25 Amazing Retro Web Sites for Your Inspiration

14 June 2009
Web Design
This post was written exclusively for PV.M Garage by Piervincenzo Madeo
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A fresh post for this hot June with a Back to the Past.
With the term Retro we describe a review of past trends that relive in modern Design.
We’re watching, in these last years, as the use of illustrations from old posters, old-style typography, old cars, old packaging and old photos are popular also in Web Design. Many web designer use a collage of old stuff to advertise current products or to popularize new information.
Below I’ve collected 25 amazing websites that use an old style to describe modern activities. This list could be good for you inspiration.

Enjoy it!

Old Stuff for a Modern Expressive Web Design

Colazione da Michy

Vintage blog di Sara Presenti

New York Moon

Mac Tarnahan’s

The Dollar Dreadful

The Blizzards

Fortyseven Media

Klassiker in Acryl

The Greg Brady Project

Tennesses Vacation

Verga Car

Thrush

Jeff Sarmiento

Kretivia

Singularity Concepts

WebDesigner.Ro

SottoCosto Ska

Retro Edge Web Design

Gary Nock

Phizz

The First Twenty

CSS Tinder Box

MongolMania

Ernest Hemingway Collection

Philosophic Allies

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DeniseWeb
June 14, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Nice list, I’m loving Tennesses Vacation… it’s awesome design!

existdissolve
June 15, 2009 at 3:18 am
Thanks for featuring singularityconcepts.com!!

bebopdesigner
June 15, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Brilliant collection. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

liz
June 15, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Awww… mrvector.com didn’t make the list. Makes us sad.

But this a great round up.

Brant Schroeder
June 15, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Retro is good – nice post.

piervix
June 16, 2009 at 11:23 am
@liz: mrvector.com is a very nice retro design. Thanks for reporting!

RobbieG
June 16, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Love the Gary Nock site…shout out to Ryan Blaind on that one…guy’s got mad skillz

Brad C
June 23, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Some really good stuff in this list, but I looove the New York Moon site.

Kurtlar vadisi gladio
July 6, 2009 at 3:50 pm
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Jasmin Halkic
July 19, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Really nice websites.

Dubrovnik
July 20, 2009 at 12:38 am
Nice one !

My vote goes for “Tennesses Vacation”

Cheers!
Dubrovnik

Blue Buffalo
July 24, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Wow! The creativity used in these retro websites is amazing. Thanks for the great showcase.

Roger Duck
July 25, 2009 at 5:53 pm
The Dollar Dreadful site is outstanding as are many of these designs. You need a clever and cooperative client to explore such unique and powerful themes but the results are impressive when it call comes together.

Dave Sparks
September 2, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Great collection of sites and for a change quite a few I haven’t seen listed elsewhere. Thanks for taking the time to put them together.

CMYK
September 3, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Thanksss for great list!!!

inspiration!!!!!! jejeje

Paul Clapp
February 3, 2010 at 1:47 am
Thanks for adding my web site (Retro Edge Web Design) to this list, there are some awesome web sites here and I’m not quite sure mine is worthy but thank you very much indeed.

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July 8, 2010 at 8:31 pm
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