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.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.Show NotesAgent Engine — Brian’s companyStudioPress, Copyblogger — Brian’s previous projectsNo Sidebar — Brian’s famous minimalist projectTony Clark, Jason Schuller — Brian’s Agent Engine partnersCompass, Century 21 — examples of well-designed real estate websitesJoshua Becker — the founder of Becoming MinimalistRafal Tomal — Brian’s previous partner at StudioPressYoga with Adriene — a popular YouTuber’s website, designed by BrianUgmonk — a minimalist clothing brandFigma, Grammarly, ConvertKit — Brian’s favorite toolsSquarespace — a popular website builder with a minimalistic flairTypeWolf, OnePageLove, DarkModeDesign — Brian’s favorite minimalist design resourcesInterfont, FontFoundry — Brian’s favorite font resourcesGoogle Fonts, Adobe Fonts— popular font repositoriesInter — a good minimalist example of Google Fontsbriangardner.com — Brian’s website and portfolioFollow Brian on TwitterToday’s SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Userlist — a lifecycle messaging tool for SaaS companies. It’s perfect for sending smart onboarding campaigns, or any other behavior-based communication. We have everything you need to get started quickly and painlessly: developer-friendly API, campaign templates, and hands-on support from the founders. Try Userlist free at userlist.com.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.