Deconstructivism
脱構築主義 / 1980s– / Style / Avant-garde
Dismantles an achieved order and makes tension and instability the new structure.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Fragmentation
- Tilt
- Colliding layers
- Unstable contours
Best used for
- Communicating change or rupture itself
- Strong concepts in fashion and architecture
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Sever, duplicate and rotate the letters
- Composition
- Collide multiple grids
- Material
- Translucent layers, cut surfaces, noise
- Caution
- Too heavy a cognitive load for interfaces. Keep experiments to heroes and set pieces.
- Further study
- Zaha Hadid / Rei Kawakubo
Related entries
- Swiss (スイス・スタイル)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Deconstructivism and Swiss
- Glassmorphism (グラスモーフィズム)Shared effects: Futurity.Compare Deconstructivism and Glassmorphism
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