Here's what our favorite apps might have looked like in an alternate, brutalist reality

As far as contemporary app design goes, we as species have much to be thankful for. The successful dodging of the "brutalism" bullet is something that's making our daily interactions with our smartphone mostly a pleasant endeavor, thanks to the minimalism of iOS and Google's Material Design looks. Both look modern, fresh, and are as appealing as they come.

Brutalist design is the polar opposite: taking cues from the raw concrete architecture style that was predominant in the post-WWII era, most notably in the Soviet Union and the countries of the Eastern Bloc, ...