Minimalism has been a popular website design style for years. It has so many benefits; minimalist sites load faster, take fewer server resources, and are often faster to develop than more graphically complicated designs. Plus, they give a professional, clean impression to visitors.
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. When you limit the number of graphic elements you use and put the focus on negative space and typography, a good eye for spacing and proportion becomes crucial.
Below are more than 100 excellent examples of clean, simple and minimalist website designs. 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.
A white background with red accents.
Dark gray background with white and gray lettering.
White background with gray and red lettering.
A black and white color scheme with gray, orange, and pale blue accents.
A minimalist grid design.
A dark gray, white and sky blue grid-based design.
An entirely black and white design.
A minimalist magazine-style site.
A mostly black and white site with colored accents.
A gray and maroon design.
A mostly black, white and gray design.
A single column portfolio site.
A simple black and white design with an emphasis on typography.
Another simple black and white design with orange accents and great typography.
Gray and White with mustard-yellow accents.
A simple dove gray and white design with red accents.
Black background with gray and white text.
A simple design with a lot of white space.
A simple design that makes good use of drop shadows and red accents.
Uses a soft color palette and slightly oversized text.
A soft gray, white and dark blue design.
A dark background with soft gray and blue typography.
A black and white design with strong typographical elements.
A simple design with retro elements.
Another simple design with blue accents and an emphasis on typography.
Another black and white design with gray and red accents.
A grid-based design with excellent typography.
A soft color palette and a two-column design with lots of white space.
A black and white grid-based design.
Uses a textured background and some hand-drawn elements.
A mostly black and white design with oversized typography.
A dark gray and white, single column design.
A rarely-seen minimalist grunge design.
A narrow, single-column design with a lot of white space.
A simple design with a textured header and a focus on typography.
A grid-based design with blue, gray and black text.
A design composed entirely of shades of bluish-gray.
Hand-drawn elements in black and white with blue accents set this design apart.
A subtle color scheme and textures with black and gray typography.
Makes use of colored and geometric accents while still retaining plenty of white space and a simple design.
A black and white design with an emphasis on typography.
A subtle dark gray and white design with small, multi-colored accents.
A dark design with subtle gradients in the typography and blue accents.
A black and gray design with a focus on typography.
A multi-colored minimal design with colorful accents and lots of white space.
A black, white, and gray design that places emphasis on the images it displays and uses a grid-based design.
A magazine/grid-style design with orange accents.
A blue and gray design with an emphasis on typography.
A black, white and gray design that places the emphasis on the portfolio pieces.
A black and white grid-based portfolio site.
A grid-based design in shades of gray.
A cream-colored background and black typography keep things simple.
A grid-based design with a portfolio slideshow in the header.
A dark background with subtly-colored typography.
A gray site with bright red accents.
A dark background with white typography that leaves the emphasis on the images.
A black, gray and white grid-based design.
A black, white and gray design with some dark blue typography.
A grayish-brown background and a grid-based design.
A dark background with an emphasis on typography and tomato-red accents.
A subtly-patterned dark-gray background with bold white and gray typography.
A dark gray, slightly-grungy design.
A dark background with gray and white typography.
A dark background with lighter typography.
A dark, textured background with hand-drawn elements and a bit of a retro vibe.
A bold, black and white grid design.
A grid-based design with a subtle color palette and typography.
A subtle blue, gray and white design with plenty of negative space.
A white and gray design with the emphasis on the typography.
A subtle design that focuses on the typography.
A black and white design with red highlights.
A gray background with gray and red text.
A white background with black and red typography and tons of negative space.
A black and white design with subtle textures.
A grid-based deisgn that focuses on typography.
A gray and black design with an emphasis on typography.
A black and white design with light blue accents.
White background and green accents.
A grid-based design with orange accents.
A gray and white grid-based design.
A white and gray two-column design.
A black and white design with oversized typography.
A very simple black and white design with minimalist navigation.
A black, white and gray single-column design.
A gray color scheme with green accents.
A very simple black and white design with hand-drawn elements.
An extremely minimalist design with black text and red accents.
A grid-based design that emphasizes typography.
The Typographic Desk Reference (TDR)
A minimalist sales page that utilizes modal windows.
A simple design with olive green typography accents.
A white background and subtle gray and pink color scheme.
A brown and tan grid-based design with a white background.
A grid-based design with a white background.
A blue and gray design with plenty of white space.
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A gray design with circular images and white text.
Black and gray typography with plenty of white space.
A grid-based site that puts the emphasis on the images it features.
A gray, black and white design with a Flash slideshow in the header.
A grid-based design with a white background.
A simple black and white design.
A grid-based portfolio site.
A grid-based design with a white background and simple typography.
A simple design with a Flash slideshow.
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A very bold green and white design.
A bold gray and white design.
A simple black and white design with an emphasis on imagery.
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I am the creative director at IGRAPHI and an award winning designer and web developer with 20 years of experience conceiving and implementing design and technical solutions across traditional, digital, and social media platforms to effectively engage target audiences with clients’ messages and products. Built and managed brands from the ground up, worn every hat on the rack, one brand at a time.
