Web Design
1378 sites
https://cool-links.neocities.org/
A curated link collection by a self-described noob exploring the small web, featuring microsites, blogs, personal websites, and resources that inspired the creator to build their own site. The directory celebrates the indie web ethos with sections for smallweb discoveries, video game recommendations, and Firefox extensions.
http://cookhimes.us/dennis/bookmark.htm
Dennis Paul Himes has compiled an expansive personal bookmarks page covering hundreds of curated links across art, anthropology, weather, cars, polyamory, and workplace tools. The sheer breadth of categories and named artists, museums, and services makes it a fascinating snapshot of one person's wide-ranging internet life.
https://aa-aa-mic-test.neocities.org/
A brand-new personal site by a teen who calls themselves Mizu, built entirely from scratch without templates as their very first coding project. The site is charmingly self-aware about its work-in-progress nature, featuring a Raggedy Ann welcome and promises of content about their interests as the site grows.
https://cs.sjoy.lol/
CSS JOY is a webring created by Sara for developers and hobbyists who love experimenting with CSS, connecting old-web enthusiasts who take pride in crafting their own stylesheets. The site provides navigation links and ready-to-use code snippets for members to add to their sites, celebrating the resurgence of handcrafted web design outside of social media algorithms.
https://cosmic-kiko.neocities.org/
Cosmic Kiko's welcoming landing page greets visitors with friendly reminders to stretch, hydrate, and snack before entering the site. The page is a classic old-web style splash screen with a warm personal touch, optimized for desktop Chrome browsers.
https://johan.hal.se/
Johan Halse is a web developer's personal blog featuring sharp, opinionated commentary on the tech industry, including AI hype, the Rails community, and the blockchain era. Posts are witty and candid, offering a developer's perspective on trends he finds overblown or troubling.
https://www.jacky.wtf/
Jacky Alciné is a tech professional and writer whose homepage covers open digital technology, algorithmic bias, labor organizing, and the IndieWeb movement. The site features essays, weeknotes, a linklog, and a curated list of media appearances in outlets like Ars Technica and The New York Times.
https://teppyslayouts.neocities.org/
Teppy's Layouts & Tips offers a growing collection of handcrafted, old-web-inspired HTML layouts that visitors can freely copy, modify, and use for their own sites. Each layout has a distinct creative personality, ranging from terminal-style windows to dreamy picnic themes, making this a genuinely fun resource for anyone building a personal site with old-web charm.
https://rentry.co/grime
A curated personal reference list of Carrd templates, Tumblr/Neocities graphics sources, and web tools organized for easy access by the creator. Packed with links to pixel art resources, GIF collections, dividers, web graphics, and utility tools like color blenders and image resizers, it serves as a handy bookmark dump for old-web aesthetic site building.
https://yel1low.neocities.org/
Yel1low's Neocities site is currently mid-revamp, with only a brief placeholder message and a link to the existing version of the site. There is almost no content available at this URL, making it essentially a shell awaiting its redesign.