Examples of minimalistic web design
August 1st, 2010
A often heard phrase is ‘less is more’ when it comes to web design. This means that (most of the) unnecessary design elements can be stripped from a web page, and it can still look well-designed and beautiful.
These web pages are then referred to as ‘minimalistic’. If you look up ‘minimalism’ in a dictionary, you’ll find something like:
design or style in which the simplest and fewest elements are used to create the maximum effect
Examples of minimalism in art are for example the paintings of Piet Mondrian. I’m not going to give an opinion of minimalism in art here, but I must say that for web design, minimalism usually works really well.
Let’s look at some examples that I personally really appreciate:
Finch
Sleepover, San Francisco
Hot Meteor
Being Wicked
Design Intellection
Full Cream Milk, one of my all time favorites.
Full Cream Milk
Of course, let’s not forget my own attempt at a minimalistc web design, for Keller Rigging & Construction
Keller Rigging & Construction
