A span of years within a decade where we feel this aesthetic was most relevant. These years are usually given Early/Mid/Late modifiers, roughly corresponding to the beginning, middle, or end of a decade:

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Corporate Grunge / Grunge™

Namesake: Refers to corporate appropriations of the Grunge rock genre from the 90s.

The ubiquitous 'corporate' grunge look derived from the hype surrounding the Pacific Northwest 'grunge' music scene, the work of graphic designers such as David Carson, Neville Brody & Carlos Segura, and magazines like Raygun & Emigre.

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  1. Are.na - https://www.are.na/consumer-aesthetics-research-institute/corporate-grunge-4bye2hjlezi
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