Okay, so I bumped into this name, Farsad Darvish, a little while back. Wasn’t sure what it was about initially, just saw it mentioned in relation to some design stuff I was browsing.
Getting Started
Curiosity got the better of me, you know how it is. So, I started digging around a bit. Didn’t find a massive amount, but bits and pieces started forming a picture. Seemed like this Farsad Darvish focused on really clean, almost bare-bones visual ideas. Less is more, taken pretty seriously.
I thought, right, let’s see if this actually works in practice. Talk is cheap. I had a small personal project page that was looking a bit cluttered. Perfect testing ground.
The Process
First thing I did was basically gut the existing page. Took out all the extra images, the fancy borders, even some navigation elements that weren’t strictly necessary. Felt weird, like I was breaking something.
Key steps I took:
- Stripped out decorative images.
- Simplified the color scheme down to just two main colors and a neutral.
- Increased white space significantly around text blocks and elements.
- Focused heavily on typography – picking one really readable font and using size/weight for hierarchy instead of colors or icons.
- Questioned every single element: “Does this absolutely need to be here?” If the answer wasn’t a clear yes, it went.
It wasn’t a quick thing. I kept tweaking it. Moved stuff around. Stared at it for ages. Sometimes I’d put something back, then take it out again. The main challenge was fighting the urge to add ‘just one more thing’ to make it look ‘designed’.
What Happened
After a day or so of messing with it, I stepped back. The page looked… well, plain. But also really clear. You knew exactly what to read and where to click. No distractions.
It loaded faster too, obviously. Fewer things to load.
It’s not a style for everything, that’s for sure. Some things need more visual flair. But for presenting information clearly? Yeah, this Farsad Darvish approach, or at least my interpretation of it, had some merit. It forced me to really think about function over decoration. It’s a good exercise, trying to communicate only with the essentials. Made me appreciate the power of simple layouts and good type.
So, yeah, that was my little experiment after stumbling upon that name. Worth trying if you ever feel your own stuff is getting too noisy.
