Reboot: Minimalism
If there is any part of this post that doesn’t make sense, it’s because I’ve changed the theme again since I wrote it. . Scratch that. Changed my mind. 
…I needed more color. It’s still pretty minimal
I decided it was time to make a change here, design wise. I wanted to make more of a minimalist type of design, without it looking completely plain. So, the design has a few splashes of color here and there. I was mostly inspired to go this route after navigating through minimalsites.com, which is a gallery of minimalist website designs.
Another thing I wanted to get away from, are the normal link colors such as blue. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I was ready to do something different, so I’ve gone with a purple(#990099) as my primary link color. Also, as you can see, I added a yellow background to the site title, as well as to the links within an a-side post.
One thing that runs the risk of being confusing to some folks, would be the fact that I used the same font properties on several different elements. For instance, the headings in the sidebar are the exact same font as the post meta information. Some of that text being links to comments, etc., some of the text is not. The reason I did this was that I thought it gave the design a more polished look. In my opinion, minimalism shouldn’t be plain and boring, but should have subtleties that add a touch of class. I hope I accomplished that with this.
The Future of the Design
I plan to make this theme publicly available in the near future. It won’t make any big splash in the WordPress community. I won’t promote it. But those who like it and would like to use it, it will be here.
Looking really good, I’ve become a fan of this minimalistic approach to design as of late. It’s very simple yet very effective. I still need to redo my blog, but just not enough time in the day or enthusiasm to write.
Hey Clarke, how are ya? Thanks. I know what you mean about time/enthusiasm.
Anthony, I need to set up a web site for a community of about 25,000 people. I have no idea how much assistance I am going to need, but I must put something inot our budget. Can you give me an hourly rate for your services?
Hey Mike,
I emailed you.
“Minimalist type of design” is my favorite but you really have to pull it off with attention to detail, color, and placement. Otherwise, it is awful. Thanks for the gallery. I love looking at other peoples work.
I agree with your comments. A lot of people think you just strip your theme to plain white, and that’s minimalism. I don’t think minimalism in design is actually the same thing as plain and boring. Anyway, I’ve changed the design up since this post was written. I still like the design I had in place here, but it just wasn’t me.