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Ahh, 1996 was an awesome year for websites. Space Jam: http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/ http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/

by xyzzyb 14y ago

_mayo 14y ago
It looks like it was updated in 2003.
- bdz 14y ago
  That's the original from 1996 http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm
- xyzzyb 14y ago
  Aww, that's a shame. The old site is a level down: http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm
napoleoncomplex 14y ago
I've always wondered, what's the best looking website of the 1990s? Was there anything that people would deem as "good" as some of today's top designs? I feel like there had to be at least someone with a very refined sense of aesthetic making awesome websites back then.
- xyzzyb 14y ago
  At the time the web was only a couple of years old and it was yet to even hit the "lets get serious" radar of just about everyone. Essentially, no. There was no one with a very refined aesthetic making websites at the time. Even the Louvre's website (one of the first art museum websites I remember popping up) was extremely ugly.
- dccoolgai 14y ago
  Drudge Report. Even if you don't like the political "lean" of it (I, personally, don't), you have to appreciate a design that has (basically) stayed the same since it was founded in the mid 90s. The "minimalism" from Drudge had a big impact on a lot of modern web design.
  - iomike 14y ago
    trust me, drudge's minimalism didn't influence modern web design.
    - dccoolgai 14y ago
      There are quite a few people http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1407-why-the-drudge-report-is-one-of-the-best-designed-sites-on-the-web http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1407-why-the-drudge-report-is... who disagree with you http://dailycurrant.com/2012/04/23/matt-drudge-wins-web-designs-highest-honor/ http://dailycurrant.com/2012/04/23/matt-drudge-wins-web-desi...
      - meej 14y ago
        daily currant is a satire site.
- wazoox 14y ago
  I remember http://www.sgi.com http://www.sgi.com as particularly nice in 96/97. Alas, there aren't many captures on archive.org.

Ahh, 1996 was an awesome year for websites. Space Jam: http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/ http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/

by xyzzyb 14y ago

Ahh, 1996 was an awesome year for websites. Space Jam: http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/ http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/

_mayo 14y ago

It looks like it was updated in 2003.

bdz 14y ago
That's the original from 1996 http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm
xyzzyb 14y ago
Aww, that's a shame. The old site is a level down: http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm

napoleoncomplex 14y ago

I've always wondered, what's the best looking website of the 1990s? Was there anything that people would deem as "good" as some of today's top designs? I feel like there had to be at least someone with a very refined sense of aesthetic making awesome websites back then.

xyzzyb 14y ago
At the time the web was only a couple of years old and it was yet to even hit the "lets get serious" radar of just about everyone. Essentially, no. There was no one with a very refined aesthetic making websites at the time. Even the Louvre's website (one of the first art museum websites I remember popping up) was extremely ugly.
dccoolgai 14y ago
Drudge Report. Even if you don't like the political "lean" of it (I, personally, don't), you have to appreciate a design that has (basically) stayed the same since it was founded in the mid 90s. The "minimalism" from Drudge had a big impact on a lot of modern web design.
- iomike 14y ago
  trust me, drudge's minimalism didn't influence modern web design.
  - dccoolgai 14y ago
    There are quite a few people http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1407-why-the-drudge-report-is-one-of-the-best-designed-sites-on-the-web http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1407-why-the-drudge-report-is... who disagree with you http://dailycurrant.com/2012/04/23/matt-drudge-wins-web-designs-highest-honor/ http://dailycurrant.com/2012/04/23/matt-drudge-wins-web-desi...
    - meej 14y ago
      daily currant is a satire site.
wazoox 14y ago
I remember http://www.sgi.com http://www.sgi.com as particularly nice in 96/97. Alas, there aren't many captures on archive.org.