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25 Creative Retro Styled Website Designs
Tweet Inspiration comes in many forms and this article is no different. We’ve seen the numerous showcases around the web for minimal web designs, dark designs and so many others that have been drug through the mud.
My goal is to make sure the showcase posts that I create are ‘out of the box‘ and something that will spark your creativity. So, in this article I am going to showcase 25 creative websites that have a retro theme. They range from the use of old-time photos to retro patterns, colors and graphic elements. I hope you enjoy it :)
Simone Maranzana ↓
Fred Perry ↓
Riders Network ↓
Big Sweater Design ↓
One Promo ↓
Sprocket House ↓
Element Fusion’s Internship ↓
Greg Brady Project ↓
Liga Retro ↓
Freelenz ↓
ISO 50 ↓
Devotchka ↓
Dibtych ↓
Time For Cake ↓
Revolution Church ↓
Tennessee Vacation ↓
Design Sponge ↓
Cottonseed Oil Tour ↓
Lanikai Properties ↓
Scouting For Girls ↓
Slabovia ↓
Wrangler Face Off ↓
Utah Travel ↓
Mutt Ink ↓
Glenilen Farm ↓
Now It’s Your Turn!
Let us know in the comments which you like the best and if you know of any others that aren’t on the list.
About the author:
Mike Smith releases wordpress themes on a regular basis and is also a blog designer at Guerrilla.
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September 24th, 2009
Great selection, really like some of these.
September 24th, 2009
Nice list. I like these.
September 24th, 2009
I just can’t get enough of the vintage/retro look! I think it connects with a part of people that gives them a really good feeling. Excellent collection!
September 24th, 2009
Great list…thanks for sharing
September 24th, 2009
nice list, some of these are great. You should also check out Media Boom’s website, a very cool retro style. http://www.mediaboom.com/
September 24th, 2009
Very nice list! I am a big fan of retro themed design.
September 24th, 2009
Very distinguished company! Thanks for the mention.
September 25th, 2009
amazing collection you sharing here. thanks
September 26th, 2009
Brilliant collection! Thanks for posting
September 26th, 2009
Great showcase. I love retro and “retro-futuristic” style websites. It makes such a nice change to find sites that stand out because they don’t fall into the usual clean/sleek Web 2.0 look. The skills to achieve that design are special too – in a sense it’s a case of going against the path of least resistance.
September 28th, 2009
Real compliment to be on this list. Thanks for the link, and the mention!
September 28th, 2009
I really love vintage design styles. Sometimes I get so sick of designing everything on computer and not being able to physically touch anything. The textures and worn nature of vintage designs help me feel like I’m actually part of the design process again not distant and cold in a computer lab.
September 28th, 2009
Thx for sharing! All of these are excellent websites, but my personal favorite is (the now defunct) Saucer.tv, a very cool retro-themed website created back in 2000 for a Sacramento pop band. This site features great graphics, some really fun bubblegum music, and even a Pong game to entertain you while the music loads, since this site was built back in the day when most people still had dial-up, LOL.
The Saucer.tv website can still be viewed online, in its entirety, at:
http://www.petermcclean.com/saucer/default.html
in the portfolio of multi-media artist Peter McClean (who just happens to be my boyfriend & best friend). *shameless plug*
http://www.petermcclean.com
Enjoy! ^_^
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September 29th, 2009
I love these! Especially the Fred Perry site, the walls and the old fashioned photos… wonderful. The Dibtych too! The textures are awesome, though I couldn’t understand it since it wasn’t in English. Thanks!
October 5th, 2009
Retro theme stands on top…..
October 7th, 2009
Some nice examples of a look which is hard to get right, I swear I have an art deco site in me somewhere!
October 12th, 2009
Great design, I looked for inspiration in those…
You can see my retro wannabe blog design, but go easy! It’s my second design eva…
October 16th, 2009
How can I get a retro website done ? DO YOU DESIGN THEM?please advise
thanks
October 28th, 2009
There is another type of retro sites you may want to post about. Im talking about the “internet-retro” style. The sites you listed here are great but they resemble to an old reality, old objects, grunge paper, etc.
Im talking about sites that look like the first decade of internet; small resolution, no CSS, animated gifs and bullets, etc. :)
October 29th, 2009
These are really beautiful sites. Every one of them uses texture as a design element. Visual texture really creates depth and sophistication without cluttering up the space. Nice selection!
October 29th, 2009
I love Vintage design stes and this selection is just amazing. Thanks for sharing.
November 4th, 2009
One that I have always loved (and think deserves to be on this list) is the Vintage Church in Lawrence Kansas (/www.vintagelawrence.com/) designed by Leo Kempf (www.leokempf.com)
Well worth being on the list.
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