Buh-Bye, Clutter.

I recently stumbled upon an excellent article on Digital Web Magazine, discussing How Environments, Real And Virtual, Influence Us. I have always been an advocate for good, clean, simplistic design, both on the web and in my home life as well.

Yes folks, I hate clutter. Not only does it not serve any relevant purpose whatsoever, it makes things messy, takes away from valuable time and impedes organization. At home, I want to be able to find what I need in a reasonable amount of time and everything should have its own dedicated place within each room. The same concept applies to web design. A user should be able to easily find what they need online and every page should be properly organized to facilitate that.

In essence,

a cluttered website = a frustrated and unhappy user.

Needless to say, I was ecstatic to see such a creative and precise metaphor for simplistic design. The author did a fantastic job of illustrating the similarities of keeping a tidy home, to creating and maintaining a good, clean website.

And the picture was priceless…. Ah…serenity!

Anybody else interested in the “War Against Clutter?” Check out the article in its entirety, along with all the other amazing articles Digital Web Magazine has to offer. Together, we can combat messy sites.