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Having read the article, there's no mentioning of reviving a particular visual / graphic style. On the contrary, the author explicitly states: > It's important
by CaptArmchair 4y ago
Having read the article, there's no mentioning of reviving a particular visual / graphic style. On the contrary, the author explicitly states:
> It's important not to confuse the web revival with artistic styles such as Vaporwave;
Instead, the author tried to capture a set of first principles that seem to drive a more broad revival of early online culture. The first of those principles they list is:
> Creativity comes first - They value creative expression and the ability to customise and decorate their digital spaces.
Which agrees with what you're saying.
Arguably, the author's chosen design might inadvertently detract from that message. Then again, it's their personal website. They're calling the shots. This is how this individual chooses to express themselves. And that's just every bit as valid as what anyone else does, which would be a core tenet in support of online freedom.
- simongray 4y agoIf you click on some of the many outgoing links to other "revival" websites on that page you will see that they're all in that style. Perhaps this is just the case of the 90s aesthetic being the fashion of the day—particularly for zoomers who mostly didn't experience the 90s—but I still find it quite unoriginal.
- CaptArmchair 4y agoI suppose that's personal taste, which is absolutely fine. Personally, I feel that the design isn't particularly appealing either, but that's, like, my own opinion. If anything, it's not brutalist design: https://brutalistwebsites.com/ https://brutalistwebsites.com/ It's just that one can choose to see the design as distinct from the content.