The 88×31 GIF collection – “A collection of 4540 classic 88×31 buttons from the 1990s, 2000s, and today in GIF format.” I was waxing nostalgic about this relic of 90s and aughts internet, and stumbled upon this on the first page of search results.

Manifest for the Anthropos – A thesis project on the Anthropocene and the damages humans have inflicted on the earth. Really, really love the acknowledgements section: “The design of this page was inspired by a series of self-help, alternative religion and conspiracy theory websites made in the late 90s/early 2000s. These websites are in no need of excessive design elements or conceptual references to illustrate their believes.” Here’s one of the aforementioned sites.

The Poolsuite – Not sure if this has been established yet, but I clearly have a thing for the old Mac aesthetic. This summer-vibes music experience is designed to look like a vintage Mac desktop. (Also took me a minute to realize the whole thing is spon-con for Vacation sunscreen.) Via Lucy Pham’s Websites That Look Like Desktops.

Abandoned Blogs – A somewhat poignant archive/shrine of old blogs that have been long forgotten by their previous writers. Some of these feel like stepping into a time machine or stumbling on somebody’s old diary in an attic.

Switching.Software – “Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.” I’ve been thinking more about switching to alternative, open-source applications and this site provides a really nice starting point for that. Via Archive of Daily Digital Disobedience

Symphony in Acid – “an interactive website promoting a track Symphony in Acid from the album Unspoken Words by Max Cooper.” Really cool text animation. Via Fuse

Archive of Daily Digital Disobedience – “The Archive of Daily Disobedience celebrates the disobedient use of technology as a creative survival code of our time.” Tips and hacks for divesting from Big Tech and its culture of surveillance. Via Rozina Aamir

Websites, Done Cheap – Affordable web design by Elijah Beaton. I love the takeout menu design.

Libra.re – A website version of one reader’s personal bookshelf. I love this way of digitizing the act of visiting a friend and poring over their shelves. Via Kristoffer Tjalve’s “Personal Website Libraries” Are.na channel.

Radicals Radicants Epiphytes Parasites – Love the multi-colored masonry style of this site which “documents the ongoing research by Laurie Cluitmans ‘On the necessity of gardening.’” via Arianne on Substack