Brutalist Hacker News – A HN reader inspired by brutalist web design
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…
Brutalist Hacker News – A HN reader inspired by brutalist web design launched on April 6, 2024 with 101 votes, #533 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Brutalist Hacker News is a reader for Hacker News built with vanilla JavaScript in a single HTML file, requiring no external libraries. It draws design inspiration from brutalism, cyberpunk, and glitch art aesthetics. The application supports multiple themes, allows users to create custom themes, and functions as a Progressive Web App for installation on most devices. It is designed for Hacker News users who prefer minimalist, unconventional interfaces.
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From the sources
Explore Hacker News in a new light with a reader inspired by Brutalist Web Design and Cyberpunk themes. Dive into the latest tech stories, discussions, and insights with ease and comfort. Perfect for those who value clarity, simplicity, and inclusivity in the stucture of webpages. Also an interesting view of brutalist and Cyberpunk aesthetics.
Visit this project's Github Repo to add more themes, or to submit your own theme. See border radius documentation and font documentation for more information. This site is a Progressive Web App (PWA), which is a web page that can be installed as an app on most devices. Follow these pwa-install-instructions to install: This site is an experiment with Brutalist Web Design , Vanilla JavaScript , and more broadly what can be built with only open web standards . It is built with one HTML/CSS/JS file without any libraries, and the Hacker News API. As such is is also a good playground for students learning web development. This page is also an exploration of glitch art, cyberpunk, and brutalist…from brutalisthackernews.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
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…
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