After Dark Screensavers in CSS
Relive classic 1990s Mac and PC screensavers like Flying Toasters and Aquatic Realm, remade using modern CSS techniques.
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Web Design Museum
Web Design Museum exhibits over 2,000 unique designs from the years 1991 to 2006. Discover forgotten trends in web design.
Craig’s Lost Chicago
Nostalgic photos & images of lost eateries, amusement, shopping, manufacturing service, and more.
Windows XP Logo
Original logo concepts for what would become Windows XP.
UX lessons from a 17th-century warship disaster
The tragedy of the Vasa: Why the crown jewel of the Swedish navy sank on its maiden voyage and what UX professionals can learn from this
Revisiting Apple’s ill-fated Lisa computer, 40 years on
On its 40th anniversary, we look back at the machine that brought the GUI to personal computers.
When Machines Change Art
At a few times in history, new technologies came along that changed the way we make art.
A Brief History of Art Movements
The first piece of visual art in history is from 40,000 years ago.
Klingspor Type Archive
She stock of historical material from the former type foundry Gebr. Klingspor in Offenbach.
The Heritage of Oldřich Menhart
On the 125th anniversary of his birth a project to digitize some of the Czech designer's iconic typefaces.
The Spanish designer in Dieter Rams's shadow
We always hear about Dieter Rams, but there were many others involved in Braun’s iconic designs.
Classic HCI Demos
A curated collection of HCI demo videos produced during the golden age from 1983-2002.
Evolution of AR and VR: UX inspiration from history
If AR is extending, adding, or changing reality, we can find a lot of examples that eventually will lead us to AR invention.
The Canon Cat and the Mac that Steve Jobs killed
A software design framework for humans, distilled from Jef Raskin’s Humane Interface.
Homepage history: Apple.com
Looking at over 25 years of Apple.com homepages to see how it has influenced a generation of designers and marketers.
Beauty in the machine: post-industrial design
Has design become boring? Or is it just harder to notice?
Where Do Memes Come From? The Top Platforms From 2010-2022
From the rise of TikTok to the Boomerification of Facebook, our data tells many important stories.
The Twisted Life of Clippy
In the ’90s, Microsoft created a cartoon paperclip that it quickly retired.
system.css - a design system for building retro Apple interfaces
A CSS library that allows you to implement a classic MacOS interface. Based on the monochrome stylings of Apple's System OS that ran from 1984-1991
A brief history of the numeric keypad
Picture the keypad of a telephone and calculator side by side. Can you see the subtle difference between the two without resorting to your smartphone?