The problem with this article (other than the usual SM lack of substance) is that almost all the examples are portfolio sites for artists and designers. How about showing these principles applied to more complex projects - applications, e-commerce sites, corporate sites, admin systems, etc?

I like this part: "Subtract Until It Breaks". It's easy to put stuff on a page or in an app because someone might need it, but when you start really limiting yourself it forces you to put it (be it a button or some text, whatever) where it's most intuitive, not just blast it all over the site.

Lots of cool examples, but I wouldn't call these "principles."

The Real Principles of Minimalist Web Design: Size, Weight, Contrast, Texture, Proportion, and Respect for the Medium.

http://aleembawany.com/2008/12/04/minimalist-design-guidelin...

I think you could just randomly shuffle the 'examples' and they would make just as much sense.

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Interesting reading, but way too many examples dilute the message.