Comments on: Revisited minimalism in design http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/revisited-minimalism-in-design/ Minimalism in blog design, an experiment Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:32 +0000 By: CpILL http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1856 CpILL Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:23:11 +0000 http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/17/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1856 Yes, What I think makes it impressive is the simplicity of the CSS and the minimal amount of classes/ids. Mostly it uses styling on HTML tags, menaing that the markup is semantic in design/construction. Good CSS needs Good markup. Also the CSS is cleanly divided into colour, font, layout, making it portable. The only change I would make is to separate these elements into their own CSS files and use import to bring them together, and in this file that brings them together have page specific adjustments and references to Classes and IDs. The content is particularly suited to this type of design as well: Semantically marked-up text. This is what the web was designed for. Yes,

What I think makes it impressive is the simplicity of the CSS and the minimal amount of classes/ids. Mostly it uses styling on HTML tags, menaing that the markup is semantic in design/construction.

Good CSS needs Good markup.

Also the CSS is cleanly divided into colour, font, layout, making it portable. The only change I would make is to separate these elements into their own CSS files and use import to bring them together, and in this file that brings them together have page specific adjustments and references to Classes and IDs.

The content is particularly suited to this type of design as well: Semantically marked-up text. This is what the web was designed for.

]]> By: Olle Jonsson http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1855 Olle Jonsson Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:35:49 +0000 http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/17/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1855 Deeply impressive work with federali.st, Edward. Thanks for linking to it, Scott. Deeply impressive work with federali.st, Edward. Thanks for linking to it, Scott.

]]> By: Scott http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1854 Scott Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:02:15 +0000 http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/17/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1854 Edward, I wouldn't have done anything differently actually. Note the "hyperbole" tag I gave this post. Great site, by the way. I'd really like to learn from what you've created, where everything is appropriate and relative, and apply that to blog design. You've really created a lovely thing. Edward, I wouldn’t have done anything differently actually. Note the “hyperbole” tag I gave this post.

Great site, by the way. I’d really like to learn from what you’ve created, where everything is appropriate and relative, and apply that to blog design.

You’ve really created a lovely thing.

]]> By: Edward O'Connor http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1853 Edward O'Connor Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:38:24 +0000 http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/17/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1853 I'm curious about your "for the most part." What would you like to see done differently? I’m curious about your “for the most part.” What would you like to see done differently?

]]> By: Edward O'Connor http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1852 Edward O'Connor Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:37:12 +0000 http://www.plaintxt.org/2006/09/17/revisited-minimalism-in-design/#comment-1852 Wow, thanks! I'm flattered. Wow, thanks! I’m flattered.

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