Design Reference

My 7 design Characteristics are based on a grunge style and they include;

1. Dark earthy colours

The colours that are used to achieve the feel of grunge are very dark and natural to portray the sense of dirt or unclean.

2. Paper Cut outs

To add extra content the web developers have used paper cut outs to give the impression of realism.

3. Painted Texture

The sites are painted in parts all dirty to stay true to the the grunge theme.

4. Centred Layout

All the websites have chosen to display all the content of the page in the middle of the browser.

5. Incorporates elements of drawing

Drawing in the sites adds depth and fills up the empty space to co inside with a chaotic grunge style.

6. All have the perception of realism

All the websites trick the eye into thinking the page has depth and a three dimensional layout.

7. Essence of urbanism

All of the websites call to a very urban flavour.

The five sites I have chosen to display these elements are as follows.

Revolution church, Kansas city


Darklight



Dirty Pretty Things


Soma Communities


Von Dutch