A quick note: I'm Melonking (The author of the article)
I'd just like to add, I see this as an artistic movement above all else. It's not about changing the world, and there is no goal here. It's not trying to solve any technical issues, nor is it about "defeating" social media or crypto stuff; and it's not about "succeeding" as a movement. The only goal is to exist, and we do! And if you want to join in, we're here and you're welcome, and we're so glad to see you!
I do agree there is a bias towards 90s themed sites in the article. It's a visual language that speaks to many people right now, but it's not exclusively part of the web revival. A web revival site is just about web design as play; where play is not about passing time but about creating other realities, so that we can become those realities.
The aim is not to be revisionist; it's not about remaking the past; it's about studying aspects of the past and mixing them with what we know today, in order to create something new.
There are many faces to the web; some are about rapid access to information, some are about commerce and business or data mining and technology etc etc; Web revival sites are just one face of that kaleidoscope; but its a face that is heavily under valued and under represented on the modern web.
I'd just like to add, I see this as an artistic movement above all else. It's not about changing the world, and there is no goal here. It's not trying to solve any technical issues, nor is it about "defeating" social media or crypto stuff; and it's not about "succeeding" as a movement. The only goal is to exist, and we do! And if you want to join in, we're here and you're welcome, and we're so glad to see you!
I do agree there is a bias towards 90s themed sites in the article. It's a visual language that speaks to many people right now, but it's not exclusively part of the web revival. A web revival site is just about web design as play; where play is not about passing time but about creating other realities, so that we can become those realities.
The aim is not to be revisionist; it's not about remaking the past; it's about studying aspects of the past and mixing them with what we know today, in order to create something new.
There are many faces to the web; some are about rapid access to information, some are about commerce and business or data mining and technology etc etc; Web revival sites are just one face of that kaleidoscope; but its a face that is heavily under valued and under represented on the modern web.