8 ideas
8 minimalist website ideas, from studios to personal pages
Ideas for a minimalist website: 8 directions from design studios to personal pages, with what to keep, what to cut and how frascati builds calm sites.
Ideas
Directions to describe to frascati, not finished sites. Give it your real content and it builds the rest.
- 01
Design studio
Off-white, dark text, one small accent
Large type, project titles as a list, links that change colour on hover
- 02
Tech startup
Monochrome with one accent, product photos
One sentence about the product, a few short feature notes, one sign-up button
- 03
Architecture firm
Off-white, thin lines, large photos
Full-width project photos, a short project index, simple navigation
- 04
Writer or author
Cream background, serif, book-like
Featured books, a list of publications, pages set for reading
- 05
Photographer
Photos first, dark if you ask, very little text
Large photos with alt texts, simple galleries, a contact page
- 06
Product page
One product, a calm background, nothing else
Large product photos, a short spec list, one buy button
- 07
Personal site
Few colours, a large name, small links
Name, role and a few links. Nothing else needed.
- 08
Agency
Grid layout, monospace details, stark contrast
Clients if you may name them, services, contact: three sections in total
What makes these work
- White space is not empty: it gives the content room
- Limit the palette: a background colour, a text colour and one accent
- Let type carry the design: one or two fonts, used well
- Every element earns its place: if it does not help the visitor, remove it
- Keep the navigation short and visible: a few clear links
- Minimal design still needs real content: clear text about what you do
Questions
- Is minimalist design harder to create?
- Often, yes. With fewer elements, each one has to be right: the type, the spacing and the photos.
- Does minimalism hurt SEO?
- Not if the text is there. Search engines need words to understand a page, so keep clear headings and real text. frascati writes a title and description for every page and uses semantic HTML.
- Can I build a minimalist site with frascati?
- Yes. frascati already leans minimal: one paper colour, one accent colour, one or two fonts and generous space. Ask for a minimalist site and it cuts sections and decoration further.
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