Thinking back on the internet in the 90’s and 2000’s is a bit cloudy. I remember the frustrations of losing connection every time the phone rang. As a teenager, I remember the annoyance of my mom being on the phone to long because the internet was such a new exciting thing. Instant messaging with friends became one of my favorite pass times especially when I was grounded or pretending to use the internet for homework because back then parents had a lot rules then they do now. Although my memory isn’t the best now I’m coming into my 40’s, I vaguely remember it being harder to maneuver through websites and a lot of pop-ups.
The new trend of bringing back early trends of websites is not appealing to me. After checking out links to this trend in the article “The Latest in Web Design? Retro Websites Inspired by the ’90s”, my favorite trend would have to be “Everything Now” that brings back the pop-up style site. I say this with hesitation because I appreciate the newer age sites that are easy to maneuver through. This one brings me back to my teenage years and has a bit of a fun vibe. None of the examples given would be my preferred method of designing a site for someone.
“The Death and Life of Great American GeoCities” is an interesting concept. Just like collectors of video games or old figurines, I see how there would be an interest in keeping old trends from the internet alive. People of that age that were involved in trend setting for that time period and involved in making websites at that time are proud of where it all started. Even though I appreciate the advances in website design, reading these articles and seeing this site brought back a lot of memories from my childhood experiences with the internet.
