Why Brutalism is the hottest trend in web design
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There are real technology innovations in the casting of concrete and concrete construction techniques (continuous casting, on-site rebar formation, etc) used in this style.
Where is the unseen innovation in these web sites? Where is the heaviness, permanence, and sense of longevity? I'd argue it's really just high-contrast minimalism, with an emphasis on laziness.
Nowadays, the average web page is bigger than that. That's insane.
I think we're going to see a return to lightweight websites. Simple. Focused on the words.
Good video games give you the ability to decrease or increase graphical quality to deliver the best experience on variable hardware. As networks, hardware and browsers improve, so will the demands of "the average web page." You can try to convince people that they don't need the things that they've come to expect from the web, or you can work on finding ways to deliver better progressively enhanced websites.