HISTORY OF WEB DESIGN

remember this post, from front, that explained responsive web design? love that one.

front created another series of gifs I wanted to share, this one about the history of web design.

it's amazing to see how quickly web design has evolved and kinda fun to learn a little bit more about what all these terms we always hear (java, flash, css) really mean. click through to read the full explanations!

the dark ages of web design (1989)

the dark ages of web design (1989)

tables – the beginning (1995)

tables – the beginning (1995)

javascript comes to the rescue (1995)

javascript comes to the rescue (1995)

the golden era of freedom – flash (1996)

the golden era of freedom – flash (1996)

CSS (1998)

CSS (1998)

mobile uprising – grids and frameworks (2007)

mobile uprising – grids and frameworks (2007)

responsive web design (2010)

responsive web design (2010)

the times of the flat (2010)

the times of the flat (2010)

the bright future (2014)

the bright future (2014)

read the full history and learn more over here.

7UP STRIPS DOWN AND CLEANS UP

new 7up logo

a nice re-design for 7up.

their branding has always been focused on the green "7up" and the red circle, so it's nice to see them do away with the extra (and unnecessary) elements in the logo. makes for a cleaner, more modern, more efficient identity design. take a look at the evolution of the logo below. kinda fun to see how identity and logo design reflects the times, particularly with such a big consumer product.

7up old logo can design evolution
7up old logo 2
7up can logo design evolution
old recent 7up logo design
new 7up logo design
new 7up logo bottle design

fun fact: 7up was created in 1929 and originally called “bib-label lithiated lemon-lime soda” because it contained the mood stabilizer lithium citrate (which it continued to have until 1950). it was almost immediately re-branded as “7 up lithiated lemon-lime,” and then finally ended up as “7up.”

via logodesignlove