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10 Free Clean and Minimal WordPress Themes

Henry — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:19:15 +0000

WordPress has become one of the top choices for content management systems among website owners. This has happened for several reasons, but one is the readily available collection of themes that can transform the appearance and functionality of a site. There are all kinds of themes out there, but some of my favorites are the ones that take a minimalistic approach so the content can do the talking. If you’ve been on the lookout for some nice minimal WordPress themes, then you’re in luck. Here are 10 free ones that you should find useful.

Un.complicated

The Standard

Lifestreaming White

Clear

The Daily Grind

Blue Bubble

Minimal Press

Foliogrid

Clean Home

Vostok

15 Must-Have Minimalist Icon Sets

Henry — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:32:03 +0000

A few months ago we posted a collection of icon sets for minimal style web design. It was quite the challenge finding high-quality icons of this style, but I was able to find some gems and the effort was greatly appreciated by our readers. Since several months have passed, I decided to scour the internet again for new sets and ones I may have missed the last go around. You’ll be pleased to see that I was able to find 15 Must Have Minimalist Icons Sets. These icons are perfect for designs that are focused on content and typography.

Default Icon

Goo-EE Icon Set

bwpx.icns

Munich

Sanscons

Wireframe Toolbar Icons

Eclipse 2

PICOL

Dortmund

UIDesign Icons

Symbol Signs

Mnml Icon Set

Only2 Icons (92 icons in set)

Devine Icons 2

Devine Icons

60 Minimal and Super Clean Web Designs to Inspire You

gmuller — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:24:46 +0000

A clean and minimal web design is an effective way to convey an image of elegance and sophistication. This type of design is all about doing more with less, and making use of plenty of white space to let content and page elements breathe. However, it can be difficult to come up with a solid minimal website, because you can’t rely on “shiny” design elements to make things visually appealing. So if you’ve struggled in the past to tackle this type of web design, we’re here to help. Here’s a showcase of 60 minimal and super clean web designs to inspire you.

Sleepover, San Francisco

Nicholas Cary

70/SF

The Carbon Co-op

Process Journal

Thorsten Van Elten

WorkLifeBalanceCentre

Bernard Tschumi Architects

Effektive

NotJones

alan cook

hellomake.com

caseydunn.net

us (design studio)

Electric Gecko

theanthropologist.net

Ryan Willms

Good Inc.

Mr Toledano

midtone design

hunt studio

designschneider

Where They At

TA

coolandtheguide

Maksimer

fedena

Birch

Simon Heijdens

needswants.com

amillion things to do

haikavanian.com

Sveinn Davíðsson

Jamie Gregory

Daring Fireball

Stories & Novels

Johny Favourite

Antony Gormley

H by Harris

Root

superawesome

precinkt

Patrick Mullen Design

Spiritualized

studiofeed.ca

Masood Kamandy

Emrah Yaman

Design Code

wktokyo.jp

Thirteen.

Oscar Barber

Hot Meteor

Astheria

Berit Somme

pixelbot

made by on

Patrick Monkel

ben hulse design

pixelcraft

Rainfall Daffinson

The Best Icon Sets for Minimal Style Web Design

Henry — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:21:18 +0000

With so many free icon sets available now, sometimes it makes more sense to not spend countless hours designing and creating your own. However, it’s important that you do find the right style of icons to match your design. In the case of minimal web design, it’s all about clean layouts, little use of color, and few design elements. This means that when icons are required, they should posses the same minimal design qualities. Here are some of the best icon sets for this type of design style.

Mono Icons

Pictodeck

The Webdesigner Sketchup Icons

Free Vector Icons

Pictoico

Token

Glyphish (130 Icons)

BrightMix

Pixelated

Two Tone Icons

Mini Icons

BackToPixel

Iconic

Kostenlose Icons

A Showcase of Clean White Web Designs

gmuller — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:57:40 +0000

When it comes to web design, white is always a symbol of elegance, minimalism and style. You can use white to create space, to keep it simple, to drive the attention to other elements at your page and also to maintain your site with a clean and minimal look. Several websites use white as their main color, and this is what we will show here. You probably have seen some of these sites before, but they are such a great example that I had to mention them again. And in case you want to share a “clean white website”, the comments are open!

Made by Sofa

iA

Fell Swoop

Sherpa.

72 Rivington Street

Zander Martineau

televisionkillsme

Cynosura

Ragged Edge Design

Medium

squareFACTOR

chrissloan.info

Fourth Floor Interactive

Gustavo Ureña

Feelwire

Banjax Web Design

we make it live

Cameron Queen

Mark Boulton Design

Tisha Creative

Clogg Solutions

pixelumbrella

Christa Robillard

Tandem Film Production

Vertigo Visual

attitude design

plumd.com

n’uova design lab

big youth

Sitepark

checkout

Ui Tuneup

zenhabits

nestliving

A Showcase of Super Clean Web Designs

Henry — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:05:42 +0000

So what is clean web design? Some may say that clean and minimal are one and the same. They are right to some extent, but I believe a site can still be considered clean while making use of color and design elements. To me, a clean design is one that has an uncluttered layout, makes use of plenty of white space, and screams professionalism. If you’re still wondering what clean web design is, below are some excellent examples.

Heartworker

We Are Hunted

SimpleBits

Alex Flueras

Ole Martin Kristiansen

Patrick Monkel

Typographica

Trost

Martin Balhar

Nove

Area 17

Finch

inkd

Noded

nclud

Devia

Miro

EightHourDay

30 Extremely Elegant Serif Fonts

Henry — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:58:37 +0000

A few weeks ago, I showed you a bunch of super sleek fonts to use in your clean designs, but if your looking to establish an classic mood for a design, you may want to choose an elegant serif font. This article presents to you 30 of the best free serif fonts around.

Novello

Museo

AlexandriaFLF

Bienetresocial

Kontrapunkt

Serif Beta

Gentium Basic

Centabel Book

Divona

Andron Freefont LAT

Grandesign Neue Serif

TypoLatinserif-Bold

Bergamo Std

Contra

Sanford

Temporarium

Juvelo

Justus

Day Roman

Bitstream Vera Serif

Dustismo Roman

Portland LDO

Cardiff

Oxford

Queens Park

Athena Unicode

Imperium

RomanSerif

Slab Tall X

Liberation Serif

Is Minimalistic Design more Effective?

Adelle — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:28:13 +0000

Let me preface by saying, yes – most of the time I think so. Minimalism is a style or technique in design that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity. I believe it’s more effective in Web Design – especially in a designer’s portfolio. When content is king – clean, spacious and concise gets my attention.

Here are some great examples to get your minimalist side inspired.

Do you think it’s more effective in Web Design?

Want to find more minimal inspiration? I recommend these resources:

The ‘Less is More’ or Minimalistic Approach to Web Design

The Anatomy of a Minimalistic Web Design

Minimal Sites