Title: Design Minimalism: What, Why & How. - SitePoint
Headings: Design Minimalism: What, Why & How.
Design Minimalism: What, Why & How.
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Minimalism? That’s kinda like not designing something, right?
So, Minimalism is just keeping things simple, then?
Where did Minimalism come from?
De Stijl Movement
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and "Less Is More"
Traditional Japanese Design
Neo Minimalism
Minimalism Color Palettes and Shapes
Fonts in Minimalism
Helvetica
Mr. Phone
Brad Ulrich’s Experiment
Site Templates/WordPress Themes
Photoshop Patterns/Brushes
Minimalism in Action
Google
Craigslist
Modern Architecture

Content: The attitude is: I can have anything, but I won’t clutter my home; instead, I will acquire only the most elegant, simple objects available. It is simple in form and function, devoid of pointless decorations, yet expensive. You would never say minimalism is a cheap option. Formally, minimalism is 1960s and 1970s invention. However, De Stijl and traditional Japanese design could be considered predecessors of minimalism. De Stijl Movement
De Stijl (Dutch for “ The Style “), also known as neoplasticism, was an artistic movement in the Netherlands. It began in 1917 and faded around 1931. Its leading figure was Theo van Doesburg who died in 1931, and this basically marked the end for the De Stijl movement.