Lostalgia is a community wiki dedicated to archiving, documenting, and celebrating the visual, sonic, and cultural aesthetics of the digital past, from the raw early web to the glassy optimism of the mid-2000s.
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Frutiger
Aero
The dominant design language of 2004, 2013. Glassy nature-infused optimism, from Windows Vista to the iPhone to the PS3 dashboard. The aesthetic that made technology feel like a utopian promise. → Read full article
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Global
Village Coffeehouse
The "Starbucks aesthetic" of the 1990s. Earth tones, organic shapes, tribal patterns, and a quirky, globalist optimism. The look of early Friends episodes and local cafes everywhere. → Read full article |
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Silicon
Dreams
The dreamlike CGI landscapes of the early 90s. Chrome spheres, blocky terrains, and that surreal digital light created by SGI workstations. The aesthetic of math made into terrain. → Read full article
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Gen
X Soft Club
Urban minimalism and muted coolness. Lomo photography, underground metro stations, and the post-Britpop atmosphere of the turn of the millennium. → Read full article |
| Frutiger Aero | 2004-2013 |
| Gen X Soft Club | 1998-2004 |
| Global Village Coffeehouse | 1991-2003 |
| Bright Tertiaries | 2007-2013 |
| Silicon Dreams | 1985-2002 |
| Mizuiro | 1998-2005 |
| Fotonight Web | 2010s |
| Signalwave | 2010s |
| Cryptidcore | Late 2010s |
| Liminal Space | 2010s-2020s |
| Surf Crush | 2003-2008 |
| Vectordelia | 2000s |
| Y2K | 1997-2004 |
| Vaporwave | 2010s |
| Dreamcore | 2010s |
| Cottagecore | 2010s-2020s |
| Cyberpunk | 1980s-2000s |
| Dark Academia | 2010s-2020s |
| Weirdcore | 2010s-2020s |
| Seapunk | 2011–2013 |
| McBling | 2003–2008 |
| Frutiger Aurora | 2004–2013 |
| Indie Sleaze | 2006–2014 |
| Old Web | 1990s–2004 |
| Coquette | 2020s (Modern) |
| Kidcore | 2010s–present (90s Nostalgia) |
| Old Money | Classic (2020s revival) |
| Scene | 2007–2012 |
| Mallgoth | 1990s–2000s |
| Sanriocore | 2010s–present |
| Glitchcore | 2020s (Modern) |
| Steampunk | Victorian-Industrial (Retro-Futurism) |
| Cybercore | 2020s–present |
| Poolcore | 2010s–present (Liminal Subgenre) |
| Utopian Scholastic | 1995–2004 |
| Lo-fi Art | 2010s–present |
| Frutiger Metro | 2004–2009 |
| Barbiecore | 2020s (Modern Revival) |
| Naturecore | Classic (Historical) |
| Fairycore | 2010s–present |
| Gorpcore | 2020s–present |
| Decora | Late 1990s–mid 2000s (Harajuku) |
| Solarpunk | 2010s–present (Futurism) |
| Angelcore | 2010s–present |
| Goblincore | 2010s–present |
| Indie Kid | 2019–2021 |
| Cybergoth | Late 1990s–mid 2000s |
| Soft Grunge | 2012–2014 (Tumblr Era) |
| Normcore | 2013–2016 |
| Darkcore | Classic (Digital) |
| Articles | 11 | and growing |
| Gallery images | 451 | |
| Eras covered | 11 of 12 | |
| Contributors | open soon |
Aero, Soft Club, Tertiaries, Mizuiro, Surf Crush, Vectordelia
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