
The purpose of minimalism is to expose the essence of a design by eliminating all non-essential forms, features and concepts. In web design, minimalism erases potential distractions and strips away elements into their most basic forms.
Yuna Kim‘s use of elementary shapes helps to organize her portfolio and goes perfectly with her personal logo. This minimal web site design experiments the use of geometric shapes that makes design so effective. The simplicity is also carried through the navigation making it enjoyable to explore.

Checkland Kindleysides is a UK-based multi disciplinary design consultancy, specialising in retail interior design. What is most impressive however is their website, which was designed and developed by Sennep in London.
The site features lovely animations of unfolding paper cuts, combined with tasteful typography – truely a joy to the eye.

Yasuyuki Nakamura designed and programmed the beautifully detailed website of Kenjiro Okazaki, a Japanese visual artist.
The design gives full attention to the artist’s work by placing all navigational items out of sight, but within reach. Additionally, the descriptions are only readable on mouseover, so in no instance they compete with the more important visuals.