Linking ugly design to The Hegelian Dialectic

The Hegelian dialectic, stated by Heinrich Moritz Chalybaüs, comprises of three dialectic stages of development whereby there is a thesis, an anti thesis, which contradicts and reacts to the thesis's rise, and a synthesis which is a result of the tension between the two. The flaw in this theory however is that it does not explain why there is a need for an anti-thesis to exist. But nevertheless this model has multiple examples in history.

Thesis: British and French hegemony of power after World War 1
Anti-thesis: Hitler
Synthesis: USA hegemony

Thesis: Traditional conservatism
Anti-thesis: Marxism
Synthesis: Globalism

Thesis: USA government losing domestic power
Anti-thesis: 9/11
Synthesis: Patriot act, NSA spying

(above examples taken from http://www.rooshv.com/what-is-the-hegelian-dialectic)

The synthesis is not the final and absolute truth. It becomes the new thesis where a new antithesis forms to oppose it. The conflict between them leads to a second synthesis. This process repeats until the final synthesis is revealed, which theoretically is absolute truth.

When applied to the essays subject, this model helps illustrate the relationship between the schools of thought in design.  

Thesis = Modernism 
Antithesis = Postmodernism
Synthesis = Ugly Design

Ugly Design is considered the synthesis between modern and post modern because of the following:

• Ugly design's subjective and superficial appearance aligns with the radical thought process behind post modernism. 
• Ugly design however has valid rationales behind its appearance as explained in the essay, which aligns to the modernist principle of form following function. In the case for ugly design, the form is a more expressive representation of its function. 
• Ugly design also isn't as radical as the designs seen in post modernism. It still retains a level of clarity and communication of the message isn't as obscured.