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>While I agree with the sentiment, I loathe these "retro" websites that don't actually look like how most websites looked back then. Countless websites on Geoc
by coldtea 1y ago
>While I agree with the sentiment, I loathe these "retro" websites that don't actually look like how most websites looked back then.
Countless websites on Geocities and elsewhere looked just like that. MY page looked like that (but more edgy, with rotating neon skull gifs). All those silly GIFs were popular and there were sites you could find and download some for personal use.
>It's like how people remember the 80s as neon blue and pink when it was more of a brownish beige.
In North Platte or Yorkshire maybe. Otherwise plenty of neon blue and pink in the 80s. Starting from video game covers, arcades, neon being popular with bars and clubs, far more colorful clothing being popular, "Memphis" style graphic design, etc.
- NoGravitas 1y agoThe brown, beige, and dark orange were extremely prevalent in the 80s --- but a lot of that was a result of the fact that most things in your environment are never brand new; the first half of the 80s was mostly built in the second half of the 70s.