# Architectural-Inspired App Remixes Brutalist Redesigns Gives Popular Apps a Brutalist Twist By Michael Hines | Published 2017-06-06 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brutalist-redesigns References: [fastcodesign](https://www.fastcodesign.com/90127559/what-facebook-google-and-tinder-would-look-like-with-a-brutalist-makeover) & [pierrebuttin](http://www.pierrebuttin.com/work/brutalist-redesigns/) Pierre Buttin is a UX designer and the person behind Brutalist redesigns, a series that imagines what [popular mobile apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagram-teen-icons) would look like if given a Brutalism-inspired redesign. Brutalism is a style of architecture typically characterized by a plain aesthetic appeal and exposed materials, which oftentimes include concrete and steel. In Brutalist redesigns Buttin takes the beauty out of popular apps. The results can best be described as mix. Some of these apps seem to benefit from the Brutalist approach, with big buttons ensuring that you don't accidentally swipe right on someone you wanted to swipe left on. But some of the Brutalist redesigns apps are worse off, with text running into button boxes or disappearing off the screen entirely. Check out Pierre Buttin's Brutalist redesigns and decide for yourself if mobile apps look better or worse with a [function-first design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blank-spaces-app) like this. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Brutalist Design:** Exploring the use of Brutalist-inspired design in various industries to create function-first and aesthetically unique products. - **Minimalist User Experience:** Applying minimalism in mobile app design to enhance usability, simplify navigation, and focus on essential features. - **Material Experiments:** Using unconventional materials, such as concrete and steel, in product design and architecture to create visually striking and innovative experiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile App Development:** Opportunity to integrate Brutalist design principles into mobile app user interfaces, optimizing functionality and user experience. - **Graphic Design:** Exploring the fusion of brutalist aesthetics with graphic design to create bold and unconventional visual identities for brands and advertising campaigns. - **Interior Design:** Creating minimalist and functional interior spaces inspired by Brutalist architecture, utilizing exposed materials and geometric forms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fj-apartment.md) - [Brutalist-Inspired Apartment Redesigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-est.md) - [Brutalist-Inspired Serene Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sushibox.md) - [Architecturally Influenced Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-brutalist-speaker.md) - [Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trellick-tower.md) - [Brutalist-Inspired Suburban Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-rude.md) - [Brutalist-Inspired Sleek Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/b1.md) - [Minimalist Smartphone Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumb-phone-app.md) - [Industrial Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/braun-what-if-phone.md)