But, in this case I say “yes very true.” Now they have become something very different.
TT 2007 January 15th
2:01 am
I like how you use “keep reading” to progressively disclose the information to your visitors. The clean color scheme and typography also disguise the complexity of your site. You’ve left nothing to randomness.
eddie 2007 January 15th
3:56 am
OK, most who know my work or have worked with me know my design style: absolute minimalistic. I’ve always believed, text on a page is to be read. A picture on a page is to be seen. Anything unnecessary, leave it out.
This blog design of mine pretty much keeps all that in mind: I do not have an attractive title background image at the top of my page. This is because I do not want it to distract the entry/post/content. An entry is the most important content on a blog therefore it should standout above all else. I’ve used a subtle line under each entry title to visually separate each post (more of a usability thing) and sidebar category. I chose to have a white background with black text (or should I say grey) because its easy to read and clean. Etc, etc, etc.
So anyway, my designs are minimal. But because I chose to add an image to the pages, it has kinda broken the “anything unnecessary, leave it out” thing. So my claim of minimal being different from subtle is just something to stop the guys who know me from pulling my leg. My pages are no longer minimal, but they are subtle = still elegant, simple and easy on the eyes… no??
TT 2007 January 15th
5:45 am
I don’t know how anyone would object to how you add images. Both images and words have their own domains in communication. If an image can say it all, no or only a few words are needed. If an image can hardly explain the full story, the image is made smaller to let words take over. This is how I see you coordinate images and words to achieve minimalism–by precision.
You also exercise great restraint to keep only one image per posting on the entry page. Design is about deciding what-to-do and what-not-to-do, something a minimalist understands extremely well.
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I don’t get it.
me either but it looks cool
Hmm… Is this one of those I.Q. things again? ^o^
But, in this case I say “yes very true.” Now they have become something very different.
I like how you use “keep reading” to progressively disclose the information to your visitors. The clean color scheme and typography also disguise the complexity of your site. You’ve left nothing to randomness.
OK, most who know my work or have worked with me know my design style: absolute minimalistic. I’ve always believed, text on a page is to be read. A picture on a page is to be seen. Anything unnecessary, leave it out.
This blog design of mine pretty much keeps all that in mind: I do not have an attractive title background image at the top of my page. This is because I do not want it to distract the entry/post/content. An entry is the most important content on a blog therefore it should standout above all else. I’ve used a subtle line under each entry title to visually separate each post (more of a usability thing) and sidebar category. I chose to have a white background with black text (or should I say grey) because its easy to read and clean. Etc, etc, etc.
So anyway, my designs are minimal. But because I chose to add an image to the pages, it has kinda broken the “anything unnecessary, leave it out” thing. So my claim of minimal being different from subtle is just something to stop the guys who know me from pulling my leg. My pages are no longer minimal, but they are subtle = still elegant, simple and easy on the eyes… no??
I don’t know how anyone would object to how you add images. Both images and words have their own domains in communication. If an image can say it all, no or only a few words are needed. If an image can hardly explain the full story, the image is made smaller to let words take over. This is how I see you coordinate images and words to achieve minimalism–by precision.
You also exercise great restraint to keep only one image per posting on the entry page. Design is about deciding what-to-do and what-not-to-do, something a minimalist understands extremely well.