30 Examples of Extreme Minimalism in Web Design

As a follow up on last week’s roundup of 105 Examples of Clean and Minimal Twitter Apps, I thought this week would be the time to share with everyone examples of extreme minimalism in web design, and how with minimal elements, when properly used, so much can be achieved.

The 30 Examples of Extreme Minimalism in Web Design are grouped in 4 sections:

• Web Apps
• Portfolios
• A simple Yes or No answer
• Miscellaneous

The intention is to give inspiration for the fans of minimal web design, and to highlight the effectiveness and diversity of using minimalism in web design, even if it’s taken to an extreme. Enjoy!

Related Roundups

• 105 Examples of Clean and Minimal Twitter Apps

Resources and Articles

• Minimalism – From Wikipedia
• Design 2.0: Minimalism, Transparency, and You – by Emily Chang
• The Anatomy of a Minimalistic Web Design – by VandelayDesign
• "Minimalism" Is Just Designer Speak for Laziness – by ProBlogDesign
• Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Beautiful Minimalist Websites – by VandelayDesign
• 50 Inspiring Examples of Minimalism in Web Design – by Line25
• 56 Light & Clean Website Designs Using A Minimalist Color Scheme – by SpyreStudios
• Roundups related to Minimalism – on TopRoundups

Showcases and Galleries

• MinimalExhibit
• MinimalSites
• MinimalShowcase
• OnePageLove
• Siiimple
• SiteInspire.net

Know Some More?

You know the drill; share them with everyone by adding them in the comments.

109 Comments

1. 

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   July 22nd, 2009 at 6:17 pm

   http://www.iscaliforniaonfire.com
2. 

   Timo Reitnauer
   July 22nd, 2009 at 7:26 pm

   Our minimalistic approach to a domain registration website: http://iwantmyname.com
3. 

   Mathew
   July 22nd, 2009 at 8:36 pm

   Thanks for sharing, I was looking for some inspiring minimal sites for an idea I have.

   Keep up the great work!
4. 

   Brian
   July 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm

   http://dopeoplesuck.com
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   July 22nd, 2009 at 10:53 pm

   http://www.thefuckingweather.com/
9. 

   Ryan O. Hicks
   July 22nd, 2009 at 11:49 pm

   Thanks for the post.
   Some interesting sites.
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17. 

    Peter
    July 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 am

    Hey folks,

    what’s about minimalistic blog’s? for example: http://frischerlook.de
18. 

    jayhan
    July 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Awesome minimalism! Does this qualify as well?

    http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/
19. 

    Ben
    July 23rd, 2009 at 6:40 am

    <Shameless self promotion>
    I made this: MySticky.org. It’s a very minimalistic and unobtrusive “post it” style note that you can use to keep yourself organised.
    </Shameless self promotion>

    Enjoy 🙂
20. 

    Marcus
    July 23rd, 2009 at 6:55 am

    If you understand german you´ll like http://kant.bibofau.de/
21. 

    AndyW
    July 23rd, 2009 at 7:16 am

    Great list!

    There are some imaginative ideas here 🙂
22. 

    Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach
    July 23rd, 2009 at 7:33 am

    I like #27 the best. Nicely done.
23. 

    Gabriel Weinberg
    July 23rd, 2009 at 7:52 am

    http://watrcoolr.us/
24. 

    web2000
    July 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 am

    Loving your article 30 examples of extreme minimalism in web design. Very inspired to see the web with less bs ads and other useless nonsense!
25. 

    Bob Cooper
    July 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 am

    Hey there,

    Nice sites there, does mine qualify?

    http://www.bobcooper.org.uk

    Bob
26. 

    Eric B.
    July 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 am

    How about http://something.com
27. 

    Brian M Smith
    July 23rd, 2009 at 10:17 am

    I am ALL about minimal design.

    http://www.dsgncreative.com/

    http://twitter.com/dsgncreative
28. 

    Zack A
    July 23rd, 2009 at 10:52 am

    http://www.ranknstein.com
29. 

    parm Grewal
    July 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    Thanks for mentioning one of website designed by me (27th Docapet).

    Thanks Barbara for comment.
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    July 24th, 2009 at 11:30 am

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    Hakim web design
    July 29th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    very intersting topic Web Design made simple i found here some good web design idea thanks
50. 

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    July 31st, 2009 at 10:26 am

    Didn’t knew I was listed here. Thanks for listing me.
51. 

    Hakki Yemeniciler
    July 31st, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    Thank you for including hakki.com as well as many other focused and purpose built sites, great post.
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    Diego
    August 2nd, 2009 at 3:46 am

    http://www.howistheeconomy.com
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    Francesco Prosperi
    August 3rd, 2009 at 7:36 am

    Thank you for including | blank |.
    Nice post, great list!
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    August 3rd, 2009 at 8:16 am

    Your examples are very worthy. Thank you a lot for sharing this information.
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    Andrei
    August 4th, 2009 at 3:42 am

    Here’s another one:
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    Webmasterish
    August 4th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    Thanks everyone for the feedback and suggestions.

    I would definitely be featuring some of the cool examples suggested in future posts.
59. 

    Oliver Ruehl
    August 5th, 2009 at 4:38 am

    I’m totally for minimalism!
    I tried to find a CMS which is ultra-light.

    Click my name, check my site and then “Indexhibit” – best CMS for minimalists!

    I really highly recommend it.

    O. <- minimal name 😉
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    August 5th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

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    Neo
    August 12th, 2009 at 4:47 am

    http://www.ismycomputeron.com/
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    Aliens InfoTech
    August 13th, 2009 at 1:04 am

    There is a proverb ‘ face is the index of the mind. The same concept applies for the presentation of website as well. people will form a preliminary opinion regarding our concern by looking at the website .We understood the importance of the above said statement and the various technologies needed to be integrated to design the website in a fascinating manner.
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    August 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 am

    nice collection. Here is another one http://isthismeetingreallyworthit.com/
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    contentmanager
    September 18th, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Really good looking, quite simple optics but contains all necessary informationon the second view (click).
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    October 17th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

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    André
    October 18th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    http://goingtorain.com/

    Easy.
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    Himani
    October 23rd, 2009 at 5:57 am

    This list inspired us to design our site in the most extreme way possible: http://www.bitflipping.com
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    Constantin
    February 4th, 2010 at 11:34 am

    hey great list! and so much better then all I have browsed before, since it has much better examples and better categories.
75. 

    real estate
    February 16th, 2010 at 1:34 am

    Nice examples!I really like it… Thank you for sharing.
76. 

    Brandon
    March 24th, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    lovely examples…..keep it up
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    March 28th, 2010 at 9:21 pm

    very good fizy. thanks
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    May 18th, 2010 at 2:39 am

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    Aker
    July 29th, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Great list, you should add some more like mrkwvr.com for example.. Thanks for sharing that list 🙂
82. 

    Brianna Lee
    August 2nd, 2010 at 10:51 am

    i am self-studying web design coz building websites is my passion`:”
83. 

    DQ
    September 2nd, 2010 at 11:35 am

    Another one:

    http://www.serenatasquare.net
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    September 10th, 2010 at 7:43 am

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    September 15th, 2010 at 6:24 am

    Good information

    thanks for Sharing
86. 

    steroizi
    September 18th, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    wow great sites… congrats
87. 

    Yuriy Z.
    September 24th, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Minimalism can be powerful, yet It’s very easy on the eyes. I went for a more minimalist approach on my design portfolio myself- let me know what you think http://www.yuriyz.com.
88. 

    Brayden Sanchez
    September 29th, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    web design is also a good hobby and a great job too. web design jobs pays very well,:~
89. 

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    October 25th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    i love web design and i love to build webpages specially with flash animation::’
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    June 4th, 2011 at 7:26 am

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    June 11th, 2011 at 3:18 am

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97. 

    Website Design Australia
    July 10th, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    In some other forum sites. There are question like what you’ve list above. And sometimes, there are question that the visitor can’t answer. But anyways i like this Minimalism site. Thanks for posting this and if it is possible for you to share me more about it that would be great.
98. 

    Andrew Mooers
    August 9th, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Have another site ready to get slim and trim and wire framed to not distract and your blog post gets me dreaming, thinking. Visualizing the simple that is so hard to find unless we concentrate very hard.
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     December 10th, 2012 at 6:09 pm

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     January 31st, 2013 at 1:22 pm

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     March 2nd, 2013 at 8:08 am

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