The Return of Simplicity in Web Design

I'm enjoying websites that let me find the thing I came for without a performance first. Clear navigation and readable text aren't particularly fashionable, but I notice when they're missing.

Simplicity doesn't have to mean removing every detail. Sometimes a label or a sentence makes a page slightly busier and much easier to use. I'd rather judge a design by how it works with real content than how spare it looks in a screenshot.