Punk
パンク / 1970s–1980s / Style / Counterculture
A DIY objection to the authority of the tidy, made by cutting, pasting and dirtying.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Cut-and-paste letters
- Photocopier noise
- Handwriting
- Ragged placement
Best used for
- Voicing dissent against the rules
- Giving events and communities a raw voice
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Mix newsprint letters, handwriting and stamps
- Composition
- Deliberate misalignment and overlap; disturb even the margins
- Material
- Copier paper, tears, black plus a warning color
- Caution
- Borrowed rebellion is hollow. Decide what you are protesting first.
- Further study
- Jamie Reid / Vivienne Westwood
Related entries
- Swiss (スイス・スタイル)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Punk and Swiss
- Y2K (ワイツーケー)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Punk and Y2K
Often confused with
More from Counterculture
Continue through styles in the same Counterculture family, prioritised by shared effects.
- Psychedelic (サイケデリック)Shared effects: Exhilaration / Rebellion.
- New Wave (ニュー・ウェーブ)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.
- Acid (アシッド)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.
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