50 Creative Examples of Vintage and Retro in Web Design

January 15, 2010 - 53 CommentsWritten by Paul Andrew

Categories → Design Style Series,Inspiration,Popular,Web Design,Web Inspiration

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.

This article is a homage to these styles…

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http://www.ollicedesign.com Steve Ollice
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.

http://www.ollicedesign.com Steve Ollice
The update to my new WordPress website isn’t very retro. But, I designed a retro poster for the new release! Check it out,
http://ollicedesign.com/web-design/announcing-the-new-ollice-design-web-site/

Steve
The original link, I designed to emulate a cigar box, is now back up at http://www.steveollice.com

http://www.indigoimage.com/blog/blog.html Zoe Feast
Great collection…and I have another one for you
http://www.mrbison.com

admin
Yep, I certainly missed your site – Awesome.

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http://www.thescarletpawprint.com Nicola Wise
Wow some of these are absolutely stunning – love them! Thanks so much for sharing the.
John C.
Love the list, got here also a nice one (a bit NSFW): http://www.tubebutler.com
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http://kuldesigns.webs.com Kuldeep Daftary
nice collection!
http://www.logobang.com elisa
Great Post! lots of inspiration!
http://www.markwong.co.uk/ Mark
These are brilliant thanks for sharing!
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http://www.websitedesign.co.uk Elliot
Really loving the retro look at the moment – something that won’t just be a passing fad – loads of inspiration here – thanks
http://www.baratas.biz baratas
Great list. Congratulations! Peace.
http://www.blog.joshmedranodesign.com Josh
Nice collection you got here!
http://blog.jmleclercq.com jmleclercq
Great list and resource..thanks !
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http://www.gr8najam.com gr8najam
nice collection…
http://fotoalina.net Alina
Wow, nice work!
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http://www.garzagirls.com Garza Girl
What a terrific collection! Love every one of them.
http://www.sgdoeschwitz.de/ BigM75
nice works, the designers are great
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http://www.onextrapixel.com Aidan
These list bring back some old memories that indulge me in modern days. Thanks for the visual extravaganza!
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http://pepperspatch.com Rita Pepper
My god where did you find so many old designs
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http://www.eauparfum.net parfums
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
http://www.wpbud.com WPbud
I was against the vintage design until your post.
Very nice.
http://www.publico3.net Anderson
Very good this websites, good, good, super good. Congratulations
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http://www.dmantra.com Arjun Rajiv
Very Cool….nice works!!
http://james-stickel.com/wp/ James
These are awesome, great spot for a little inspiration.
http://www.c2webdesign.co.uk Kate
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.
http://www.casino-lemonade.com/ Casino Lemonade
Great list. I have one new for you :
http://www.casino-lemonade.com
Do you like it ?
http://www.brewerylaneonline.com Adam Akers
A great list of retro styles, here’s another one for you, which happend to be mine:
http://www.brewerylaneonline.com
Keep it up.
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http://www.freemicrosoftpointstoday.com FreeMSPoints
wow…. 0_0 these are the coolest
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http://www.webdesignkc.co.uk/ Victoria Blount
Some really nice retro style sites, so just use a vintage style font and others engross the entire design in the retro vibe.
http://www.e11world.com e11world
It’s hard finding clients that want these types of designs. I hate not being able to create something like that except for myself.
Pretty nice collection here! Love it!!
http://www.fullydown.net hotfile indir
Great Post! lots of inspiration!
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Mary
Check out my vintage food blog at, http://www.apronofgrace.com ;)))
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http://www.omsproductions.com Ziad Nassif
Simply stunning!! Totally convinced with vintage styles for my other business. Thank you for sharing these fantastic inspirational themes. Any premium wordpress themes with the same caliber out there?
http://www.sendaflowercard.com Anita
Wow, just wow! So wish there was some ecommerce wordpress themes like these. So stylish :)

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