Dada

ダダ / 1916–1920s / Style / Avant-garde

Deliberately dislocates meaning and order, making authority itself the material of the joke.

Rotated type / Fragments of sound / Collisions of scale / Unbalanced margins

Dictionary entry

Best used for: Cultural events and statements that doubt common sense · Making voice, noise and collision come before meaning
Type: Collide weights, directions and cases in one plane
Composition: Keep one reading path; rotate and sever the rest
Material: Letterpress black, red, off-white; bind the accidents with repetition
Caution: Not decorative messiness. Decide which authority or custom you are objecting to.
Further study: Hannah Höch / Kurt Schwitters / Tristan Tzara