Building a website like it's 1999

By Localghost

Category: Lifestyle

Tags: Design

Want to build a 90s-style website in 2022? I rebuilt a GeoCities vibe with modern HTML, CSS and JS, and show how to recreate GeoCities style using accessible retro web design techniques. Includes prefers-reduced-motion examples, picture element fallbacks, animated GIF accessibility and code snippets.

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For the nostalgic spirit who craves the quirky charm of the early web, this blog is a delightful embrace of creativity unbound by modern conventions. It speaks to the dreamers who remember the clunky joy of personal websites, blending retro flair with today's accessible design principles. Here, the past and present dance together, inviting you to explore and reclaim a more playful internet.