As a follow up on last week’s roundup of 105 Examples of Clean and Minimal Twitter Apps, I thought this week would be the time to share with everyone examples of extreme minimalism in web design, and how with minimal elements, when properly used, so much can be achieved.

The 30 Examples of Extreme Minimalism in Web Design are grouped in 4 sections:

The intention is to give inspiration for the fans of minimal web design, and to highlight the effectiveness and diversity of using minimalism in web design, even if it’s taken to an extreme. Enjoy!

Web Apps 1. DownForEveryoneOrJustMe A useful service for knowing if a site is actually down, and you are not the only one unable to access it.



2. DingItsUp and this one sends you an email when the site is up again.



3. IndexedByGoogle Want to make sure that Google has indexed you site?



4. Fizy A speedy search engine for songs and music videos. It can be used as your online jukebox with the option to share what you are listening to on social networks such as Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook.



5. SimpleCountryCodes A service that allows you to look up any country code. Very handy web app for people who often dial abroad.



6. ThyNews A web service that allows the creation of a custom page with headline links from online news sources and blogs.



7. Tasck A smartly designed Ajax powered To-Do List with one objective in mind; minimizing users’ clicks and achieving the functionality required from such a web app.



8. QuieTube Watch YouTube videos without all the clutter, noise, and distractions caused by comments and other elements.



9. Postcard.fm A service that lets you email audio postcards. An interesting example of a 3 steps web app.



10. CopyPasteCharacter Copy and paste characters with a simple click.





Portfolios 11. CraigWilson Portfolio of Craig Wilson



12. ethicka Portfolio of William Donahoe



13. hakki Portfolio of Hakki Yemeniciler



14. joelirw Portfolio of Joel Irwin



15. johnstewartsutherland Portfolio of John S. Sutherland



16. jonwardweb Portfolio of Jon Ward



17. keeno Portfolio of Kenno



18. LoveBlank Portfolio of Francesco Prosperi



19. Pomade Pomade is a design studio based in New York city



20. Yalamber Portfolio of Yalamber Subba





Miscellaneous 26. D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y An obsession with properly spelling DEFINITELY (I just copied it just to make sure I don’t make that mistake)



27. DocaPet Even eCommerce can be simple and minimal, a great example of how this can be achieved



28. TelescopicText I love the creativity behind this one, and would love to see a whole book done this way



29. RandomBuddha Random Buddha quotes



30. KonamiCodeSites Welcome to geekdom; a list of Konami Code powered sites. Of course, you need to use the code (↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → b a) to access the site, and don’t forget to try it on SingleFunction





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