I think that for a long time people have thought that the more they put up on a website the better. More links, more buttons and more images.  A recent trend popping up in web design is to publish less and that is something I’d like to see more of. The website for Scottish chocolate company Nucoco is a great example of this.  When you first load the page you are brought to a very plain part of the site telling you the name of the company, what they do and you see an arrow graphic telling you to go down for more. After some really nice photography and a awesome animation that brings together their logo you are prompted to enter your email address for more information and treats! I think this is a great way to get people excited about your product without hitting them over the head with why their product is so great. In this case, if their chocolate is as good as their website I’m sure they will be in business for a very long time.  - Steve

I think that for a long time people have thought that the more they put up on a website the better. More links, more buttons and more images. 

A recent trend popping up in web design is to publish less and that is something I’d like to see more of. The website for Scottish chocolate company Nucoco is a great example of this. 

When you first load the page you are brought to a very plain part of the site telling you the name of the company, what they do and you see an arrow graphic telling you to go down for more. After some really nice photography and a awesome animation that brings together their logo you are prompted to enter your email address for more information and treats!

I think this is a great way to get people excited about your product without hitting them over the head with why their product is so great. In this case, if their chocolate is as good as their website I’m sure they will be in business for a very long time. 

- Steve

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         An industrial designer based in Seoul, South Korea, Yeongkeun Jeong has thought up a clever way to get the most out of your bike frame. His design, called “Reel,” utilizes a set of silicone stickers with which the cyclist can wind an elastic band around his or her bike frame. The flexibility of the band and how each sticker is set allows for a customizable mesh storage structure. Pretty awesome use of space! - Maggie

        

An industrial designer based in Seoul, South Korea, Yeongkeun Jeong has thought up a clever way to get the most out of your bike frame. His design, called “Reel,” utilizes a set of silicone stickers with which the cyclist can wind an elastic band around his or her bike frame. The flexibility of the band and how each sticker is set allows for a customizable mesh storage structure. Pretty awesome use of space!

- Maggie

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German advertising agency Jung von Matt has recreated several iconic television characters for a series of minimalist Lego print ads. Can you tell who’s who? 

- Maggie 

[The Simpsons, Donald Duck (and friends), Bert and Ernie, Ninja Turtles, The Smurfs, and South Park] 

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As designers Julie and Tim laid out the graphic backdrop to the new Block Club Creative website, they had some fun with the “About Our Team” section. Check out Tim’s amazing movie poster designs for Block Club’s film picks, above.

Playing with a minimalist, vintage-inspired look, his designs strip an iconic image or scene to its bones, evoking the endless potential for inspiration and imagination from these favorite films of ours.

- Maggie

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Graphic designer Simon C. Page has created a beautiful series of posters in celebration of 2011, the International Year of Chemistry. With a nod to the theories and advances of famous chemists from Marie Curie to Albert Einstein, his minimalist designs bring the appropriate throw-back feel as chemists celebrate their past, looking ever forward. 

- Maggie

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Awesome “Minimalist Muppets” artwork by Eric Slager. Can you tell who is who? (See link for answers!) And while we’re riding the Muppets train - here’s a fun early listen to the soundtrack’s “Life’s A Happy Song,” written by Flight Of The Conchords’ Bret McKenzie and featuring Feist and Mickey Rooney alongside Jason Segel, Amy Adams, and new Muppet Walter: (It may take a minute or two for the video to load). - Maggie

Awesome “Minimalist Muppets” artwork by Eric Slager. Can you tell who is who? (See link for answers!)

And while we’re riding the Muppets train - here’s a fun early listen to the soundtrack’s “Life’s A Happy Song,” written by Flight Of The Conchords’ Bret McKenzie and featuring Feist and Mickey Rooney alongside Jason Segel, Amy Adams, and new Muppet Walter:

(It may take a minute or two for the video to load).

- Maggie

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