22 Modern Minimal Web Design Examples

By john in Inspiration Posted on March 17, 2014

As a designer, it can be tempting to use a lot of unnecessary design elements or a complex color palette to make a website stand out. Nowadays all the websites are using big headers, enormous footers all full of colors and amazing pictures; much more an important page should have at least a Flash application.

Trends, techniques and user demands have changed, and quite remarkably has resulted in alterations to the look and feel of what we would typically define as a minimal site. Many people still view minimalist designs as boring. But there’s a real art to effective minimal website designs, something not all designers can effectively master.

It’s a beautiful thing. So, below I’ve rounded up 22 beautiful modern minimal web designs for you to be inspired by. They run the gamut from simple brochure-style sites to e-commerce sites and portfolio pages. What they all have in common is a design aesthetic where less is more.

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