Top 10 White Websites

by Cerebro 20. January 2010 02:04

Top 10 WHITE Websites

White is the reflection of all light rays from a surface. It’s associated with purity, cleanliness, and spirituality. The English language has also used the word as a term meaning decent, honorable, and dependable. How white of us to clear that up, huh?

Surprisingly enough, for people hiring a web design company to create a website, this might not be the first color of choice, and at times might even seen like a turn off due to its simplicity. But as many of us involved in the industry, we know how powerful an impact we can make by often going with things that are precisely just that, simple.

Choosing a color scheme during the design process is one of the most important factors to give way to the message, mood, concept, and impact that a website should transmit. A white canvas among artists, writers, graphic designers, and web designers can be a scary thing!

Figuring out how and where to start building upon, and deciding what elements are going to make the foundations of a new blank website layout, should be considered carefully.

Remember, this is the place where you will be placing all relevant content such as text, images, and videos inside your website. Here are some pristine examples we’ve pulled off from the web, showcasing web design, at its most crisp and #FFF state.

1. COMA

http://www.coma.sg/

COMA, which stands for Communication Analysts, are Singapore based agency who help clients communicate more effectively with their clients. Nice work on their choice of sans serif font backdropped to white.

2. Subtraction

http://subtraction.com

Designer Khoi Vinh was born in Viet Nam and was raised in Maryland. Subtraction started off showcasing his non-commercial work and currently features extensive blog archive. Straight to the chase, this no-nonsense layout warms our hearts with a front page photo of Khoi’s dog, Mr. President.

3. Design is Kinky

http://www.designiskinky.net/

Art and design goodness straight from Australia. Design is Kinky got it just right with a seamless white backdrop, and colorful content sitting on top of crisp gray boxes. The squirrel logo is just as cool.

4. I love typography

http://ilovetypography.com/

An immense collection of drool-worthy articles about everything and anything typography imaginable. Of course, the website lives up to its name and successfully carries out what it preaches in the first place – all on white too!

5. Empty

http://www.emptymag.com/

Empty publishes all sorts of creative bits from people around the globe. Elegantly executed, its website displays just the precise amount of info its meant to.

6. Urban Outfitters

http://urbanoutfitters.com

Urban Outfitters balances the mighty world of male, female, and apartment fashion in great taste. Subtle touches of design elements are found in perfect contrast to its white setting.

7. Cate Blanchett

www.cateblanchett.net/

A fresh and well-organized fan site for actress Cate Blanchett is the work of Dutch web engineer Denise Broekman.

8. SPC Design Library

http://spcdesignlibrary.org/

The SPC Design Library is an online library that showcases sustainable innovative packing and solutions. No resources are wasted, both online and offline.