Web 1.0
ウェブ1.0 / 1990s / Style / Digital Retro
Reuses the naivety of the constrained early web as directness and charm. In the 2020s it came back as a movement to take the personal site back, gathering under names like Neocities and Yesterweb.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Blue links
- Low-res GIFs
- System fonts
- Plain buttons
Best used for
- Showing affection for internet culture
- An unpolished, approachable feel
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- System sans and monospace
- Composition
- Left-aligned, borders, table-like division
- Material
- White background, blue links, dithered images
- Caution
- Don't regress actual accessibility. Separate the look from interaction quality.
- Further study
- GeoCities archives / early Yahoo!
Related entries
- Flat Design / Vector Minimalism (フラットデザイン / ベクターミニマリズム)Shared effects: Play.Compare Web 1.0 and Flat Design / Vector Minimalism
- Grunge (グランジ)Shared effects: Rebellion / Nostalgia.Compare Web 1.0 and Grunge
Often confused with
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- Winamp Skin (Winampスキン)Shared effects: Play / Rebellion / Nostalgia.
- Y2K (ワイツーケー)Shared effects: Play / Nostalgia.
- Web 2.0 Gloss (ウェブ2.0グロス)Shared effects: Nostalgia / Play.
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- https://indexstyle.org/styles/web-one
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