Brutalist Homepages That Still Feel Human

Brutalism in web design doesn't mean ugly. It means honest. Raw. Unpolished in the best way.

What Makes It Work

• Fast: No megabytes of JavaScript. No loading spinners. Just content.
• Readable: High contrast. Real fonts. Actual hierarchy.
• Rude: It doesn't apologize for existing. No cookie banners. No newsletter popups.
• Charming: Personality shines through constraints, not in spite of them.

Examples That Inspire

The best brutalist sites feel like someone's garage—messy, functional, filled with tools and half-finished projects. They invite you to poke around, to explore, to discover things that weren't handed to you via an algorithmic feed.

They're the antithesis of the modern web: no A/B testing, no conversion funnels, no "optimized user journey." Just a person, sharing something they made, the way they wanted to share it.