Good Reads | How Minimal is Minimal?
February 1,2012
Web Design
Everyone has a different perception as to how minimal a web design should be. Some people think web designs with colour are not minimal whilst others believe a minimal website should contain very few visual elements. Whichever you believe minimalism design requires certain essential principles in order to be conveyed effectively. This is because minimalism in web design should only take away elements until nothing else can be removed without affecting the purpose of the web design.
A lot of thought and planning needs to go in to handpicking design elements required to make a web design function, only these elements should be visible. Below is a list of the essential principles for creating minimalist web design. We hope you will find them useful in planning and preparing your next minimalist web design.
Design Modo: Essential Principles for Creating Minimalist Web Design
