It seems that everyone has a different opinion of what qualifies as a minimalistic design. Here are 25 websites that make use of very little unnecessary design elements but still manage to pull off a beautiful appearance. When it comes to design, if you feel that less is more, I’m sure you will find inspiration from these sites.
For more design inspiration, see:
- 25 Beautifully Dark Website Designs
- 25 Beautifully Colorful Websites
- 20 Websites with Unique Layouts
If you appreciate websites with a minimalist design style, you’ll love our new gallery site Minimal Exhibit.
Rainfall Daffinson
A design firm whose website uses a minimalistic approach to show its work.
John Merrells
The blog of entrepreneur John Merrells uses a simple layout with a distinct header image.
SEO Design Studio
A UK SEO Design company that makes a nice use of a few colors.
Ben Hulse Design
The portfolio of a designer and photographer.
Amy Levy Public Relations
Los Angeles based PR consultant with a very simple and attractive layout.
Jan Reichle
A director and cinematographer with black and white homepage.
Brand Spanking New
A three-columned blog whose simple layout allows the content to stand out.
SMO Blog
A nice minimalistic WordPress blog with an attractive color scheme on white background.
Frieze Magazine
A European magazine of art and culture, Frieze uses several photographs to complement a simple, but beautiful, design.
Mitch Bryson
A portfolio of a UK designer.
simpleModus
Another design company that uses a simple design.
Daniel Scrivner
The portfolio of a web and print designer.
Indie Labs
The home of a two-man team of web developers.
Jeff Croft
The blog of an accomplished web and graphic designer.
Kind Company
Web and print design company that focuses on simple, usable designs.
Vitec
The portfolio of a freelance web designer.
Rikcat Industries
A portfolio that uses a black and white look.
The Morning News
A different kind of news site that doesn’t include a lot of the extra design elements found on most news sites.
Cracked Shell
A California-based designer with a very nice portfolio site.
WordPress
The home of leading blogging and CMS provider.
Mark Boulton Design
A small design studio that focuses on simple designs.
AIGA/NY
The New York Chapter of a professional association for design.
Jonno Riekwel
The minimalistic portfolio of designer Jonno Riekwel.
None-Design Media
A portfolio site that uses a black background.
Wan Zafran
A personal site that uses minimal amounts of color.
EDIT: Also see the follow ups to this collection:
October 22nd, 2007
There are some very well designed sites out there. I hope my site(when done) can be on a list like this.
October 22nd, 2007
TyCat,
Thanks for your response. Let me know when your site is done, I’d like to see it.
October 22nd, 2007
That is a great collection… I like simple designs as well. Simple and clean are great attention getters when you want to highlight something it is easy when everything else is clean. Scott
October 22nd, 2007
Minimalistic designs are the way. It has great benefits, the illusion automatically transforms content into an elegant masterpiece. “Daily Blog Tips” also have a very clean cut design.
October 23rd, 2007
nice selection
October 23rd, 2007
Excellent collection. I love minimalist sites. Nothing must get in the way of the content which is why people are there. I have tried to keep my blog as minimal as possible as it’s the writing content I want people to see.
I hasten to add I am no designer, so it doesn’t work in IE, lol.
October 23rd, 2007
minimalistic doesnt mean white. I woud have liked to have seen more colour out of 25 designs
October 23rd, 2007
I love minimalistic designs. Thanks for sharing all of these Steven, I enjoyed looking through your selection.
October 23rd, 2007
I’ve been experimenting in minimalism with my small site. It gives a tremendous sense of release and freedom, and lets you focus on the power of words. Of course imagery and color have power too, but words are themselves minimalist representations of often complex concepts.
October 23rd, 2007
I’d have to agree that most of these designs do excel in the minimalistic department; good compilation!
October 23rd, 2007
Nice list Steven! I especially like SEO Design Studio and Ben Hulse Design. How come VandelayDesign is not the list?
October 23rd, 2007
I looked at a bunch of them and I must admit I didn’t like a single one.
October 23rd, 2007
You forgot http://leenutter.com/
October 23rd, 2007
I think http://rndware.info is beautiful and minimalistic too
October 23rd, 2007
Minimalistic always is good in terms of site loads speed but I find that it is hard for minimalistic themes to fit in any colourful banners. I am not sure about others but I am facing the problem.
Anyway, the list of sites are applying minimalistic well and they certainly looked good.
October 23rd, 2007
Hi, look at http://www.sonnenstaub.com - these are some friends of mine - minimalistic and beauty is their passion…
October 23rd, 2007
SEO Design Studio! Who does work with them?
October 23rd, 2007
I would too love to have a simple design like that . These design are good for getting some inspiration for designing.
October 24th, 2007
http://www.pauliesportfolio.com
i found this website designer, the prices seem cheap and the art is looks authentic and orginal. check out the two sites they have on the choose your site link. i have seen both of those sites before. i like the contact page, a little humorous!
http://www.pauliesportfolio.com
October 24th, 2007
primitive design IS creative art without any pictures. try that.
October 24th, 2007
Great design examples … we’re in the process of re-launching our new website and in the mean time, we decided to use a minimalistic design for our front page. It’s funny, never thought we would receive so much praise for a static front page. But goes to show you, simple is better.
October 24th, 2007
Some nice designs there. Most pretty well known but nice never the less. I really like the Rainfall Daffinson design.
October 24th, 2007
I’d vote for http://www.tripntale.com
October 24th, 2007
Russ,
Sorry you didn’t like any of them. Not everyone has the same opinion on designs.
Thanks everyone for your feedback and suggestions.
October 24th, 2007
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October 24th, 2007
I’ll vote for Daniel Scrivner, very very nice site.
October 25th, 2007
You need to see our web site too:
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October 25th, 2007
Yeah Mitch Bryson is the one posting my client’s work on his site without their consent — even after they sent a formal letter requesting that their work be taken down. I advise not to use him for any work unless you want a childish 21 yr old involved in your project.
October 26th, 2007
Daniel Scrivner’s site is the most beautiful website out of all these. Its simple and clean.
October 26th, 2007
Nice list! My site is done… Will you add it
October 26th, 2007
Good Impressive Collection
I think, ‘Google’ has also got an Efficient Simple design :):)
Karthik Balaguru
October 26th, 2007
crap websites .. thats the end of that!
October 26th, 2007
pop,
Sorry you didn’t like them. Funny how you chose to leave an anonymous comment with no link when you have something negative to say.
October 26th, 2007
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October 27th, 2007
In my opinion minimalistic website are better in points of SEO.
October 29th, 2007
Nice collection Vandelay,
I found some beautiful design which i can use in our new projrcts…..
October 29th, 2007
Thanks for listing my site! Wish I would’ve cleaned it up earlier.
The design will be released as a free Wordpress theme soon.
October 29th, 2007
Curtis,
No problem, I really like your design. Thanks for stopping by.
October 30th, 2007
I like the form and function seamlessly integrated with the airy use of white space and solid definition that many of these sites emulate. I am an artist first and one who creates SEO web design second, but I truly appreciate minimalist web design such as this. It truly is inspiring.
November 1st, 2007
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November 12th, 2007
nice selection. i like jonno riekwel and seo design studio.
November 12th, 2007
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November 24th, 2007
I work at a minimalistic Website. http://www.leoamato.com
November 26th, 2007
Hi,
Awesome!
Excellent Designs!.Especially that frieze design is superb.
Good going.Keep it up!
November 27th, 2007
25 sites web au design minimaliste mais magnifique…
Dans le lien ci-dessous vous trouverez une sélection de 25 sites web avec un design minimaliste : c’est simple, c’est léger, ça n’agresse pas l’oeil, c’est clair et aéré. Des exemples à suivre, assurément !
L’article……
December 4th, 2007
good site design:book by its cover…
A little while ago, I found a good article highlighting 25 Minimalist Blog Designs. Here’s one that didn’t make the list, but should’ve. Book By Its Cover, run by Julia Rothman, is a beautifully designed blog that reviews books on …
December 8th, 2007
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January 1st, 2008
Scandinavian minimalism: http://www.nordenswansiirila.fi
January 5th, 2008
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January 9th, 2008
Thanks for the insight in this article and the other comments given by other users on this article.
January 11th, 2008
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January 11th, 2008
Hey Look my web design site.
Is very good and it is a css 2 design, just like our my work.
So just look http://ooyes.net and be nice
January 15th, 2008
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January 15th, 2008
All nice, minimalist designs, except the word “minimalistic,” which has an unnecessary “ic” tacked on at the end.
January 15th, 2008
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January 20th, 2008
ExplainThat! is my own site. In my own way I have striven for minimalism and clarity - nothing should get in the way of the content and the message. I’d like to get some feedback on what is good and what is not.
January 21st, 2008
nice website designs,
nice to see it
please keep it up
January 28th, 2008
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January 31st, 2008
here is another site that caught my attention.
kazinoor.com
February 6th, 2008
I’m very enjoy reading this content.
Thank you for good information
February 11th, 2008
The John Merrells layout is possibly my favourite in this list. But the rest weren’t that bad though, I still thought they were effective at being minimalistic.
- Dwayne Charrington.
http://www.dwaynecharrington.com
February 13th, 2008
Those sites look very good, but don’t forget that sometimes using “Simple” white templates can hinder your blog performance in terms of memorability!
February 20th, 2008
A great website about decor and home design. Also tips about how to clean and care Cowhide Rugs, Calf Hides and Skins
February 21st, 2008
Simplicity seems to become website fashion trend. Everyone tend to design their website looks simple and elegant. This thread brings me back to the good old days with frame, bling bling text link and animated gif… lol
March 2nd, 2008
Great Design Work!
March 6th, 2008
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March 9th, 2008
minimalist design provides maxsimum usability.
March 9th, 2008
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March 10th, 2008
I am just getting started and lean in the minialist direction. I enjoyed looking over your list.
March 11th, 2008
Really some beautiful websites displayed out here.
March 11th, 2008
Some of the sites are really good.
March 15th, 2008
Great post to bookmark when you need “design” ideas.
Thanks for the post.
March 21st, 2008
http://www.cursibits.com too has a very good interface.
March 21st, 2008
misspelled: it was http://www.cursivebits.com
March 24th, 2008
except one, almost all the others have designed in white.. sortta cool ones.!
April 1st, 2008
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April 9th, 2008
beautiful design your site .website design good
April 9th, 2008
i have some useful websites which add a value to this list
which is bloomtools, australianfranchises.com.au and geckointeractive.com.au hope i am right..
April 9th, 2008
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April 13th, 2008
wow! thats fantabolous
April 16th, 2008
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April 24th, 2008
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April 24th, 2008
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May 1st, 2008
Simple though Beautiful designs a very rare collection of such minimal designs is seen i liked specially the ” Frieze Magazine ” .
May 5th, 2008
Simplicity seems to become website fashion trend. Everyone tend to design their website looks simple and elegant. This thread brings me back to the good old days with frame, bling bling text link and animated gif… lol
May 6th, 2008
I love simplistic yet effective designs… too many people try to complicate things when it comes to design. Complex designs usually mean more to take your visitor’s attention span off of the verbiage or message you are trying to get across to them.
May 10th, 2008
I like http://www.hazelwoodtimes.com too. Nice simple, clean designed news site.
May 15th, 2008
I have gone through one superb design websites, and they really rocks, amazing design they have made for their blog.
http://www.ndesign-studio.com/
May 18th, 2008
I love minimalist website design… when i can find it. They’re quite rare. But i think - sadly - it’s an aesthetic appeciation that is lacking. In music, silence holds the notes together; it’s the space in which they are born. Same with design. The while space is so important; it gives room for the content to breathe.
May 19th, 2008
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May 20th, 2008
It must have taked a lot of time to search and collect these beautiful website. Well done, Thank you! I am still new to web desgin, hope my website will be in this updated list someday in the future.
May 22nd, 2008
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May 31st, 2008
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June 1st, 2008
It’s very good one post.
June 1st, 2008
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June 2nd, 2008
I am a big fan of minimalism with regard to web design. The sites above are definitely examples of this, although I find a number bordering on austere, especially with regard to colour.
My favourite is johnmerrells.com as it’s restrained, but still brings colour and gradient to the mix.
June 5th, 2008
matt spann has a good one
June 12th, 2008
I love minimalistic designs. Thanks for sharing all of these Steven, I enjoyed looking through your selection
June 13th, 2008
very good!
much better than mine
I hope I could make it well like you do
June 19th, 2008
very nice collection, simple and attractive design is very important with this help people attract your site and also read Content easily.
June 22nd, 2008
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June 23rd, 2008
Check http://www.starmenusa.com out! They are a design group from Los Angeles. Very nice!
June 25th, 2008
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July 11th, 2008
Cool article, thanks!
July 14th, 2008
Crazy Designs, I’m like in so love with minimal designs and it just takes it to a whole different level
July 14th, 2008
Very nice designs, can you take a look at the design on my site Day 26
July 24th, 2008
Hi I really like this blog…I hope you will continue inspiring us (web designers) through your posts. I am a noob in web designing, and I find your tips and posts very useful. Godspeed
best regards from Philippines!
July 25th, 2008
Thanks A Lot
Crazy Designs, I’m like in so love with minimal designs and it just takes it to a whole different level
July 26th, 2008
Some of this designs are so minimalistic that they shouldn’t even call them Designs
just jocking 
July 27th, 2008
Nice designs, all arer great, but SEO Design Studio is “the best”
July 31st, 2008
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August 1st, 2008
Hi,
Excellent collection , usaully i dont like minimal but this one are simly gr8.
thanks for sharing
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August 4th, 2008
Thanks for sharing these examples of minimalistic websites.
August 4th, 2008
Thanks for the inspiration!
Basic, clean and simple - yet very effective designs.
August 5th, 2008
I’m glad the minimalist, typography approach is appreciated, but I wish it was more-so compared to graphically heavy sites.
August 9th, 2008
I love how those sites looks. But i would say, NoneDesign really is the best, thats is just my opinion of course.But thanks a lot for sharing them.
August 20th, 2008
Relatively speaking I get “minimalistic” and think I have a feel for it when I see it, but do you have formal parameters outlining what you mean?
August 26th, 2008
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August 30th, 2008
Great Information.. I enjoyed the websites…
Sandy
peoplesoftlearnings.blogspot.com
August 31st, 2008
thanx for sharing..
nice designs so nice sites…
http://bilgideposu.blogcu.com
September 3rd, 2008
minimum website are good looking. Most of the design are very simple and nothing extraordinary. please visit this.
September 3rd, 2008
please visit this site
http://www.creativedk.com
September 11th, 2008
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September 16th, 2008
Simplicity is always the best policy online, right? Great list, beautiful sites, thanks for sharing.
September 17th, 2008
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September 23rd, 2008
Simplicty is the best way to go, having so much going on is a little unattractive
September 30th, 2008
I like the list! Fantastic compilation. The “None-Design” one is magical. Great!
I just finished my site - tried to make it quite minimalistic. How does it look?
October 2nd, 2008
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October 4th, 2008
I always prefer simple minimal websites. You can have a peep in my website http://www.cyberhari.com.
I am very much enlightened to see so many people with similar interest. Good Work!
October 25th, 2008
Simplicity is a virtue! thanks alot
October 28th, 2008
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October 28th, 2008
good post, bookmarking this.
November 8th, 2008
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November 10th, 2008
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November 12th, 2008
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November 16th, 2008
I’d like to think I kept things fairly simple on http://www.jasongaylor.com
November 20th, 2008
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November 22nd, 2008
Really really nice minimalistic website designs!
I would love to see mine on this page too
Regards
December 2nd, 2008
Minimal? Yes. Beautiful? Not even close.
December 8th, 2008
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December 17th, 2008
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December 28th, 2008
Very nice portfolio. Just bookmarked! Thanks!
December 29th, 2008
excellent collection, thanks
January 1st, 2009
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January 4th, 2009
Basic, clean and simple - very effective designs inspiration, thanks for collecting all this minimalistic design
January 7th, 2009
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February 2nd, 2009
Vandalay,
This is a simply beautiful collection of websites. Keep up the great work!
February 3rd, 2009
Nice collection, thank you. Although I would say I wouldn’t necessarily classify all of them strictly as minimalist—some are quite busy.
February 3rd, 2009
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February 4th, 2009
Excellent collection. I love minimalist sites. Nothing must get in the way of the content which is why people are there. I have tried to keep my blog as minimal as possible as it’s the writing content I want people to see.
I hasten to add I am no designer, so it doesn’t work in IE, lol.
February 7th, 2009
nice collection.
February 12th, 2009
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February 15th, 2009
This is a really great collection of web designs. I work with small business to help them develop an internet presence and business as a result. I believe designs such as you’ve displayed here are much more effective than a typical massively expensive flash site. Nice stuff!
February 17th, 2009
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February 17th, 2009
It’s a wonderful design indeed. Love to see a clean minimalistic design and willing to have one. It’s really a great job.
February 23rd, 2009
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February 24th, 2009
I love the designs selected here - the more minimalist a design is the more visible the message. Thank you!
February 27th, 2009
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March 3rd, 2009
Thank you for posting the Minimalist Website Designs. I find the typography, colors and the appropriate use of negative space in these designs to be very refreshing and inspirational.
March 8th, 2009
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March 11th, 2009
Great, excellent sites
so beautiful
March 18th, 2009
Would you consider my website: http://www.creativehat.co.uk?
March 19th, 2009
We have recently gone for a minimalistic look. I think the added bonus is load times.
March 22nd, 2009
This is my minimalistic design.
March 31st, 2009
Thanks for designing a site it is a beautiful designing
i love its. im just working as a site design and i learn how to design a good site
thanks
April 2nd, 2009
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April 5th, 2009
Great selection of sites.
April 19th, 2009
Clean and great!
April 28th, 2009
Why are most websites presented here design companies? There are many more websites with a different topic that are minimalistic as well!
May 7th, 2009
Great examples of “Less is More”!
May 7th, 2009
A very nice collection of simple website design. But like Fudde say’s; there is a lot of design companys here!
May 7th, 2009
all designs are very nice…
May 9th, 2009
Daniel Scrivner
Great job I really liked it.
May 14th, 2009
We have recently gone for a minimalistic look. I think the added bonus is load times.
May 15th, 2009
Very interested designs!
May 24th, 2009
Very nice design.Design collection is enriched.
May 26th, 2009
You can even build a separate topic beautiful designs in the style of Web 2.0, which now has gained momentum and is very popular. Thank you!
June 2nd, 2009
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June 5th, 2009
The theory that less is more certainly applies to the websites mentioned above. Using focal imagery works really well to help you build your website and can help link certain colours to enhance your design. It especially works well if you keep the design uncluttered with minimal text and secondary imagery. The 4th design shown above is my favourite and seems the most simplistic when it comes to the navigation. Great Post!
June 8th, 2009
Check out http://www.hi-rise.co.uk/ for a real minimalistic site.
June 11th, 2009
Outstanding collections.
I will definitely opt for using these type of designs.
June 15th, 2009
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June 24th, 2009
Here’s a couple of my faves!:
http://www.alexafalcone.com/
http://www.wearebuild.com/
http://www.visuelle.co.uk/
June 26th, 2009
Thanks for the great list inspirational website, will help out in a number of my upcoming designs
June 30th, 2009
this is not minimalism!
someone who post an article like that should at leat know what minimalism is!
July 1st, 2009
I really like all of this minimalis design., It’s very simple yet beautiful …
July 2nd, 2009
A fairly minimalistic NEW social bookmarking site–in BETA:
http://svidgen.com/