Meanings
alternative neobrutalism
- uncountablecomputingA modern Web user interface style inspired by brutalism.
Neubrutalism (a.k.a. neo-brutalism) takes recent website trends to the next level—it retains its edge while also combining the unusual style with more modern animation, illustration, and text standards.
2023 December 21, Hermione Wright, “What Is the Neubrutalism Web Design Trend?”, in Envato Elements, archived from the original on 29 Feb 20242 more examples
Neubrutalism can be easily identified by a few particular traits. Immediately noticeable are the solid clashing colours; large bold text in quirky fonts immediately tells you where you are and what you can do there.
2022 July 26, Maria Teneva, “Neubrutalism style in UX: a twist on the dominant modern minimalist”, in Medium, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023Background color: In Neubrutalism, we can use multiple colors (other than white and light gray on light mode and dark colors on the dark theme) for the background color! We can use very vibrant colors, and vintage and muted colors.
2023 February 12, Sepideh Yazdi, “How can I design in the Neo Brutalism style?”, in Medium
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neubrutalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neubrutalism
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