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The Most Minimalist: Typeface
When designing web sites, especially minimalist sites, typography is a big thing. So inevitably the question arises: What is the most minimalist typeface? And right after: Can it even be said that some...
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Portrait: Minimalist Photographer Hans Hiltermann
This is a repost of an article I wrote for Minimalissimo. The Dutch Hans Hiltermann (1960) is a former advertising photographer. After many years of creating artificial scenes packed with...
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Bookmarklets for the Online Minimalist
Minimalist web design is about removing all distractions from the primary content (the actual article, portfolio or other information). Not all (very few) sites offer a distraction-free experience....
View ArticleMinimalism is for minimalists
When I talk about this topic, I tend to say “Minimalism is for minimalists.” By that I mean that when something is truly minimalist, not everyone will appreciate it. Actually only a selection of people...
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The Difference between Minimalism and Simplicity (In One Image)
What’s the difference between minimalism and simplicity you ask? I could give you a thousand words on the topic (and I probably will at one point) but I’ve composed a quick visual comparison that...
View ArticleThe Difference between Minimal Art and Minimalist Design
The subject is the work of the artist or designer. The object is that what is conveyed by the work: the space, the message, the idea, the artist’s personality, the functionality, the content, and so...
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Introduction to Minimal Art
Minimal Art is a school of abstract painting and sculpture where any kind of personal expression is kept to a minimum, in order to give the work a completely literal presence. The resulting work is...
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Minimalism is defined as the concept of minimizing distractions from what’s truly valuable or essential. As a result, a minimalist work offers a direct view at – and raises questions about – the true...
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Good minimalist design, whether it’s graphic design, web design or architecture, has three defining characteristics: Repetition Formal simplicity Use of voids The first, repetition, means a minimal...
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Minimalism’s unique, defining quality
Okinawa House (2016) by John Pawson Most architecture that is dubbed ‘minimalist’ is just white and clean, or at best: empty. But Pawson’s work has that one defining value that gives minimalism its...
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