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Borders are not decoration. They are the bones. Let people see how the page holds itself up.
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A manifesto for interfaces that stop whispering. Eight rules from the BLUNT collective, set in heavy type and nailed to the grid.
Borders are not decoration. They are the bones. Let people see how the page holds itself up.
Every shadow falls down and to the right. No blur, no glow, no apology. Depth is a decision.
If the sentence is good, set it huge. If it is not good, rewrite it before you style it.
A button is a promise of physics. Push it and it should sink into the page like a real key.
Four colors. Acid, signal red, ink blue and a little pink for mercy. Everything else is paper.
Stepped, honest movement. Animation should feel like a stamp hitting paper, not like syrup.
“Politeness in design is often just fog. Clear the fog and people walk faster.”— Odile Brask, BLUNT founding member