30 Examples of Extreme Minimalism in Web Design
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.
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.
Portfolios
A simple Yes or No answer
25. is Obama president?
Answering this question is done by may other dedicated sites, but this one adds a timeline…
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)
28. TelescopicText
I love the creativity behind this one, and would love to see a whole book done this way
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
