brutalism
Web and App implementation guide for Brutalism. Trigger when user wants a raw appearance, intentionally unfinished look, and rejection of standard design conventions.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill brutalism --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Brutalism > "Raw materials exposed. An intentional rejection of polish, gradients, and soft shadows." ## When to Use Use this sub-style when the user's request matches the aesthetic described above. This is a child reference of the `design-it` skill and is not meant to be triggered directly. ## Core Principles 1. **Unstyled Components**: Default browser styling for buttons, inputs, and links is celebrated. 2. **Exposed Structure**: Grid lines, tables with visible borders, and stark boundaries are used instead of whitespace to separate content. 3. **Anti-Aesthetic**: Intentional awkwardness. Elements might slightly overlap in a way that feels broken, or use system default fonts. ## Visual DNA - **Colors**: High contrast, often clashing. Pure `#0000FF` blue for links, `#FF0000` red for accents, on stark white or `#C0C0C0` grey backgrounds. **Industrial Chic** palette fits best. - **Typography**: Courier New, Times New Roman, Comic Sans, or default sans-serifs. No web fonts. - **Visuals**: Dithered images, pixelated graphics, or heavily compressed jpegs. ## Web Implementation - Use standard HTML tags without overriding their default appearance whenever possible. - **CSS Example**: `
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What does the brutalism skill do?
Web and App implementation guide for Brutalism. Trigger when user wants a raw appearance, intentionally unfinished look, and rejection of standard design conventions.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill brutalism --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.