Karl Zipser » website design http://karlzipser.com on art and perception Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:44:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Internet as Frame part II, Minimalism http://karlzipser.com/2006/04/internet-as-frame-part-ii-minimalism.html http://karlzipser.com/2006/04/internet-as-frame-part-ii-minimalism.html#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:59:00 +0000 Karl Zipser http://karlzipser.com/?p=20 The design of web-pages for displaying art is a matter of great practical as well as aesthetic importance. One design that I find striking, because of its boldness, is Jannie Regnerus’ web-page. This page (detail below) is minimal to the extreme. It is so unlike what one is used to in a web-page that at first it seems confusing. But it is precisely this unusual quality that makes the layout a successful frame for Regnerus’ photography. One has the feeling of having left the noisy bustle of the internet and having arrived in a quiet place.

[image: screen shot of minimalist website]

I say the design is bold is because, by departing from expectations, Regnerus takes a risk that visitors may be confused and leave the site before they see anything. For those visitors who do look more closely, the simplicity of the layout serves the intended role of providing a quiet context for the artwork.

Is minimalism inherently good for the internet?

Is Regnerus’ site a model for other internet sites?

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