Brutalist
Raw concrete made digital: exposed structure, monospaced everywhere, harsh hierarchy, default browser blue links, intentionally awkward layouts that refuse polish.…
$ aoe install @impeccable/persona-brutalistProjection
Always in _index.xml · the agent never has to ask for this.
Brutalist [persona] v1.0.0
Raw concrete made digital: exposed structure, monospaced everywhere, harsh hierarchy, default browser blue links, intentionally awkward layouts that refuse polish. The page looks like the source code wrote itself onto the screen.
Loaded when retrieval picks the atom as adjacent / supporting.
Brutalist [persona] v1.0.0
Raw concrete made digital: exposed structure, monospaced everywhere, harsh hierarchy, default browser blue links, intentionally awkward layouts that refuse polish. The page looks like the source code wrote itself onto the screen.
School
brutalist
Meta
- License: Apache-2.0
- License Provenance: package-authorship-claim
Implies
- Font:
- Display: monospace or system-default — e.g. JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono, Berkeley Mono, Departure Mono, Times New Roman (the browser default)
- Body: monospace dominant, occasionally Times New Roman or Arial as ironic counterpoint — e.g. JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono, Space Mono, Times New Roman
- Color:
- Temperature: neutral-harsh
- Palette: black on white plus one primary — pure #000000, #ffffff, and one of #ff0000 / #0000ff / #ffff00 (no OKLCH, no muted tones)
- Background: #ffffff (pure white) or #000000 (pure black) — never tinted, never warm
- Density: compact 1.4 — tight line-height, no decorative padding, content butted against edges
- Layout: single-column or 2-col with no gutter, full-bleed bands, raw HTML table semantics, asymmetric drops, intentional misalignment
- Imagery: raw photography (over-exposed, under-edited), screenshots-of-screenshots, default-styled
with visible alt fallbacks, no Figma-illustrations
- Motion: none — or jarring, instant, no easing; cursor effects acceptable, scroll-jacking not
Example Brands
- Are.na
- brutalistwebsites.com
- Solana (early site)
- Cosmos.so
- It's Nice That archive
- Read.cv
- Bloomberg Businessweek (graphics dept micro-sites)
Composition
- Must Include:
- @community/fact-monospace-purpose
- @community/check-contrast-aa
- @community/rule-no-justified-text-narrow
- Must Avoid:
- @impeccable/template-spring-config
- @impeccable/persona-magazine-editorial
- Typography Required:
- Display: monospace (JetBrains Mono | IBM Plex Mono | Berkeley Mono)
- Link Color: #0000EE default browser blue (never override)
- No Rounded Corners: true
- Color Required:
- Background: #ffffff or #000000 (never tinted)
- Palette: #000000 + #ffffff + one of #ff0000 / #0000ff / #ffff00
- No Shadows: true
- Motion Prescriptions:
- @community/check-contrast-aa
Loaded when retrieval picks the atom as a focal / direct hit.
Brutalist [persona] v1.0.0
Raw concrete made digital: exposed structure, monospaced everywhere, harsh hierarchy, default browser blue links, intentionally awkward layouts that refuse polish. The page looks like the source code wrote itself onto the screen.
School
brutalist
Meta
- License: Apache-2.0
- License Provenance: package-authorship-claim
Implies
- Font:
- Display: monospace or system-default — e.g. JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono, Berkeley Mono, Departure Mono, Times New Roman (the browser default)
- Body: monospace dominant, occasionally Times New Roman or Arial as ironic counterpoint — e.g. JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono, Space Mono, Times New Roman
- Color:
- Temperature: neutral-harsh
- Palette: black on white plus one primary — pure #000000, #ffffff, and one of #ff0000 / #0000ff / #ffff00 (no OKLCH, no muted tones)
- Background: #ffffff (pure white) or #000000 (pure black) — never tinted, never warm
- Density: compact 1.4 — tight line-height, no decorative padding, content butted against edges
- Layout: single-column or 2-col with no gutter, full-bleed bands, raw HTML table semantics, asymmetric drops, intentional misalignment
- Imagery: raw photography (over-exposed, under-edited), screenshots-of-screenshots, default-styled
with visible alt fallbacks, no Figma-illustrations
- Motion: none — or jarring, instant, no easing; cursor effects acceptable, scroll-jacking not
Example Brands
- Are.na
- brutalistwebsites.com
- Solana (early site)
- Cosmos.so
- It's Nice That archive
- Read.cv
- Bloomberg Businessweek (graphics dept micro-sites)
Composition
- Must Include:
- @community/fact-monospace-purpose
- @community/check-contrast-aa
- @community/rule-no-justified-text-narrow
- Must Avoid:
- @impeccable/template-spring-config
- @impeccable/persona-magazine-editorial
- Typography Required:
- Display: monospace (JetBrains Mono | IBM Plex Mono | Berkeley Mono)
- Link Color: #0000EE default browser blue (never override)
- No Rounded Corners: true
- Color Required:
- Background: #ffffff or #000000 (never tinted)
- Palette: #000000 + #ffffff + one of #ff0000 / #0000ff / #ffff00
- No Shadows: true
- Motion Prescriptions:
- @community/check-contrast-aa
Relations
related: [@impeccable/persona-editorial, @impeccable/principle-distinctiveness, @impeccable/anti-pattern-ai-slop-palette, @community/principle-typography-hierarchy, @community/check-line-length-optimal, @community/fact-monospace-purpose, @impeccable/constraint-font-blacklist, @community/rule-no-justified-text-narrow, @community/principle-color-system-foundation, @community/check-contrast-aa, @community/rule-brand-color-primary-only, @community/check-color-blacklist-brand, @community/anti-pattern-rainbow-explosion] compatible: [raw, anti-design, monospace, high-contrast, indie] conflicts: [editorial, warm-institutional, stripe-fintech, notion-warm, vercel-clean] contradicts: [@impeccable/template-spring-config, @impeccable/persona-magazine-editorial]
Compatible
- raw
- anti-design
- monospace
- high-contrast
- indie
Conflicts
- editorial
- warm-institutional
- stripe-fintech
- notion-warm
- vercel-clean
Contradicts
- @impeccable/template-spring-config
- @impeccable/persona-magazine-editorial
Source
aoe-engine/examples/frontend-design/primes/compiled/@impeccable/persona-brutalist/atom.yaml