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24 alternatives to Brutalist Websites

Showcase of "brutal" websites rejecting modern design trends

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Brutalist Websites launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Brutalist Websites▲71
Websites without the modern design trends
2016 · brutalistwebsites.com · its alternatives →
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CBC Spark - 322: Web Brutalism, millennial interests and more▲83
Why Brutalism is the hot new trend in web design
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Brutalist one. A growing collection of real brutalist websites▲9
2021 · brutalist.one · its alternatives →
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This is a motherf*cking website.▲8
Brutal.
2017 · motherfuckingwebsite.com · its alternatives →
5
FreshDesign.io▲219
A curation of beautiful websites and designer resources
2016 · freshdesign.io · its alternatives →
6
The Brutalist Report – A rolling snapshot of the day’s headlines▲232
Hi HN. I was inspired by so many other folks also longing for a return to the old web that I put together a service to scratch my own itch: An extremely fast headline aggregator done in 1990s style HTML. Sharing it with you all for those of you that also would enjoy this now esoteric style.
2022 · brutalist.report · its alternatives →
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Brutalist Hacker News – A HN reader inspired by brutalist web design▲101
I've developed a Hacker News reader that draws inspiration from Brutalist Web Design, the open web, Cyberpunk Aesthetics, and glitch art. The entire project is crafted in Vanilla JavaScript, contained within a single index.html file, eschewing any external libraries. It features support for theming, including the use of third-party themes. Additionally, users have the capability to create and apply their own themes directly within the site. Moreover, the application is designed as a Progressive Web App (PWA), enabling it to be downloaded and used as an app on most devices. I'm eager to…
2024 · brutalisthackernews.com · its alternatives →
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End The Echo▲113
Web design inspiration, not imitation
2015 · endtheecho.com · its alternatives →
9
Page Weight 2.0▲187
Find and fix heavy images on your website
2017 · pageweight.imgix.com · its alternatives →
10
Recently Rejected▲81
Curated graveyard for rejected design work
2015 · recentlyrejected.com · its alternatives →
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FreePik▲211
Free graphic resources for designers and developers
2014 · freepik.com · its alternatives →
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Retro Site Ninja▲99
Inspiring designers with 90's websites
2015 · its alternatives →
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Pixelarity▲123
Spectacular responsive site templates
2015 · pixelarity.com · its alternatives →
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Site Stencil▲93
A new breed of website builder
2016 · its alternatives →
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..▲106
..
2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →
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Chrome Experiments▲137
Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders
2015 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →
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JIGGY▲118
Build modern websites with your existing content
2017 · jig.gy · its alternatives →
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Webcred.it▲101
The world's 'about us' page for products & their creators
2015 · its alternatives →
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hipsterdomainfinder▲104
Find available one word domain hacks
2014 · trustname.com · its alternatives →
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Designer News▲60
Hacker News for designers
2014 · its alternatives →
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Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121
Turns websites into markdown
2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →
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Hater News▲103
Exposing internet trolls and haters
2014 · haternews.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
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Built With▲95
See Technologies Behind Websites in Real-Time
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Dark Patterns▲9
fighting & exposing deceptive app designs worldwide
2015 · darkpatterns.org · its alternatives →

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