Web Design
1378 sites
http://contemporary-home-computing.org/
Contemporary Home Computing is a research and writing project by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied exploring the cultural history of the web, home computing, and the evolving relationship between users and technology. Articles cover topics like vernacular web aesthetics, GIF culture, web paleontology, and what it means to be a computer user, making it a fascinating critical theory archive for anyone interested in internet history.
https://spacehey-blogroll.244466666.xyz/
A community blogroll for SpaceHey, the retro social network, that redirects visitors to a random member profile from a database of over 800 participants. Built and self-hosted by a French developer named Corentin on an old Dell Optiplex, it offers a charming, privacy-respecting way to discover SpaceHey profiles with no data scraping or paid promotion.
http://sketchpad.net/opentype-fonts.htm
Created by Mike Doughty, this detailed reference page explains the OpenType font format and its advantages for cross-platform compatibility between Macintosh and Windows. Part of a larger tutorials site covering Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design tools, it covers OpenType features like ligatures, swash characters, and expert sets with links to official Adobe and Microsoft specifications.
https://tombrandis.uk/
Tom Brandis runs a minimalist personal site built with Jekyll on a Raspberry Pi, emphasizing privacy, accessibility, and the indie web ethos with no tracking, optional CSS, and full compatibility with any browser. The site features blog posts, a curated blogroll of RSS feeds, git repositories, and participation in several webrings celebrating the small web.
https://ericportis.com/
Eric Portis writes technical articles about responsive images, color spaces, and web performance, alongside personal posts about running, camping, and travel. His deep dives into browser features like View Transitions and the picture element make this a valuable resource for front-end developers interested in cutting-edge web standards.
https://clovergotchi.neocities.org/
Hailey's personal Neocities site documents her hands-on journey learning HTML and CSS from scratch, with a charming old-web aesthetic full of stamps, stickers, webrings, and shrines. The site is explicitly framed as a coding learning project, with credits and resources for web development tools prominently featured alongside her progress diary.
https://expomarkerz.neocities.org/
Expomarkerz is a personal Neocities homepage now celebrating its 19th anniversary, featuring a blog, curated links, and a resources section with graphics and other web goodies. The site has an old-web handcrafted feel and serves as a hub for the webmaster's online presence and experiments.
![An Expansive Link Directory Of We The Peoples Internet [Learn, Explore, Communicate]](/screenshots/1099.webp)
https://stonedaimuser.neocities.org/
A sprawling personal link directory created by stonedaimuser, cataloging hundreds of external resources spanning herbal medicine, ethnobotany, coding, video streams, conspiracy topics, and much more. Built in the spirit of old-web portals, it invites visitors to explore the uncensored corners of the internet beyond mainstream search results.
https://coryd.dev/webrings
Cory Dransfeldt's webring membership page lists the webrings he participates in, including The Claw Webring and CSS JOY Webring, with join links for each. A small but charming slice of old-web culture kept alive on a modern personal site, celebrating the community-linking spirit of webrings.
https://angel99.neocities.org/webmaterials
A curated collection of web resources and materials used by the creator of angel99's Neocities site, covering pixel graphics sources, color tools, and coding aids. Visitors will find links to Japanese sozai sites, pixel art Tumblrs, color palette generators, and HTML debugging tools, all annotated with helpful notes.