Interactive Websites & Digital Experiences

Minimal illustration of a blog carnival showing a vintage computer connected to multiple blog posts representing collaborative blogging and link sharing.

What Is a Blog Carnival? How Websites Shared Content Around One Topic

A blog carnival is a roundup post where bloggers submit articles from many different participating blogs, usually published on a rotating host schedule with a fresh shared topic each time.…

Illustration of a retro fanlisting website showing a global community of fans connected through a nostalgic early web interface.

Fanlisting Websites: Tiny Communities That Connected the Early Web

A fanlisting is a website dedicated to a single subject, created so fans around the world can easily add their name and country to a public list to show their…

Illustration of text only websites displayed on a retro computer terminal, representing the history and simplicity of the text-first web.

The Quiet World of Text Only Websites

Text only websites are pages built with almost no images, styling, or scripts, so they render as plain text, are easy to read, and load instantly. They are not a…

illustration of a website shoutbox sidebar chat widget on a retro personal website

Website Shoutbox: The Chat Widget Every Mid-2000s Website Had

A website shoutbox is a small embedded chat box that lets visitors post short, real-time messages on a website’s home page or inner pages. It became one of the most…

Retro illustration of 88x31 web buttons featuring pixel art examples inspired by GeoCities, Neocities, and the early internet.

88×31 Web Buttons: The Tiny Icons That Connected the Early Internet

An 88x31 web button is a tiny image that is exactly 88 pixels wide and 31 pixels tall, the website owners mainly used them for display and trade to link…

now pages example on a personal website showing current work and recent updates

What Are Now Pages Websites? The History, Structure, and Best Examples

A Now Page is a page on a personal website that is usually placed at the URL or Slug /now that answers a specific question, like what is this person…

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Fan Shrines: What They Are, How They’re Built, and Where to Find Them Today

Fan shrines are personal websites built by a fan to explore a single character, pairing, or piece of media in as much depth as they want. There is no algorithm…

Blinkie websites featuring animated GIF badges on a retro personal homepage

Blinkie Websites Worth Exploring

Blinkie websites are places where you can browse, collect, or generate blinkies, they are small animated GIF badges that once decorated personal homepages, MySpace profiles, and even forum signatures. A…

Digital garden website showing interconnected notes and ideas growing over time

What Is a Digital Garden Website and How Does It Work?

A digital garden website is a personal website organised around how ideas connect to one another, not around when they were published. Instead of our traditional blog feed sorted by…