Counterculture
Grown up alongside music scenes, these turn their back on polished commercial design by choosing crudeness on purpose, with the photocopier and distortion as their tools.
Dictionary entry
- Punk 1970s–1980s / Style
A DIY objection to the authority of the tidy, made by cutting, pasting and dirtying.
- Psychedelic 1960s–1970s / Style
Melts contour and color until reality itself starts to sway.
- New Wave 1970s–1980s / Style
Keeps punk's freedom while re-editing color and grid with urban polish.
- Grunge 1990s / Style
Uses dirt, tears and wear as resistance to the neatly managed screen.
- Acid 1990s–2020s / Style
Slams fluorescent color and distortion together at high pressure, shaking the eye with aggression.