Comments on: Clean Slate http://www.jeremyflint.com/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/ Red Hot and Daily Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:48:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lukasz http://www.jeremyflint.com/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-113 Lukasz Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:25:30 +0000 http://www.jeremyflint.com/wp/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-113 Nathan, the following I heard yesterday from an architect and interior designer: the beauty in simplicty is most difficult to achieve. If you can come up with something simple that is also appealing, you can possibly do anything. Hence, do not understimate the beauty that is hidden in simple designs. Links I provided before are best examples. Nathan, the following I heard yesterday from an architect and interior designer: the beauty in simplicty is most difficult to achieve. If you can come up with something simple that is also appealing, you can possibly do anything. Hence, do not understimate the beauty that is hidden in simple designs. Links I provided before are best examples.

]]> By: Nathan Logan http://www.jeremyflint.com/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-111 Nathan Logan Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:29:49 +0000 http://www.jeremyflint.com/wp/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-111 I gotta say - I liked the old colors better. This minimalistic thing is cool, but it seems like anybody can do it. I'm not a good designer (by any means), but it doesn't feel like this is difficult at all. Certainly there are other elements to a design besides the main color you use on a page, but to me, the use of color and images are largely what differentiate sites. Gray and white? It's clean, but really, I think it's too easy. If you can do a colored site well, to me, that's tough. It's also fun. If every site were Whitespace, or even StopDesign's new "Bleached", why not just use a news aggregator? If you are going to stick with this, at least do what Doug is doing and include a style switcher so I can have my color back. =) Keep up the good work, though. It's a fun place to visit. I gotta say - I liked the old colors better.

This minimalistic thing is cool, but it seems like anybody can do it. I’m not a good designer (by any means), but it doesn’t feel like this is difficult at all. Certainly there are other elements to a design besides the main color you use on a page, but to me, the use of color and images are largely what differentiate sites.

Gray and white? It’s clean, but really, I think it’s too easy. If you can do a colored site well, to me, that’s tough. It’s also fun. If every site were Whitespace, or even StopDesign’s new “Bleached”, why not just use a news aggregator?

If you are going to stick with this, at least do what Doug is doing and include a style switcher so I can have my color back. =)

Keep up the good work, though. It’s a fun place to visit.

]]> By: Fernando Dunn II http://www.jeremyflint.com/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-110 Fernando Dunn II Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:59:13 +0000 http://www.jeremyflint.com/wp/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-110 I love these open sites. I think the best way to create a site is to start with a semi-blank canvas and then build as you are inspired to. One thing bothers me though. Because your content is not lined up with the navigation and header, it looks like the page leans. I love these open sites. I think the best way to create a site is to start with a semi-blank canvas and then build as you are inspired to.

One thing bothers me though. Because your content is not lined up with the navigation and header, it looks like the page leans.

]]> By: Colly http://www.jeremyflint.com/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-108 Colly Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:43:18 +0000 http://www.jeremyflint.com/wp/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-108 When is it ever easy?! The site works really well now. Could end up missing some of the previous elements, but this is a really positive change in my opinion. The legibility and clarity has gone through the roof. Good job, Jeremy... When is it ever easy?! The site works really well now. Could end up missing some of the previous elements, but this is a really positive change in my opinion. The legibility and clarity has gone through the roof.

Good job, Jeremy…

]]> By: Lukasz http://www.jeremyflint.com/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-107 Lukasz Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:05:57 +0000 http://www.jeremyflint.com/wp/archives/2004/08/29/clean-slate/#comment-107 Honestly? I like it even more than previous design. Seems to me that I do fancy clean sites, with white backgrounds (examples: <a href="http://www.airbagindustries.com/">Airbag</a>, <a href="http://makeready.org/">Make Ready</a> and a number of other as well. I discard dropshadow, fancy multi column layouts and faux columns. Plain, simple, easy-looking: that's what is about to come in. IMO, at least. :-) Honestly? I like it even more than previous design. Seems to me that I do fancy clean sites, with white backgrounds (examples: Airbag, Make Ready and a number of other as well. I discard dropshadow, fancy multi column layouts and faux columns. Plain, simple, easy-looking: that’s what is about to come in. IMO, at least. :-)

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