The phrase "unusual format" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a structure or layout that is not common or typical. Example: The author's creative use of multiple perspectives and nonlinear storytelling created an unusual format for the novel that captivated readers.
The pursuit has an unusual format.
"The only problem is its unusual format," Devine said.
The principals approached the unusual format in different ways.
Part of what makes the Savory collection so alluring and historically important is its unusual format.
This unusual format lent itself to populist comedy, like the Dickensian oddballs in "St.
Why use such an unusual format for this article — a series of miniprofiles — rather than a more traditional, longer treatment?
As often as not, classical-music people make Bach their partner in superabundance, in part because his music actually seems to thrive when placed in unusual formats and contrived contexts.
So he has signed on to some unusual formats, like a totally improvisational comedy produced by the ABC star Drew Carey and a show that is shot in real time with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
The unusual formats, which were printed in limited editions, have included a set of photographs and drawings about fashion, which came in a Louis Vuitton portfolio; a red suede-bound book by artists -- including Cindy Sherman and David Bowie, which came enclosed inside a mirrored case -- and an almost-all-white issue featuring art incorporating Braille print and paper cutouts.
Geri Allen 'The Life of a Song Geri Allenn's imagination for record-making has expanded during the last decade, from the spacious, unusual formats of the 1997 album "Eyes in the Back of Your Head" to "The Gathering," from 1998, which routed through bebop, folk, and lullabies.
They also departed from traditional subjects and style and often experimented with unusual formats in terms of size.
