"Among the new works in the galleries is a reconstruction of YouTube's original watch page showing Me at the zoo, the first video ever uploaded to the platform. The museum acquired both the 19-second clip, posted by one of YouTube's co-founders in 2005, and the underlying early web page that hosted it. The reconstruction includes the interface elements and front-end code that shaped how users encountered online video at the start of web 2.0."
"Seen today as a physical display within the Design 1900 - Now galleries, the watch page becomes a designed object in its own right. The layout is simple, with a small video player suspended above grey navigation bars, rudimentary icons, and text links that once directed early users to related content. The clarity of this interface and its constraints speak to a moment when streaming was new and networked media were still defining familiar patterns of interaction."
V&A's revamped Design 1900 - Now galleries expand the museum's view of contemporary design, presenting over 250 works across fashion, product design, graphics, and technology. Installations integrate industrial design with pop-cultural objects, including collectible toys and politically charged garments. A reconstruction of YouTube's original watch page for Me at the zoo includes the 19-second clip and its early front-end code, presenting the interface as a designed object with simple layout, player, grey navigation bars, rudimentary icons, and links. The display highlights how networked media and streaming shaped interaction patterns and how pop culture influenced design over three decades.
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