Day 66: Brutalism

Brutalism in graphic and web design borrows its name from raw-concrete architecture. It values honesty over polish: default fonts, visible structure, harsh contrasts, raw materials and a refusal to be pretty. Done thoughtfully, it is a critique of slickness; done carelessly, it is just ugly.

Objective. Use rawness and honesty as a deliberate aesthetic.

Design a poster for an independent publishing fair using Brutalist principles.

• Do not reproduce or trace an existing poster — use the principles, not the artefacts
• System or default fonts only
• Visible structure — borders, rules, raw boxes
• No gradients, shadows or rounded corners
• Maximum two colours

• A raw, honest aesthetic
• Careful decisions within the rawness
• Clear information

Design the poster in a plain text editor and screenshot it.