Just wanted to say that it's not so certain that minimalist sites make it easier to browse the site. Look at the most popular sites for the general public: yahoo and facebook. There's nothing minimalistic about them. They are filled with tiny little options and features. And you know something? My parents can handle all these features and use them even more than I do.
Agreed.
I find yahoo especially very noisy, entirely too much going on.
Its not ideal being that finding something specific on the yahoo homepage requires some ctrl+f for the unfamiliar user, but as you said it is functional enough for "parents" to use.
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I agree with your sentiments completely.
Just wanted to say that it's not so certain that minimalist sites make it easier to browse the site. Look at the most popular sites for the general public: yahoo and facebook. There's nothing minimalistic about them. They are filled with tiny little options and features. And you know something? My parents can handle all these features and use them even more than I do.
Agreed. I find yahoo especially very noisy, entirely too much going on. Its not ideal being that finding something specific on the yahoo homepage requires some ctrl+f for the unfamiliar user, but as you said it is functional enough for "parents" to use.