Episode 195: Minimalist Design with Brian Gardner

Minimalism may be considered merely an aesthetic choice, but it also determines many other decisions we make in product design and life in general. How can designers implement and stand by their minimalist principles in web and product design? Our guest today is minimalist designer Brian Gardner, founder and CEO of Agent Engine. You’ll learn about Brian’s journey into minimalism, his design philosophy, and his recommendations on staying true to your values.

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Show Notes

• Agent Engine — Brian’s company
• StudioPress, Copyblogger — Brian’s previous projects
• No Sidebar — Brian’s famous minimalist project
• Tony Clark, Jason Schuller — Brian’s Agent Engine partners
• Compass, Century 21 — examples of well-designed real estate websites
• Joshua Becker — the founder of Becoming Minimalist
• Rafal Tomal — Brian’s previous partner at StudioPress
• Yoga with Adriene — a popular YouTuber’s website, designed by Brian
• Ugmonk — a minimalist clothing brand
• Figma, Grammarly, ConvertKit — Brian’s favorite tools
• Squarespace — a popular website builder with a minimalistic flair
• TypeWolf, OnePageLove, DarkModeDesign — Brian’s favorite minimalist design resources
• Interfont, FontFoundry — Brian’s favorite font resources
• Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts— popular font repositories
• Inter — a good minimalist example of Google Fonts
• briangardner.com — Brian’s website and portfolio
• Follow Brian on Twitter

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