Keeping Websites Simple

Can a website be too simple?

Keep It Simple Stupid.

Simplicity remains one of the most reliable principles in maintaining websites over time. Clear structure, restrained design choices, and focused writing often prove more sustainable than complex systems.

Many long-standing sites succeed because they change slowly. Instead of constant reinvention, gradual refinement allows information to remain accessible and understandable. Small improvements made consistently tend to have greater long-term impact than large but infrequent changes.

Can a website be too simple? Not necessarily.

These notes reflect ongoing observations about maintaining online material in a practical and sustainable way.

Kevin Hunneybell