OPINIONMAR 2026
THE DEATH OF GOOD TASTE
Why the obsession with polish is killing creativity. The best work has always been raw, unfinished, and slightly dangerous.
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A MAGAZINE FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE TO MAKE THINGS PRETTY. WE CELEBRATE THE UNFINISHED, THE BRUTAL, THE HONEST.
EST. 2023
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Why the obsession with polish is killing creativity. The best work has always been raw, unfinished, and slightly dangerous.
Swiss design gave us order. Then it gave us monotony. A case for chaos in layout, proportion, and every pixel in between.
The legendary designer on why every generation must destroy the design canon of its predecessors to create anything worth remembering.
How the return of the typewriter aesthetic became the most subversive act in modern web design. Fixed width is freedom.
From Marinetti to Arena.txt, the written declaration of war against mediocrity refuses to die. And it should not.
Brutalist brands are outperforming their polished rivals. The numbers do not lie. Neither does the aesthetic.
MANIFESTO
WE REJECT THE TYRANNY OF THE GRID.
WE BELIEVE DISCOMFORT IS MORE HONEST THAN BEAUTY.
WE CHOOSE COURIER OVER HELVETICA.
WE WILL NOT ROUND OUR CORNERS.
WE CELEBRATE THE MISTAKE, THE GLITCH, THE ACCIDENT.
WE PUBLISH BECAUSE SILENCE IS COMPLICITY.
Written collectively by the RAW TYPE editorial board, January 2023. Updated annually. Never softened.
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