The article discusses the creative process behind designing a modern website for Emmy-award-winning game composer Mike Worth, who appreciates '90s animation. The challenge was to fuse retro aesthetics with modern coding techniques that ensure accessibility and performance. The author reflects on the spontaneous nature of past website designs versus current conventions, advocating for an 'expressive' approach rather than a whimsical one. They note nostalgia in branding and functional design from the '90s, recalling how brands like Nintendo incorporated engaging graphics into user navigation.
Designing for Mike was like a trip back to when mainstream website design seemed more spontaneous and less governed by conventions and best practices.
Brands like Nintendo used their home pages to direct people to their content while making branded visual statements.
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