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    The end of minimal web design ( for now )

    Three is interesting, Ive had a look at it. Some of the processing stuff is really conceptual, but hasn't it got a JS leg now? P5? I cant remember...JS is undergoing a Cambrian explosion of tools, systems and effects. Publishing platforms are like a multitool, when you could be using a specific...
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    The end of minimal web design ( for now )

    Im not having a go at anyone on the coal face - its more about finding out what people are doing, and what they are going to do. Nobody is wrong as such. WP is a good it of kit in the right hands, nobody is denying that, but its the ubiquitousness now that I have a bit of a problem with, but you...
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    The end of minimal web design ( for now )

    Id agree - its morphed into a publishing platform. Fair play to them, all those things are a pain to organise. Its dominance in the Design industry is not a good thing. If I had a pound for every Design agency website Ive seen that you can tell at first glance is a wordpress site, Id be sipping...
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    The end of minimal web design ( for now )

    Sure, everyone has their own ideas, I get what you are saying. Id argue that purely by numbers minimal is the most popular choice for the simple reason that people want to make money making websites, and the way to guarantee turnover is making a simple uniform product. Simple is great until...
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    The end of minimal web design ( for now )

    Sure - its a general question, I don't intend for someone to have the right answer. WordPress and similar publishing platforms have advantages and drawbacks. Their biggest drawback is that the templating system forces a certain look and functionality. Its true, you can do anything, but the...
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    The end of minimal web design ( for now )

    Hi, I wondered what designers views are on the coming changes in web design, Recently we have had a period of web publishing platforms making life simple - minimal web design has ruled, and tools like wordpress have meant great GD but pretty simplistic web pages - excluding eCommerce sites I...
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