Web Design
1304 sites
https://clickmybrick.com/
Click My Brick Directory is a human-reviewed general web directory organizing thousands of sites across broad categories including Health, Business, Travel, Shopping, and more. With hundreds of listings per category and subcategories spanning everything from board games to alternative medicine, it serves as an old-school curated index for finding sites on almost any topic.
https://web.jae.gg/
JaeWEB is an open webring created by Jae that connects people who love the old-web aesthetic and want to relive or discover internet eras they missed. Members can join by adding a widget to their site and submitting through Discord or email, with a growing list of personal sites already linked in the ring.
https://mnot.net/rss/tutorial
Written by Mark Nottingham, this tutorial covers everything a content publisher or webmaster needs to know about RSS and Atom web feeds, from what they are to how to publish them well. It includes guidance on choosing a feed format, autodiscovery, caching, validation, and tips for producing high-quality feeds.
https://awesome-sauce-directory.neocities.org/
The Awesome Sauce Directory is a hand-curated collection of indie and old-web sites that the creator personally enjoys, built as a more organized companion to their overflowing button wall. Visitors can browse recommended sites, grab an award, and submit their own pages via guestbook.
http://network-science.de/ascii
An online ASCII art generator by Joerg Seyfferth that converts any word or text into large ASCII graphic lettering using more than 130 different fonts. A classic old-web utility powered by FIGlet, perfect for creating retro-style email signatures, banners, and text art.
https://muan.co/
Mu-An Chiou is a software designer and engineer based in Taipei who shares photos, personal writing, coding thoughts, and everyday life through a beautifully minimal personal site. The blog covers topics ranging from accessibility advocacy and JavaScript opinions to pretzel baking, cats, and travel, all tied together with a distinctly thoughtful web aesthetic.
https://clagnut.com/
Richard Rutter's personal blog focuses heavily on web typography, browser interoperability, and human-centred design, drawing on his work as co-founder of Clearleft, a digital design consultancy. Posts range from technical typographic deep-dives and Interop feature requests to reflections on design leadership and AI, making it a thoughtful read for web professionals.
https://itinerae.blogspot.com/2024/01/foryou.html
Itinerae is a resource hub offering free HTML and CSS website layouts, web graphics, backgrounds, and dividers for personal site builders on platforms like Neocities and Nekoweb. The site has since migrated to itinerae.org, making this Blogspot page a redirect notice for returning visitors.
https://fan.kingdra.net/
Magpies is a collection of free templates and CSS resources for fandom use, including masterlist templates, AO3 CSS customizations, and rec (multi-filter) templates built by the creator at kingdra.net. Live examples from community members show the templates in action, and a bonus guide to running fandom events rounds out this handy toolkit for online fandom organizers.
https://alicebartlett.co.uk/
Alice Bartlett is a Head of Engineering at Rightmove who publishes regular weeknotes documenting her professional and personal life, alongside conference talks on engineering strategy, Git, and frontend tooling. The site also links to a sewing blog and an extensive archive of posts stretching back many years, making it a rich window into the career of a senior UK tech professional.