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Futuristic web design trends in 2000 – Against the grain – Twice2 – Vir2L – Wapdrom #WebDesignHistory

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CoverGirl Galactic Glow (Spring 1999)

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True Blue (J-14, January 2000) #HelloKitty #sanrio

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Y2K Millennium Aesthetic Analysis - Techno-utopian futurism of early...

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Shoutout to this wonderful video by Aesthety on Y2K -- it's the most exhaustive & comprehensive I've seen; delving into the origins, rise & fall, and how the style was expressed across different mediums & design fields. + points for the perfect styling!

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A visual nostalgia trip back to late 90's / early 00's. Today we're discussing the art, fashion, architecture, interior design, technology and pop culture — ...

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A few more images of the store; love the mix of character sculptures + photomural wall art. Relying on google translate, it seems the concept was a 'future farm'. leapingcreative.com

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Super Seed store - Shanghai, China designed by Leaping Creative (2022) (1/X) Very playful example of Neo-Y2K x Superflat Pop influences. Created for Super Seed, a beauty & skincare company.

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WebAgent 007 flash website in 2003 #WebDesignHistory

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It's strange feeling nostalgic for this extremely corporate style, b/c at the time it was just the 'background noise' of life. It may have to do with how bright and optimistic it looks; eg. image 3 & 4 have a proto-Frutiger Aero look, a style that recently blew up again.

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The style could be used to spice up vacuums (1), or give your web design a lil' robo-mascot (3 & 4) Image 2 is a classic example of the acid-rave color tinged Cyber/Gen-X Corporate style of the 1990s (there was a weird focus on hands back then).

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I remember how I hated this style back during the initial Y2K research era (2014) -- it was just too excessive, dated and still familiar; now I'm kinda craving the depth & layering in contrast to our mostly flat design landscape.

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Works by the firm, Fragile Design, of Melbourne, AU (late 1990s - early 2000s) (1/X) Fascinated with their work; it spans quite a few of the styles we study -- it's like the peak of maximalist cyber-PS layering & effects.

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Nov 2, 2022

Correction* - Logotypes of the World '3' Also thanks to surge at doubleincision-com for their help cleaning up and stitching these pages! Here's the link to all the scans: drive.google.com/drive/folders/

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Nov 2, 2022

Found this absolutely incredible book with thousands of fonts & logotypes from the 1980s; always love discovering works that clearly influenced the later Y2K style! Logotypes of the World - Yasaburo Kuwayama (1987) I'll include a link to the full set of scans below!

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pioneer RMX9 cm(1997) Credit:Football Video Collection / Youtube

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Ambush Spring 2023 Ready-to-Wear Collection

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Ambush Spring 2023 Ready-to-Wear collection, runway looks, beauty, models, and reviews.

Reminds me it's time to revive the 'CD player as fashion accessory + shiny maxi skirt' look From 'Candy' by Mandy Moore (1999)

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Some more looks; the oval pattern top reminds me of that JPG '95 collection

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Selections from Ambush Spring 2023 (1/X) Inspired by both "1990s Tokyo clubland and contemporary MMO avatar culture" -- Jet Set Radio Future character select vibes

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Oct 3, 2022

'e-loot' feature on colorful translucent tech in Teen Magazine (October 2000) Thanks again to the incredible archival work of

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Sep 28, 2022

A few more images, plus this intro essay (img. 1) -- It's understandably a bit dated; but still an interesting window into the era, with mentions of gender identity & post-humanism.

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Sep 28, 2022

Fashion feature from a European magazine called 'Yoof'; has that Jet Set Radio exaggerated angle futurism, but a few years prior. Also neat to see the web-browser styling (1/2) Yoof Magazine - Vol. 34 - Summer 1996 By Rony Platenkamp & Roland Arnassalon of M A Deymann

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Year 2000: The Breakout Year for Rolling Out Enhanced TV to Consumers Worldwide - Stories

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Anyone have more information on what this was? I found an article from 2000, still on MS's official website, that seems to line up: news.microsoft.com/2000/05/08/yea Just to add, that commercial is loaded w/ some great Gen X-SC/Y2K interiors & looks.

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Microsoft announces growing support for its TV Platform at this week's NCTA Conference.

Microsoft Enhanced TV Commercial by The Attik (2000?)

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Found this commercial for 'Microsoft TV/Enhanced TV', produced by

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in 2000 (maybe)? Haven't seen it anywhere else online though. Got it off of a CD that came with the book 'Flips 5', back in that brief period when design books came with CDs

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Commercial done by The Attik for something called Microsoft TV or 'Enhanced TV', possibly from 2000? Found on a CD that came with the book, 'Flips 5 Music Vs...

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'dance dance fantasia' by wwei33 for bobosnap magazine, spring 2022 issue

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Lastly, the most prevalent style in the book is Gen-X Soft Club; seems like the default 'hip & cool' style for these typologies back then. Maybe sim. to how 'Airspace' is now? 1. UMG by SEHW (02) 2. Virgin Atlantic SFO by 8 Inc. (01) 3&4. Holmes Place Lifestyle Club by SEHW (03)

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More examples of how popular the 'Ultramodern Revival' style was in the early 2000s (esp. that kitschy woodgrain!); fit quite well with the concurrent renewed interest in lounges 1 & 4. Le Cabaret Paris by Ora Ito (03) 2. Celux by Studio Power (02) 3. 25hours Hotel by 3Meta (03)

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More sleek, and sometimes disorienting spaces 1. Accenture campus by Grego & Smolenicky (2002) 2. AOL promotion lounge by Agentur GMBH (2002-3) 3. BMW & Deutsches Museum 'The Bubble' by Franken Architekten (2000) 4. Es Hotel bar by King & Roselli Architetti (2003)

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Austrian Airlines Business Lounge in the Vienna Intl Airport The 'high-res' nature supergraphics common in that era, combined with glowing translucency & blobitecture motifs feel like a proto-Frutiger Aero space. Designed by Austrian Airlines w/ Landor (2003)

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The Universum Lounge in Berlin is great example of the revival of 1960s-70s Ultramodern space age styles. Love the use of period space imagery in the 'window', and the sleek wood banding. Designed by Plajer & Franz Studio (2000)

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They went hard with the intricate and exuberant color & lighting schemes back then, don't see as much wild lighting these days. Pearl Club & Restaurant - Miami FL (2003) designed by Stephanie Dupoux

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Thread: Selections from the book, 'Lounge Design' by Daab (2007) 1. 'Cyberhelvetia' installation by 3Deluxe ('02) 2. Baden-Württemberg lounge by Atelier Brückner ('02) 3. Deutsche Bahn Lounge Expo by AG4 Mediatecture ('02) 4. Museum Ludwig Videolounge by AG4 Mediatecture ('02)

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I’ve found some incredible Y2K & rave fashion in Sportswear International in the past as well; if anyone knows of an archive or has more issues they could send over, let me know! (2/2) Scanned from ‘Magazine Editorial Graphics’ by PIE Books (1997)

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“Germ War Wear” ‘antiseptic’-themed photoshoot in the March/April 1997 issue of Sportswear International. Mix of the sleek, sterile look of Gen-X Soft Club, and retro-futuristic metallics & transparent materials of Y2K. (1/2) Photography by Eva Mueller, styling by Edina Sultanik

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(2/2) If anyone knows the designer of the store lemme know!

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Aug 10, 2022

New flagship store for

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at 28 Forsyth St, NYC (2022) (1/2) Exciting to see Y2K interior design coming back, and love their work!

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Aug 2, 2022

Last note for tonight: this image from a different Snog location reminded me of a motif we've been calling 'vectorbloom'; after noticing how prominent 'nature-inspired vector graphics' were in the 2000s. Usually maximalist, in keeping with the general atmosphere of the era.

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Aug 2, 2022

Interestingly, it also has a few elements of the 'Superflat Pop' aesthetic (wall mural in img #2, statue in img #3), which was also very popular at the time. cari.institute/aesthetics/sup

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It mainly falls under the 'Frutiger Aero' umbrella: Sleek, light, glossy; a more colorful, naturalistic evolution of the Y2K aesthetic in the late 2000s. cari.institute/aesthetics/fru

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