Ask HN: Do you like the hyper-minimalist blogs posted on this site?

5 pointssnjy74y ago12 comments

I see a lot of blogs with the same brutalist aesthetics. I liked it at first but now it seems everyone is implementing similiar themes on their sites.

Now, I feel they could use some colors. They seem pretty boring.

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yuppie_scum4y ago

It’s better than being slammed with images ads popovers and cookie warnings

snjy7OP4y ago

I get your point. But, there is a lot of middle ground. Example: This site https://kinduff.com has a good colorscheme while being minimal.

Graffur4y ago

I like websites that load fast, have no popups or misdirections

throwaway8899004y ago

I'm fine with it. I'm not fine with a surprising number of blogs being left-aligned and capped to a width of like 4 pixels on a 27" monitor.

usrbinbash4y ago

Yes I do, and I think it would be good for the web if more websites were designed according to a more minimalist approach:

https://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm

snjy7OP4y ago

There are a lot of minimal websites with great content still up.

https://wiby.me/surprise

I use above link while I have free time to find cool websites:)

wmeredith4y ago

I find it humorous that the first website this link took me to was this: http://www.softpaw.org/fae2.html

The design is, uh, certainly not minimal.

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krishadi4y ago

I'll take boring. Than to land on a blog, where I need to search for the content.

Minimalist is much better on a mobile device.

duxup4y ago

For a blog I think it works great.

Having said that I don’t think that color is bad or not minimalist.

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yuppie_scum4y ago

It’s better than being slammed with images ads popovers and cookie warnings

snjy7OP4y ago

I get your point. But, there is a lot of middle ground. Example: This site https://kinduff.com has a good colorscheme while being minimal.

Graffur4y ago

I like websites that load fast, have no popups or misdirections

throwaway8899004y ago

I'm fine with it. I'm not fine with a surprising number of blogs being left-aligned and capped to a width of like 4 pixels on a 27" monitor.

usrbinbash4y ago

Yes I do, and I think it would be good for the web if more websites were designed according to a more minimalist approach:

https://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm

snjy7OP4y ago

There are a lot of minimal websites with great content still up.

https://wiby.me/surprise

I use above link while I have free time to find cool websites:)

wmeredith4y ago

I find it humorous that the first website this link took me to was this: http://www.softpaw.org/fae2.html

The design is, uh, certainly not minimal.

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krishadi4y ago

I'll take boring. Than to land on a blog, where I need to search for the content.

Minimalist is much better on a mobile device.

duxup4y ago

For a blog I think it works great.

Having said that I don’t think that color is bad or not minimalist.

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