A lot of responses so far about the technology but not much about the aesthetic. My observations/recollections: - Kids making pages were in competition for sta

A lot of responses so far about the technology but not much about the aesthetic. My observations/recollections: - Kids making pages were in competition for status and attention (via linkbacks), so there was evolutionary pressure to be extreme - The technology was new, there was wild experimentation and few rules in place. Look at the user interface for Kai’s Power Tools, or Bryce 3D. - The California ideology promoted an anything-goes culture of bohemianism, antiauthoritarianism - Skate/surf culture aesthetics - 90s irony/slacker culture promoted eclecticism, pastiche - Barbara Kruger-style font work - The Memphis Group, Factory Pomo Later in the 90s there was a push for more restrained design (no black backgrounds, no broken typewriter font, no photoshop page curl, no blink/marquee.)