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ikanae
Author | ikanae
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 | 

50 Minimal Sites are introduced at :
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/50-minimal-sites/

here are some of my favorites:

Somme

Somme

Made by Sofa

Made by Sofa

Studio Mikmik

Studio Mikmik

ikanae
Author | ikanae
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 | 

My favorite design style is minimalist-style(Minimalism-design). I’m not sure becuase of my nationality, I like finding the beauty in simplicity.  I often feel “the less is the more”, but at the same time being simple and mimimal is hard to do since I have tendency adding things more and more.

Here are some elements about minimalist web design:

  • simplicity, simple elegant - make the simple things simple
  • clean and fine finishes
  • use of the fonts
  • use of the white space
  • essential use of graphic - use graphics only when absolutely necessary
  • the subject is reduced to its necessary elements
  • using only a small number of shapes and color
  • natural textures and colors
  • sometimes use contrast colors for aesthetics, or to emphasize what is important
  • easy to navigate
  • use css (cascading style sheet) to make the pages smaller and load faster
  • unique

Here are some minimalistic website designs I like;

poccuo.com

poccuo.com

Kind Company

Kind Company

cravattificio.com

cravattificio.com

frieze magazine

frieze magazine

BTW, speaking of minimalism, I like also minimal art & design, and my favorite artists are Sol Lewitt, Donald Judd , Dan Flavin and more… How about you, guys?

Also I feel the people in this region generally have a tendency to consider “The more the better”. Do you feel the same way?