ManyBooks.net – minimalist design in action

Published on 21^st February 2008 in Design, Websites, tagged minimalism.

I’m quite a fan of minimalist design in print and on the web. A lot can be achieved with clean lines and simple colours, and ManyBooks is a perfect example of this. The site offers nearly 20,000 free eBooks, which are available to download in countless different forms.

Like the books that you can download, the site itself is as legible as they come. Aside from the mysteriously small text in the navigation menu, ManyBooks is extremely easy to find your way around and is consistent throughout. Many websites opt for designs that confound the user with brash colours, but ManyBooks shows that more usable and elegant results can be achieved with very little.