In Inspiration Jun 22, 200811
The Evolution and Origin of Vintage Style Web Design
Since so many people found all of the vintage textures and brushes useful, I thought it would be interesting to examine vintage style web design and how it has evolved. So, here is a showcase of this popular trend from the past 6 years, and a look at the original trend setter.
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2003 – The Origin
In 2003, which seems like an eternity ago in terms of web design, Ingo J. Ramin launched the portfolio site for 247 Media Studios. The site and it’s portfolio pieces were revolutionary in the way that finely detailed textures and rustic design elements were used to create a vintage look and feel.
Even though the site remains virtually unchanged, there has been a promised version 2 coming for about 4 years. With 135 pieces in the portfolio section, the lack of a redesign could be because Ingo is too busy, or because the design still holds up.
11 Comments
Jun 23, 2008
Excellent timeline you provided here, I really enjoy this type of design and it is interesting to get an idea of where it started (in web design) and how it has progressed. Browsing through some of the galleries listed in a previous post, I am amazed by some of the design work done in this style.
Jun 23, 2008
Beautiful examples! I really love the old paper look.
Jun 23, 2008
I would definitely NOT say that 24-7 Media revolutionized any sort of trend. Grunge/Rustic sites were out long before his work was even published. Ingo simply picked up on an already established style.
On a side note, he got in some trouble for ripping people’s textures/assets to use on his site without asking permission. Snagging from Disney is a big “no no”
Jun 23, 2008
Joe,
Thanks for pointing this out, but I still believe that the popularity and exposure of his designs influenced a lot of web designers.
Jun 24, 2008
Really nice and inspiring compilation. I really like jrojr and five cent stand.
Also your website rocks as well, bookmarked and added to my feed!
Jun 24, 2008
Good list, but don’t forget Eduardo Recife – he’s been doing this forever and his brushes (and fonts) have played a major part in everyone else’s vintage designs.
http://www.misprintedtype.com
And another good one is http://www.goodandfilthy.com
Jun 24, 2008
Sorry, that last site goonfilthy.com is no longer up. Joanne Smetts was her name. Got me into vintage design back in 2003. I wonder what she’s up to these days.
Jun 24, 2008
Jeff,
Thanks for bringing these to our attention.
Jun 29, 2008
“his designs” ?!
He uses OTHER people’s work and claims it as his own. At a forum I frequent, there are at LEAST ten people that have worked for him moved from the States over to Germany to work for him and people telecommute for him that work endlessly for the guy only to get screwed. He does nothing but throw around a God complex and then STEALS from others.
Undue, unjust and unwarranted exposure. There have been better sites using vintage that were around long before 24-7… better sites IMO.
Jun 29, 2008
Bill,
Wow! I had no idea he had such a bad reputation.
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