{"id":16355,"date":"2018-04-09T11:28:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T18:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/?p=16355"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T02:56:49","slug":"whats-old-is-new-again-modern-retro-web-designs-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/whats-old-is-new-again-modern-retro-web-designs-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Old Is New Again: Modern Retro Web Designs for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s old is new again. At least when it comes to website design, anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

Design concepts borrowed from decades ago are making an impact in digitally today. Many of the ideas and designs were originally created for print campaigns that are making a comeback in the digital space.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes retro design styles work is the sense of nostalgia they invoke with users visually. Pair that emotion with a modern interface and user patterns and you\u2019ve got a combination that\u2019s hard not to interact with.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern retro design is so popular that <\/span>The New York Times<\/span><\/a> even gave it a mention:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile millennials and members of Generation Z \u2014 those born in the years from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s \u2014 may not remember what the web looked like in the era of AltaVista and GeoCities, the retro designs tap into the current cultural revival of all things \u201990s. (See the return of \u201cTwin Peaks,\u201d \u201cWill & Grace\u201d and concert T-shirts.)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cFor those who are older, these sites recall the improvised internet of their youth, in the days before mobile optimization and beta-tested user interfaces brought a sleek uniformity to modern web design.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNostalgic websites meant to mimic the days of dial-up modems are cropping up in artsy and tech-geek corners of the web.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So what does the modern retro design trend look like? Let\u2019s take a look.<\/span><\/p>\n

Throwback Decades<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Retro<\/p>\n

http:\/\/lucasbigot.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Retro<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sweetmagnoliagelato.com\/<\/span><\/p>\n

\"retro<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.solangemusic.com<\/span><\/p>\n

\"retro<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.shiner.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Retro can actually refer to a lot of things. The modern retro designs that are most popular now include styles that are most reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s. (Which for some of us might not seem like that long ago at all.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Designers are also borrowing a few influences from the 1970s, particularly in terms of color.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s appealing about retro design is that it pulls from early computer influences as well as print, fashion and events of the time:<\/span><\/p>\n