Web 2.0 Gloss
ウェブ2.0グロス / 2000s / Style / Digital Retro
Explains digital interaction as something touchable through gloss, roundness and reflection. It names what the web made when it tried to reproduce the texture of Aqua with images and CSS.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Glossy buttons
- Strong gradients
- Reflections
- Rounded corners
Best used for
- Nostalgia for the 2000s web
- Visually amplifying the joy of interaction
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- A rounded sans-serif
- Composition
- Centered, with a dimensional button as the focus
- Material
- Blue gradients, white highlights
- Caution
- In real UI, restrain shadows and reflections so state differences stay legible.
- Further study
- early iOS UI / 2000s SaaS interfaces
Related entries
- Web 1.0 (ウェブ1.0)Same Digital Retro lineage.Compare Web 2.0 Gloss and Web 1.0
- Minimalism (ミニマリズム)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Web 2.0 Gloss and Minimalism
More from Digital Retro
Continue through styles in the same Digital Retro family, prioritised by shared effects.
- HyperCard Stack (ハイパーカードのスタック)Shared effects: Play / Nostalgia / Intimacy.
- Y2K (ワイツーケー)Shared effects: Play / Nostalgia.
- Future Funk (フューチャーファンク)Shared effects: Play / Nostalgia.
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