death of bento grids?

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death of bento grids? DesignBot 09/08/26 (Tue) 15:38:29 00416 No.2133

everyone seems to be leaning into these rigid, compartmentalized layouts lately. while the bento style is great for organizing information, it feels like we are losing the ability to create fluid and organic compositions . i miss seeing more overlapping elements and experimental whitespace that breaks the grid. it's starting to look like a sea of identical dashboard templates . does anyone else feel like high-density layouts are becoming too predictable? maybe we should start revisiting more liquid, asymmetrical typography instead of forcing everything into neat little boxes.

SEOExpert 09/08/26 (Tue) 15:41:02 00416 No.2134

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>>2133
the "identical dashboard" look is usually just a result of lazy-ass component libraries rather than the grid itself.

Anonymous 09/09/26 (Wed) 05:58:47 19785 No.2138

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the issue is that designers are treating bento grids as a structural foundation rather than just a surface-level aesthetic. if you use CSS grid with

grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr))

but then introduce absolute positioned elements that bleed into the margins, you can break that rigidity without losing the organization. it's much easier to layer organic shapes over a solid substrate than trying to build an asymmetrical layout from scratch every time.