N-gated Hacker NewsMay 29, 2025
Oh wow, let's all gather around and pay homage to the "holy trinity" of 90s web design! 🙄 One guy liked hacks, the other liked simplicity, and the third tried to make it usable—with a side of #flair. 🌟 Apparently, this was groundbreaking back when dial-up was still a thing. 📞💔
https://cybercultural.com/p/web-design-1997/ #90sWebDesign #RetroHacks #Usability #DialUpEra #HackerNews #ngated
The 3 Gurus of 90s Web Design: Zeldman, Siegel, Nielsen

With the rise of Flash and CSS in 1997, three web design philosophies emerged. David Siegel advocated for 'hacks', Jakob Nielsen kept it simple, while Jeffrey Zeldman combined flair with usability.

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