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Want to make a truly authentic 90s-style website? While most modern designers cringe at 90s web design choices, you can't deny that websites were more fun back then! Even if you don't know how to code a website by hand like most did in the 90s, you can still get that retro web aesthetic using drag-and-drop website builders, templates, and blog themes. This How.com.vn article will list all the features you should add to your website to make it authentically 90s, plus where to find the best free 90s graphics like backgrounds, buttons, templates, animated GIFs, and more!
Things You Should Know
- 90s-style websites are known for busy backgrounds, bright colors, and animated GIFs and buttons.
- Sticking to the original 216-color "web-safe" palette will ensure your website looks authentic.
- You'll usually need a little bit of HTML knowledge to give your website that 90s retro aesthetic.
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Tips
- If you download graphics or buttons from a website to use in your own design, give that site a link on your links page.Thanks
Warnings
- Using blinking or flashing images on your website looks cool, but it could negatively affect viewers with seizure disorders. Use these features sparingly, or add a big warning to the top of your page so people can choose to click away.Thanks
- When you find graphics, backgrounds, and buttons online, be sure to download them from the site and upload them to your own web host before using them in your designs. Hotlinking images (when a website uses an image that's on another person's webserver) is frowned-upon, as it uses up the artist or archive's bandwidth.[7]Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/
- ↑ https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24359/browser-safe-palette
- ↑ http://textfiles.com/underconstruction/
- ↑ https://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/Table/layout_TABLE_deprecation
- ↑ https://html.com/media/
- ↑ https://github.com/tholman/cursor-effects
- ↑ https://www.pixsy.com/academy/image-owner/hotlinking/
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