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Less is more

14th July 2002

The Minimalist Web Project is a collection of good looking web sites adhering to the minimalist style, based on the idea that “less is more”. Some beautiful sites are listed, including 37signals’ brand new CSS/XHTML design.

Posted 14th July 2002 at 3:13 am · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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