60+ Beautiful Websites Showcasing Minimalist Design

Oct 7th, 09 by Dicky | Insipiration

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Minimalism in design means removing the unnecessary elements and focus on simplicity. Minimalist design has been applied in different field such as visual art, music, architecture as well as wed design. It is highly influenced by Japanese traditional design, where it doesn’t have fancy colors or effects , and focus only on the fundamental features.

In this article, we are going to see how these web designs implement the idea of minimalism. These 60+ websites showcase how to built a minimalistic design by using simple and basic elements. Remember, less is more.

1. JOE NYAGGAH
JOE NYAGGAH | graphic designer

2. Jamie Gregory
Jamie Gregory / Freelance Graphic Designer / Online Portfolio

4. Network Osaka

5. Pixelbot Webdesign

6. porcupine colors

7. DJ Johny Favourite

10. Stack Magazines
STACK independent magazine subscription and delivery

11. 4Wall
4Wall

13. AREA 17
An Interactive Agency — AREA 17

14. anebstar macht webseiten

16. Brian Piper
Brian Piper / Creative Director / Designer

17. BRILLIANCY
BRILLIANCY - Grid-based designs

18. Buffalo
Buffalo

19. cabedge.com

20. Counter-Print.co.uk

21. Purple Raincloud

22. David Arias

23. David Bushell

24. Design Intellection

25. dunnodt
dunnodt

26. Emptees
Emptees

27. Fat-Man Collective

28. Daniel Oliver

29. fridayfonts

30. Guzzle.it
Guzzle.it - Latest news about stuff you care

31. Erskine Design

34. horchata design syndicate

36. Imaginary Design

38. James Chambers

39. kind company

40. L’Ormindo by Cavalli
L'Ormindo by Cavalli – Love Triangles

41. Luma
Luma

42. MADE BY CEMAL OKTEN

43. Martin Hipp

44. Miguel Buckenmeyer

45. Minimalissimo

46. Nick Sigler

47. Olympic Canvases

48. Raymond Selda

49. Proud Creative

50. Ribbons of Red

51. Self Conclusion

52. ShareSomeCandy

54. Studio Volk

55. Susie McConnell

56. Sveinn Davíesson

57. The International Office

58. this is a working library

60. Typejockeys OG

61. Web Design Glasgow

62. Ancient Wisdom Productions

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include marianaonate.com

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This site is also great ,Cool and Beautiful : ]

http://xiiivii.com rodrigo

thanks

http://webdesigner-kochi.blogspot.com/ Binoj Xavier

Wow! cool! cheers!
Jess

Yo! Another cool collection here!
http://www.sjlwebdesign.co.uk Shane

Really nice collection, especially like #1.
Thanks.
http://iodicdesign.com Marko

Great roundup.
And here comes a shameless plug. Another minimalistic design: http://geniuslogo.com
Sean

There’s an error on your list: You mixed up #1 and #2. Jamie Gregory should be #2 and Joe Nyaggah should be #1.
http://robertoblake.com Roberto Blake

Nice Collection Here! I myself am a fan of minimalism, in fact my own site is designed in that vein.
http://eng.designerbreak.com Michel

hell yeah!! designerbreak loves minimalism.
very nice list, lots of inspiring sites. thanks

Michel
http://www.imaginarydesign.co.uk Adam

Thanks for including http://www.imaginarydesign.co.uk/ in your post
http://brilliancy.eu Alexandr

Thanks for posting my portfolio here.
http://mehallo.com steve mehallo

Minimal works wonders! I used to have a really complicated site and it did nothing for me. My site is now images only (and a little text) and the response has been wonderful.

http://mehallo.com

(and so I stopped my plans to build it out any more – just because) (figured I’d let my blog be the complex thing).
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I don’t know what’s your definition of minimalist. Yes, they are beautiful, but I don’t think they are all minimalist. Maybe, Joe Nyaggah and Minimalissimo are, but I think 4wall and TrueSlant are still too crowded.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/Owzzz Owzzz

Great selection.. I love this style..

Will deffinatley be using these as inspiration for my personal site design..
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great site. thanks for sharing
dave

ok some of these site are really great & showcase a lot of good work, but non of them would be classed under my impression most of minimalism….most of them have far to much going on to even come close to be considered minimalistic…perhaps you should change the title its a bit misleading…but fantastic selection of websites
http://www.nicksigler.com/ Nick Sigler

Very inspiring post! I’ll be bookmarking quite a few of these.

Also, thanks for featuring http://www.nicksigler.com/ and http://www.cabedge.com/
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http://www.brianhoff.net Brian Hoff

Thanks for including http://www.brianhoff.net among these other beautiful websites. Appreciated!
http://minimalissimo.com Minimalissimo

Hi Dicky, thanks for listing Minimalissimo! -Maarten
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Mine!
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minimalism rules!!! Less is sometimes more! Thank you for the article!

Zack Rider

seconded!

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Love minimal sites.

More stuff:
http://minimalgrandgallery.com/

http://www.minimalsites.com/
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Great post. Lost of great sites.
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Include webdevmania.com web development blog, with only 2 images (logo, and one repeater)
http://www.anebstar.de Andre

Thank’s for the add
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After trying for some time to shed the pounds while retaining some style I have a true appreciation of some of this work.

For me less is more and it is not easy to achieve.

Some really nice design here thank you.
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http://www.designia.nl Michiel Nagtegaal

Hi,

Great list! I love minimalistic design cause it conveys the message on a very clear and crisp way.

Cut out all the crap and keep it clean and simple,

Perhaps this one would also be a nice addition to the list:

http://www.designia.nl

(It’s my portfolio / blog)

Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Michiel Nagtegaal
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nice minimalist designs, thanks for collection..
http://www.naturalprogression.com.au Darren

Hi,

love the list some absolute great designs.

Ill hold off on the shameless plug for now but would like to give a big hand for Stylish Grey. Its a wordpress theme (http://themeforest.net/item/stylishgrey-wordpress-theme/28207)

I used it and modified it for my own site (http://www.naturalprogression.com.au) as I was stuck for time but love the minimalist approach.

Chers,

Darren
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I believe very straight and standard designed websites. Really awesome with simple. Great collection. Thanks for sharing this nice post.
http://www.jurgt.nl JURRYT VISSER

Simplicity rules: I agree. However, the sites shown above are too much the same, no identities: not memorizable.

Simplicity, power and memorizable is the key to a succesfull portfolio. Not standard. Identity!
http://nanyate.com Ivy

Love minimal sites! Have always aspired to design one myself. Thanks for the compilation!
http://www.neonbluews.com NeonBlueWS

Thank you for this article. Every kind of design, from minimal to busy, has it’s place. Personally, I like semi-minimal designs. I think websites look best when open space is used to balance and set off the content and design elements. However, I have been taught that our actions and choices are to be dependent on time and circumstance. So, the type of design chosen should depend on the function of the website. Form follows function. “Less is more” is a relative truth, not an absolute one. At some point, less is nothing.

Aaron Vaughn

Minimalistic, simple websites look so much more professional than busy, or crammed websites. For instance compare http://www.Apple.com with http://www.GoDaddy.com (both are HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL) yet one is much easier to navigate.

Some of my faveourite and most inspirational minimalist websites are: http://www.teNriA.com | http://www.Dior.com | http://www.CK.com | http://www.HugoBoss.com

One final important tip!… When designing a site lean towards lighter white colours e.g. Apple, teNriA or Dior instead of dark colours! WHY? Because with modern PCs and Macs and iPhones having glossy/ glass screens, black makes fingerprints, dust and glare highly visible and it spoils the user experience (which is why Apple have a white/ light site)!

Great inspirational blog post!

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Great job, i like it.
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It took me more than 10 mins to go through all the designs.

Nice work. Keep it up.
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Love this post. I use such sites as inspiration for my own designs. I’d love some of your opinions on my own minimalist portfolio page @ http://www.keyboardkitteh.com

Heck If I make a list I’ll be uber happy.

Cheers,

Nav
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谢谢共享，让我们学习得更好。
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Great collection of minimalist websites, thanks for sharing mate
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two thumbs up. thanks a lot.
Sean

please consider http://www.vivianthornton.com
for this collection
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I also prefer minimalist designs since it focuses on the message with simple designs.

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Yup, your user will get your message when they first look at your website.
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Certainly agree on this, and I think website owners are starting to learn that minimal is sometimes better – also it’s good for load times as well.

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i want to say very thank you for this great informations. now i understand about it.
thank you.
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This collection about minimalist design is very nice, thanks for that
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nice works…thanks
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Nice list but some are missing like mrkwvr and minimalissimo. Anyway thanks for that list
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I love it. Minimalist web design is the WAY to go. Remember back in the ways with blinking text, “under construction” .gifs and lack of menu?

The way I see it, minimalist web design is the real “web 3.0″ design.
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Thanks I think some of these designs look really fantastic. I always prefer minimal designs
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This is definitely one of the best lists I’ve seen. I’m really inspired right now.
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I try to make website. I think your samples are help me make my site beautiful.
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Nice collection, most are very easy on the eye with minimal clutter.
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This is really awesome. I was browsing and got me really interested and would like to see some updates on this one.
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An awesome collection.
Thans for posting
Anonymous

in my site i also use minimalist design. but these are personal.
Anonymous

Minimalist design, great typography and smart grid design go hand in hand. Great examples here, cheers!
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I don’t get the point of it though. I went to the link and straight away started looking for something to comment on, just to mess around with it. But I don’t think its of much use for regular sites.

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