What were you doing on the web back in 1996? Do you remember how heinous the websites looked? Our friend Jennica Rhee has developed the infographic above to show some of the differences we have seen in the last 15 years.
Check out her site for more info.
To be honest, I think the version of the web in 1996 is too kind!
The examples use a few major sites – GoDaddy, MapQuest and Travelocity. Yet when I think back, I think of massively embedded frames, ever site having an animated ‘under construction’ sign, loads of flashing GIFs and so on. Here is one of the most abysmal designs from back then:
What are your memories of the web from 1996? Did you have your own website … because you could? Was it as awful as mine?
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