Web Designing is one of the few art avenues where one can practice the art of maximalism. Unlike in publications such as magazines and newspapers--which are tightly controlled in order to maximize space and be minimize the costs, thus employing minimalistic designs--the World Wide Web offers (almost) unlimited space. It even gives the option of the length and width of the page to the designer, so the possibilities and varieties of designs are endless. Indeed, the web page is clearly the most versatile, functional and interactive canvas for the new age artists. But just because its limits (or lack thereof) allows boundless ways for your creative juices to spill whichever way, doesn’t mean that you should abuse it or always apply it. In fact, just like in other design media, you’ll find that the simpler the design, the better. Here’s how to get started on making minimalistic web layouts.

The key thing to this way of making layouts is to just keep things simple. Many people have long replaced minimalism, which was thought to be outdated, with maximalism, which spoke of loud colors in bright tones and attention-grabbing graphics, text, images-- attention-grabbing everything, actually-- to make sure that their website would not be left out and people would notice their website for flaring colors and vibrant designs immediately. What they don’t notice is that when all websites take over in a maximalist theme, it won’t be unique anymore. Since all sites are maximalist, then there is no more difference. Viewers will soon become immune to getting attracted for a website merely because of its flashy and eye-catching designs, and the websites will start to look like a carbon copy of another: eye-catching, attention-grabbing, a desperate attempt at catching people’s interest by flashing everything they’re worth right in their faces. Very soon, many sites stopped using maximalist themes, and eased into the comfortable scheme of being minimalistic.

Minimalism, even though it is the opposite of maximalism, can attract the same numbers, or maybe even more, of web surfers into its site than maximalism. All that matters is the presentation of such elements in a fashionable, graceful, and elegant manner so that people will feel comfortable with your layout and not at all overwhelmed by it. If maximalism is a metaphorical Las Vegas showgirl giving a show all she’s got, then minimalism would be a wallflower at a grand ball, quietly exuding her special aura to the people before her in a silent manner.

Minimalism can be achieved in easy steps, quite easier than maximalism. While maximalism involves creating many elements and fitting them around a space to ensure that they will attract attention, minimalism is about getting only a small amount of elements involved in the whole area. The idea here is to attract attention because of its sheer simplicity and design. You can do that by cutting back on graphics, choosing only a few colors, maybe a main color, a complementary one, and another one as an accent would be alright, but not too many colors that the whole layout would look like a rainbow. Try to test it out on Sitegrinder Pro [http://www.sitegrindermastery.com/videos] to see if it works.

Also, since you are cut back with choosing only a few elements to put into your site, you should make up for it by making the content as high-quality as possible. Quality, not quantity, they say. A good idea would be to let Sitegrinder unlock your artistic skills and see what becomes of it.