2024
MONOSPACE MANIFESTO
等幅の宣言
墨と余白
The fusion of raw, unpolished Western brutalism with the refined emptiness of Japanese ma. Where monospace meets calligraphy. Where structure meets void.
Brutalism speaks with weight. Japanese minimalism speaks with absence. Together, they create a dialogue of extremes.
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We reject gradients, we reject rounded corners, we reject the soft comfort
of modern web design. Instead: harsh borders. System fonts. The beauty
of raw <div> elements.
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But we embrace ma—the Japanese concept of negative space. Not emptiness as lack, but emptiness as presence. The space where meaning breathes.
侘び寂び / wabi-sabi
間 / ma
墨 / sumi