When is it appropriate to create a layout using the grunge style?
Grunge –especially when it incorporates urban, graffiti or skater elements – is perfect for websites that are by definition anti-conventional and quite radical. These could be profile pages of artists or singers as well as restaurant or clothing stores. The important thing here is to use grunge in a way that a visitor can appreciate a website for its originality and its desire to challenge common perceptions about what’s considered good taste. Now let’s take a look at the characteristics that make up the grunge style in webdesign, which are: • Opaque colors: In grunge design, vibrant and lively colors are replaced with a more neutral and less involved color palette. A typical grunge-color palette would have beige, brown, black and grey. One should avoid using shadings, subtle tones, as well as pastel colors, which are typical of the web 2.0 style (and also the corporate style). • Textures and patterns: Textures and patterns play a pivotal role in defining this design style. One could u
