Web Design
1378 sites
https://astralvrz.github.io/
Astral/Jea's personal homepage introduces a self-taught programmer and Creative Software Developer student with skills in Python, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. The site features webrings, friend links, cool badges, and a mouse-following cat widget, capturing the charm of handcrafted old-web personal pages.
https://88x31.datakra.sh/
Created by datakra.sh, this tool lets you generate custom 88x31 pixel web buttons directly in your browser, choosing from a large library of background templates and pixel fonts. It's a handy resource for anyone building old-web style personal pages who wants to create their own unique site badges.
https://adactio.com/
Jeremy Keith is a Brighton-based web developer and author who shares his thoughts on web standards, progressive enhancement, and front-end development through thousands of journal entries, links, notes, and articles spanning decades. The site is a rich personal archive reflecting the perspective of someone deeply embedded in the web design community, working at Clearleft and writing influential books on the craft.
http://lightning.nu/
Lightning.nu is a sparse splash page bearing the tagline 'Rebirth,' offering almost no visible content beyond its styled title and a handful of links. The site's minimal structure and old-web domain suggest it may be a personal creative hub in the process of rebuilding or relaunching.
https://wafring.jbc.lol/
Wafring connects personal websites belonging to users of Wafrn, an open-source Fediverse social platform, welcoming members from the flagship instance and beyond. With 15 current members and a simple DM-based joining process, it serves as a cozy hub linking the small-web presences of Wafrn's community.
https://obshagce.gamemaking.tools/
OBSHAGCE (The Official Blueberry Soft Hypermedia Adventure Game Construction Engine) is a public domain framework by Rylie James Thomas for building browser-based adventure games using only HTML and CSS. It provides templates, a grid-based game layout system, and beginner-friendly documentation for anyone who wants to create interactive hypermedia game experiences without specialized software.
https://clew.se/
Clew is an independent web search engine that aims to offer something different from mainstream search giants, describing itself as 'the magic ball of string leading through the internet.' It features browser integration, bang shortcuts for quick searches, and a fediverse presence, making it a quirky alternative search tool for the curious web explorer.
https://friendlybit.com/tutorial/10-web-ground-rules
Emil Stenström's Friendly Bit presents practical rules for understanding how the web works, covering topics like anonymity, linking, copyright, and online identity. This tutorial-style post from 2008 offers sharp, opinionated guidance for developers and web professionals who want to avoid common pitfalls when building for the web.
https://hideout.ink/
Luis Bazan's minimal personal hub connects visitors to his blog, projects, micro posts, and feeds, all wrapped in a sparse, intentional aesthetic typical of the XXIIVV webring community. The site serves as a quiet digital home for a developer or creative thinker who values simplicity and interconnected indie web spaces.
https://undevoted.org/
Cristina's personal web collective 'lachrymа' at undevoted.org serves as a hub linking to her various online projects and domains. The minimal navigation hints at a curated collection of sites, typical of old-web collectives maintained by hobbyist webmasters.