Eksperimentimestyle

Eksperimentimestyle is a contemporary design and literary approach that treats experimental processes as the core content of a work. It emphasizes iterative development, reflective documentation, and open-ended outcomes rather than a single, polished final product.

The term appears in online and academic discourse in the 2000s and 2010s within avant-garde writing, digital art, and design studies. It is not tied to a single school and lacks a formal governing body, making its boundaries fluid and contested.

Key features include a process orientation, modular workflows, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and an openness to ambiguity. Works based on eksperimentimestyle often reveal constraints, failures, and decision points, inviting audience or participant input to steer subsequent iterations.

Practitioners use text, code, sound, interaction, and installation media. Projects may blend prose with generative systems, live coding, interactive installations, and data visualization to explore topics from multiple angles.

Used in literature, digital art, architecture, and game design. Typical outputs are interactive artifacts, artist books, or performances that unfold over time rather than presenting a fixed narrative.

Scholarly reception is mixed. Supporters cite its potential for critical inquiry and collaborative practice; critics argue that the term can obscure evaluative criteria and lead to vagueness. Related concepts include experimental literature, new media art, and participatory design.