Grunge vs Punk
グランジ / パンク
Both sit in Counterculture, so the question is not what they belong to but how they behave. Both are read here as style. They are reached for with some of the same intent, which is where they get confused.
Grunge
Uses dirt, tears and wear as resistance to the neatly managed screen.
Punk
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A DIY objection to the authority of the tidy, made by cutting, pasting and dirtying.
| Grunge | Punk | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1990s | 1970s–1980s |
| Family | Counterculture | Counterculture |
| Kind | Style | Style |
| Cues | Scuffing / Tears / Disordered type / Low-quality copies | Cut-and-paste letters / Photocopier noise / Handwriting / Ragged placement |
| Best used for | Body heat for music and street culture · Deliberately breaking the look of a finished product | Voicing dissent against the rules · Giving events and communities a raw voice |
| Type | Decayed sans, typewriter faces | Mix newsprint letters, handwriting and stamps |
| Composition | Overlap and crop; keep alignment only in places | Deliberate misalignment and overlap; disturb even the margins |
| Material | Dirty paper, grain, low chroma plus one accent | Copier paper, tears, black plus a warning color |
| Caution | Texture overlays alone feel dated. Run the logic of wear through photo, type and margin alike. | Borrowed rebellion is hollow. Decide what you are protesting first. |