Web design trends change with the wind – what is popular this year will undoubtedly not be popular next year. There is only one web design style that you can rely on and be deemed timeless – and that is the Vintage style. And alongside that, and similar in style, there is the permanently cool and always creative – retro(ism).
Vintage and retro should not be categorized as a style – they are much more than that. They are a movement in themselves and a bold and creative statement that is unparalleled with any other other web design style.
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ONETWENTYSIX
The New York Moon
Team Fortress 2 – The Sniper vs. Spy Update
SLABOVIA
Todd Miller
MISTER-AERO
The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely
B I R D I E // B I R D I E
level2d
The Wayward Irregular
Taywell
The Antique Piano Shop
The Movie Title Stills collection
Linnea's Lights
KULTIKA
Ready Photo Site
16toads Design
TheStatement
Bullet PR
Mr Vector
WEB-O-MATIC
Torpedo Juice
Cheesetique
Tomatic
The Closet Entrepreneur
The Art of Catalin Bridinel
Analog
All Star Lanes
Michela Chiucini
The Dollar Dreadful Family Library
Circus Family
LP-SF
Death Cab For Cutie
Hot Meteor
MacTarnahan's Brewing Company
Jeffrey Sarmiento
singularityconcepts.com
Edgepoint Church
Webdesigner.ro
mediaBOOM
RejectedRobot
Pain is Good
Big State Games
Stolen Design
Lana Landis
Prahba
DeVotchKa
Thunderfuel
National Cottonseed Products Association
Five Cent Stand
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15 Jan, 2010
I love these retro and vintage designed websites! This post is a great resource. I went for the vintage look with my portfolio website. http://www.ollicedesign.com
I have big plans to get my site up to the level of these guys.
15 Jan, 2010
Great collection…and I have another one for you
http://www.mrbison.com
15 Jan, 2010
Yep, I certainly missed your site – Awesome.
15 Jan, 2010
Wow some of these are absolutely stunning – love them! Thanks so much for sharing the.
15 Jan, 2010
Love the list, got here also a nice one (a bit NSFW): http://www.tubebutler.com
15 Jan, 2010
nice collection!
15 Jan, 2010
Great Post! lots of inspiration!
15 Jan, 2010
These are brilliant thanks for sharing!
15 Jan, 2010
Really loving the retro look at the moment – something that won’t just be a passing fad – loads of inspiration here – thanks
15 Jan, 2010
Great list. Congratulations! Peace.
15 Jan, 2010
Nice collection you got here!
16 Jan, 2010
Great list and resource..thanks !
16 Jan, 2010
nice collection…
16 Jan, 2010
Wow, nice work!
16 Jan, 2010
What a terrific collection! Love every one of them.
16 Jan, 2010
nice works, the designers are great
17 Jan, 2010
These list bring back some old memories that indulge me in modern days. Thanks for the visual extravaganza!
17 Jan, 2010
My god where did you find so many old designs
17 Jan, 2010
This is the best one that I have evre seen. I mean all the pages are so wonderfully and artistically done that selecting 1 or 2 or even the best 10 is a daunting task.
Great collection
17 Jan, 2010
I was against the vintage design until your post.
Very nice.
17 Jan, 2010
Very good this websites, good, good, super good. Congratulations
17 Jan, 2010
Very Cool….nice works!!
18 Jan, 2010
These are awesome, great spot for a little inspiration.
22 Jan, 2010
It is amazing how a list of vintage websites like this just allows you time and space to come up with new designs yourself; I guess that the saying ‘imitation is the best form of flattery’ holds true.
26 Jan, 2010
Great list. I have one new for you :
http://www.casino-lemonade.com
Do you like it ?
27 Jan, 2010
A great list of retro styles, here’s another one for you, which happend to be mine:
http://www.brewerylaneonline.com
Keep it up.
1 Feb, 2010
wow…. 0_0 these are the coolest