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---
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name: brutalism
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description: Web and App implementation guide for Brutalism. Trigger when user wants a raw appearance, intentionally unfinished look, and rejection of standard design conventions.
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date_added: "2026-06-17"
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risk: safe
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source: self
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source_type: self
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---
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# Brutalism
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> "Raw materials exposed. An intentional rejection of polish, gradients, and soft shadows."
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## When to Use
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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.
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## Core Principles
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1. **Unstyled Components**: Default browser styling for buttons, inputs, and links is celebrated.
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2. **Exposed Structure**: Grid lines, tables with visible borders, and stark boundaries are used instead of whitespace to separate content.
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3. **Anti-Aesthetic**: Intentional awkwardness. Elements might slightly overlap in a way that feels broken, or use system default fonts.
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## Visual DNA
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- **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.
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- **Typography**: Courier New, Times New Roman, Comic Sans, or default sans-serifs. No web fonts.
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- **Visuals**: Dithered images, pixelated graphics, or heavily compressed jpegs.
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## Web Implementation
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- Use standard HTML tags without overriding their default appearance whenever possible.
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- **CSS Example**:
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```css
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body {
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background-color: #ffffff;
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color: #000000;
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font-family: monospace;
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}
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/* Expose the structure */
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.brutalist-container {
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border: 1px solid #000;
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padding: 10px;
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}
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.brutalist-section {
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border-bottom: 2px dashed #000;
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margin-bottom: 20px;
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padding-bottom: 20px;
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}
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/* Default-looking button but massive */
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.brutalist-btn {
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background-color: #c0c0c0;
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border: 2px outset #ffffff;
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border-right-color: #000000;
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border-bottom-color: #000000;
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color: #000000;
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font-family: sans-serif;
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font-size: 24px;
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padding: 10px 20px;
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cursor: pointer;
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}
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.brutalist-btn:active {
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border-style: inset;
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}
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/* System link blue */
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a {
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color: #0000FF;
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text-decoration: underline;
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}
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```
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## App Implementation
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### SwiftUI
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```swift
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struct BrutalistView: View {
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var body: some View {
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VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
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Text("BRUTALISM")
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.font(.custom("Courier New", size: 32))
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.foregroundColor(.black)
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.padding(10)
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.border(Color.black, width: 2)
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Divider().background(Color.black).padding(.vertical, 20)
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Button(action: {}) {
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Text("CLICK_HERE")
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.font(.custom("Courier New", size: 24))
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.foregroundColor(.blue)
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.underline()
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}
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.padding(10)
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// Raw structural container
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VStack(alignment: .leading) {
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Text("System Status: RAW").font(.custom("Courier New", size: 14))
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}
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.padding()
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.border(Color.black, width: 1)
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}
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.padding()
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.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .topLeading)
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.background(Color.white)
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}
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}
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```
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- Avoid all native `ButtonStyle` components. Use `Text` with `.underline()` mapped to system blue.
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- Use `.border(Color.black, width: 1)` instead of backgrounds or shadows.
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- Force monospace fonts like Courier New or Menlo.
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### Flutter
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```dart
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class BrutalistScreen extends StatelessWidget {
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@override
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Widget build(BuildContext context) {
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// DO NOT use MaterialApp theme or Scaffold if possible,
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// or strip them down completely.
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return Scaffold(
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backgroundColor: Colors.white,
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body: SafeArea(
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child: Padding(
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padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16.0),
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child: Column(
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crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
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children: [
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Container(
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padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
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decoration: BoxDecoration(
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border: Border.all(color: Colors.black, width: 2),
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),
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child: const Text(
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'BRUTALISM',
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style: TextStyle(
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fontFamily: 'Courier',
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fontSize: 32,
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color: Colors.black,
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),
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),
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),
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const Padding(
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padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 20),
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child: Divider(color: Colors.black, thickness: 2),
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),
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GestureDetector(
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onTap: () {},
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child: const Text(
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'CLICK_HERE',
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style: TextStyle(
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fontFamily: 'Courier',
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fontSize: 24,
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color: Colors.blue,
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decoration: TextDecoration.underline,
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),
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),
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),
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],
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),
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),
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),
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);
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}
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}
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```
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- Avoid `ElevatedButton`, `Card`, or `AppBar`.
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- Build UI out of raw `Container`s with `Border.all(color: Colors.black)` and `Text` widgets.
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- Use `TextDecoration.underline` to indicate interactivity.
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### React Native
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```jsx
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const BrutalistScreen = () => {
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return (
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<View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF', padding: 16 }}>
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<View style={{
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borderWidth: 2,
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borderColor: '#000000',
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padding: 10,
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alignSelf: 'flex-start'
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}}>
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<Text style={{ fontFamily: 'monospace', fontSize: 32, color: '#000' }}>
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BRUTALISM
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</Text>
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</View>
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<View style={{ height: 2, backgroundColor: '#000', marginVertical: 20 }} />
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<TouchableOpacity activeOpacity={1}>
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<Text style={{
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fontFamily: 'monospace',
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fontSize: 24,
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color: '#0000FF',
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textDecorationLine: 'underline'
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}}>
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CLICK_HERE
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</Text>
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</TouchableOpacity>
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<View style={{
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borderWidth: 1,
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borderColor: '#000',
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padding: 16,
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marginTop: 40
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}}>
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<Text style={{ fontFamily: 'monospace', color: '#000' }}>
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System Status: RAW
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</Text>
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</View>
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</View>
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);
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};
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```
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- Strip away all native feel. Do not use `react-native-elements` or `react-native-paper`.
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- Set `activeOpacity={1}` on `TouchableOpacity` so there is no smooth fade — it should just click instantly.
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- Use pure hex colors: `#FFFFFF`, `#000000`, `#0000FF`.
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### Jetpack Compose
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```kotlin
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@Composable
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fun BrutalistScreen() {
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Column(
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modifier = Modifier
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.fillMaxSize()
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.background(Color.White)
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.padding(16.dp)
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) {
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Box(
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modifier = Modifier
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.border(2.dp, Color.Black)
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.padding(10.dp)
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) {
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BasicText(
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text = "BRUTALISM",
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style = TextStyle(
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fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
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fontSize = 32.sp,
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color = Color.Black
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)
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)
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}
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Spacer(Modifier.height(20.dp))
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Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(2.dp).background(Color.Black))
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Spacer(Modifier.height(20.dp))
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BasicText(
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text = "CLICK_HERE",
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modifier = Modifier.clickable { },
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style = TextStyle(
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fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
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fontSize = 24.sp,
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color = Color.Blue,
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textDecoration = TextDecoration.Underline
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)
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)
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}
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}
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```
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- Use `BasicText` instead of `Text` to bypass Material theme defaults.
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- Build structural lines using `Box` with `.background(Color.Black)`.
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- **Do not** use `Button` or `Card` or any Material composables. Raw layouts only.
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## Do's and Don'ts
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- **DO**: Use harsh, high-contrast borders (1px solid black) around everything.
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- **DON'T**: Use border-radius, drop shadows, or smooth transitions. If it animates, it should pop instantly (0s transition).
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## Limitations
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- This is a styling reference and does not replace environment-specific validation, accessibility testing, or expert review.
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- Ensure appropriate contrast ratios and responsive behaviors are verified separately.
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