designs are everywhere

Intentional or unintentional?

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Tekla Szymanski
Jan 15, 2025
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So, are you into Digital Brutalism, too?

This trend, known as Ugly Design, is everywhere (view a curated collection). Its resurgence represents a countermovement to the minimalist, highly polished aesthetic that dominated digital and product design in the 2010s and early 2020s.

Brutalist websites intentionally use harsh typography, clashing colors and un…

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