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Dec 20, 2024 â‹… 6 min read

Using retro designs from 90s websites to inspire modern UX

Neel Dozome Neel Dozome is a London-based blogger interested in culture and technology with a particular focus on type design and UX/game dev.

Recent posts:

Why I Don’t Trust WCAG 2.2 And What I’m Hoping From 3.0

Why I don’t trust WCAG 2.2 and what I’m hoping from 3.0

I’ve spent enough time designing with WCAG 2.2 to know it’s not enough. Here’s why I’m skeptical and cautiously hopeful about WCAG 3.0.

Daniel Schwarz
Jul 10, 2025 â‹… 8 min read

I designed by committee — and here’s what went wrong

I learned this lesson the hard way. Good UX doesn’t survive endless approval loops. Here’s what went wrong — and how to protect your vision.

Eric Chung
Jul 9, 2025 â‹… 5 min read
Designers Write Good Copy — But Not The Kind Users Actually Need

Designers write good copy — but not the kind users actually need

I’ve reviewed “final” designs more times than I can count — and the copy almost always gives users a reason to hesitate.

Chinwe Uzegbu
Jul 8, 2025 â‹… 6 min read
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Checkbox UI design: Best practices and examples

The checkbox is one of the most common elements in UX design. Learn all about the feature, its states, and the types of selection.

Edward Chechique
Jul 7, 2025 â‹… 7 min read
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2 Replies to "Using retro designs from 90s websites to inspire modern UX"

  1. Love this kind of reflective content. I remember these sites very fondly, and while modern designs are much improved in many ways, there’s a residual charm, sincerity, and personality to these old ones that you rarely see these days.

  2. Appreciate information like this that makes you think. While I agree that current designs have many advantages, I still really like these older sites for the individuality, Monkey Mart , honesty, and charm that are sorely missing from most of the ones out there now.

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