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by YurgenJurgensen 9 days ago
https://xkcd.com/993/

A friend also called this the “Party Cannon effect”, in reference to black metal festival posters. When lavish detail is available at the push of a button, simplicity stands out far more.

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For a bit of context, Party Cannon is a death metal band with this logo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Cannon#/media/File:Party...
That XKCD idea is basically the Swedish Blåvitt product line that existed during the 80s and early 90s.
Or the contemporary "no name" brand in Canada.

https://jacobnelson.ca/2022/01/17/the-beauty-of-no-name/

Germany also has some product lines that have similar brutalist design