UI Design Trends Through the Ages - Profound Logic
Let's begin with the rise of the personal computer. The PC was still in its infancy and so was its interface. The screens at this time were for the most part text based. Black screens with a few monochrome pixels of text to be exact. Oh wait...your screens still look like … See more
This was when every home seemed to adopt the personal desktop computer. When I think of UI Design in this era, I think Windows 95. Many people were still getting the hang of menus, buttons, and multiple screens—and for some reason, they were all … See more
Fast-forward to today and it's all about flat design. We've already proved we can make things as fancy as possible—so we've dialed it back on the special effects to focus on functionality. This era of flat design dismisses the heavy usage of gradients and … See more
This is when computers started becoming more practical for widespread usage. A "home computer" started to make sense when smaller open-source machines like the Apple II and the IBM PC came to market. The screens at this time gained capabilities to display … See more
All-Time Complete List of Discontinued Microsoft Products
Dec 17, 2019 · The products are broken out into specific categories, sorted by year of discontinuation. A lot of research went into creating this catalog, but as you can imagine, …
10+ Resources for recreating old school & retro user interfaces …
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- NES.css. NES.css is NES-style (8bit-like) CSS Framework.
- Amiga Workbench. A Javascript Amiga Workbench 1.3.3 look and feel clone.
- Classic Mac. A framework for presenting a Web interface using native CSS replications of …
- Retro. A retro-looking desktop UI with icons, folders, windows, taskbar and keyboard …
- CRT - AnderShell 3000. A retro-looking shell using CSS and JavaScript. Somewhat inspired …
Desktop software design patterns - User Experience Stack Exchange
These guidelines contain information on design principles, and guidelines for controls, commands, text, interaction, windows, messages, aesthetics, and the Windows environment. They help …
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My first visual design project! I created a quirky …
I created a quirky scheduling app in the old-retro computer-style (influenced by Windows 98). I'm thinking of going into UI design (I'm a painter and it doesn't pay the bills). Any feedback or comments would be appreciated!!
Appreciation of old software design · PacoChan's Website
Oct 10, 2023 · His intention was to make software that was more user-friendly based on rounded and organic elements. He called this style Padded Cell Design, a design which you can’t hurt yourself with. Some of the best known programs …
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10 Desktop Publishing Tools That Didn’t Make It - old.tedium.co
Oct 12, 2022 · A list of programs from the all-too-brief golden era of desktop publishing that “didn’t make it.” The GUI’s killer app didn’t slay forever.
6 things I’ve learned through designing for a desktop …
Mar 8, 2019 · In my short period of time (about 2 months) of being a UX designer for a desktop application, I’ve discovered several things that make the designing experience different than designing for...
Polished UI Desktop Application, which UI library to choose?
Mar 12, 2010 · It provides an extremely polished UI right out of the box, but can easily be skinned to look any way you want, so your free to provide any kind of polish you want. MFC, while …