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		rhizome on June 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How We Lost User Engagement After a Redesign I think there's probably an imaginable application of Brutalism to web design, but I'm not sure it would add much to the discourse. I would absolutely read it as entertainment, though. As for the term itself, there's always a risk of imprecision when laypeople discuss the concepts used in certified professions.

theoh on June 9, 2016 [–]

It's culture, what can you do.

There's a 2004 paper along the lines you mention by Simon Yuill: http://www.lipparosa.org/essays/code_brut.pdf

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