It’s Complicated… - The Power of Minimalism, Part 1

Part One of The Power of Minimalism

Minimalism is arguably the most effective form of web design currently in existence.

Visitors don’t have to wait for annoying flash animations to zip across the screen…
Nor heavy images and graphics to load…
Nor try and figure out confusing animation…
Or anything annoying design related ‘harassment.’

Minimalism fights against it all.

The problem with minimalism is it’s complexity.

Yes, that’s an oxymoron.
But it’s true.

Minimalism strives to remove as much as possible from the design as well as keep as much as possible in the design.

Yes, that is another oxymoron.

Think about it.
Good minimalist web sites (usually) employ simple navigation, simple graphics (or an image), a logo, and effective colors.

Those four components form an extremely delicate balance.
If one element is a little too much, the entire formula can be thrown off.

Even though minimalism is one of the greatest forms of design out there, it is the most difficult to use to it’s full potential.

I have addressed minimalism before, and perfecting Minimalism has become sort of a passion of mine.

Thus, I shall be turning this into a mini-series, and (eventually) write an eBook on Minimalism.

If you know of a good Minimalist web site, please let me know.

Again, stay tuned for the rest of the mini-series.