Macromedia Flash MX in 2002
On March 15, 2002, Macromedia released a vector graphics editor for creating rich Internet content and multimedia applications Macromedia Flash MX.
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Macromedia Flash MX in 2002
On March 15, 2002, Macromedia released a vector graphics editor for creating rich Internet content and multimedia applications Macromedia Flash MX.
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In March 1999, a favicon (a combination of the words favorite and icon) first appeared in Internet Explorer 5.0.
Happy 27th Birthday Favicon!
In March 1999, a favicon (a combination of the words favorite and icon) first appeared in Internet Explorer 5.0.
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Spectacle website in 1996
Urban Diary website in 1997
Conscience Records website in 1998
p2 output website in 1998
Grunge Web Design Style in the 1990s
– Spectacle in 1996
– Urban Diary in 1997
– Conscience Records in 1998
– p2 output in 1998
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Sega Dreamcast Web Browser
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♛ 1995: From Batman Forever’s cinematic design to HTML tables. History lesson and appreciation by @ricmac.cybercultural.com.
cybercultural.com/p/1995-web-d... #WebDesign #WebDesignHistory #DesignHistory #WarnerBros #cinema #movies #films #marketing #promotions
In the latest post in my web design history series, I look at Batman Forever, an influential 1995 website by @zeldman.bsky.social and friends. Also, later in the year HTML tables arrive, along with early visual design tools FrontPage & PageMill. cybercultural.com/p/1995-web-d... #WebDesignHistory
In the latest post in my web design history series, I look at Batman Forever, an influential 1995 website by @zeldman and friends. Also, later in the year HTML tables arrive, along with early visual design tools FrontPage and PageMill. https://cybercultural.com/p/1995-web-design/ #WebDesignHistory
The Pirate Bay homepage in 2005
The Pirate Bay homepage in 2026
21 years of evolution of web design trends.
The Pirate Bay homepage in 2005
vs.
The Pirate Bay homepage in 2026
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Noggin website in 2000
Noggin website in 2000
Noggin website in 2000
Noggin website in 2000
Noggin website in 2000
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Although the Web is technically limited in 1994, it is a fast-growing network and so curation quickly becomes a design problem. Enter Glenn Davis and his website, Cool Site of the Day. cybercultural.com/p/1994-cool-... #WebDesignHistory
Although the Web is technically limited in 1994, it is a fast-growing network and so curation quickly becomes a design problem. Enter Glenn Davis and his website, Cool Site of the Day. https://cybercultural.com/p/1994-cool-site-of-the-day/ #WebDesignHistory
The evolution of Flash and Shockwave Player micro banners 1996–2020 Credit: A.e.Suck / Eisaku Fukaya
The evolution of Flash and Shockwave Player micro banners 1996–2020
Credit: A.e.Suck / Eisaku Fukaya
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Adobe Flash Player Settings
Only real web designers remember clicking “Allow” on this.
Not UX, UI, AI… just pain and Flash.
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Valve website in 2005
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The Blair Witch Project website in 1999
The Blair Witch Project website in 1999
The Blair Witch Project website in 1999
The Blair Witch Project website in 1999
The Blair Witch Project website in 1999
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Browser war in the 90s
A little memory from the first browser war in the ’90s.
Is your website best viewed using:
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer?
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It's difficult to apply design to a website in 1993, but that doesn't stop O'Reilly & Associates from launching an 'online magazine' called GNN. Suddenly Jennifer Niederst, a book designer, has a new career. cybercultural.com/p/1993-globa... #WebDesign #WebDesignHistory
Homer Simpson's website in 2000
Homer's Web Page was a website created by Homer Simpson in The Simpsons episode The Computer Wore Menace Shoes (S12E06).
The website was restored by Pisa and Skavenger.
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Amazon homepage in 1996
Amazon homepage in 2026
Amazon homepage
1996 vs. 2026
Which one do you think was better?
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Conspiracy Games website in 2002
The Design Chapel website in 2002
Surfstation website in 2002
Urbandesktop website in 2002
Web Design Trends in 2002 — the Golden Age of Web Design.
No frameworks. No cookies. No dark patterns.
Just vibes & great graphics.
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Web Design Index by Content.02 book cover
Web Design Index by Content0.2, showing screenshot images inside the book
Had a day off today and went to Hay-on-Wye (the UK’s book town) with my daughter. I managed to find a 2006 web design book, packed with screenshots. Anyone else a fan of the “Web Design Index by Content” books? #WebDesignHistory
Web Design Index by Content.02 book cover
Web Design Index by Content0.2, showing screenshot images inside the book
Had a day off today and went to Hay-on-Wye (the UK’s book town) with my daughter. I managed to find a 2006 web design book, packed with screenshots. Anyone else a fan of the “Web Design Index by Content” books? #WebDesignHistory