Béton brut[0] is great for defensive structures or creating a sense of massiveness or permanence. It is quite literally 'brutal' due to the 'visual weight' of the l'object du art.<p>There are real technology innovations in the casting of concrete and concrete construction techniques (continuous casting, on-site rebar formation, etc) used in this style.<p>Where is the unseen innovation in these web sites? Where is the heaviness, permanence, and sense of longevity? I'd argue it's really just high-contrast minimalism, with an emphasis on laziness.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9ton_brut" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9ton_brut</a>
When I was 13, I remember being blown away by the game Doom. It had a 3D engine, graphics and sound like I'd never seen before. At about 2.25 MB it took 40 minutes on my dial up modem.<p>Nowadays, the <i>average web page</i> is bigger than that. That's insane.<p>I think we're going to see a return to lightweight websites. Simple. Focused on the words.
A web page, where all the useful information is in sound files, that I have to download and listen up to? That is indeed brutal. I can read 10x time faster than listen. Please put the wording to text. Save my time. Besides text files are much more compact than audio files.