{"id":5562,"date":"2009-11-26T19:41:30","date_gmt":"2009-11-26T11:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=5562"},"modified":"2022-09-18T18:13:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T10:13:39","slug":"retro-and-vintage-web-design-best-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/retro-and-vintage-web-design-best-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro and Vintage Web Design For Your Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vintage-inspired designs, when done well, can look even more current and relevant than an entirely new and modern design. Whether it\u2019s only taking inspiration for your typography, color scheme, or other elements, or whether you create a design that would feel entirely at home in the 1950s, 1920s, or any point before, using vintage and retro styles can be fun and challenging.<\/p>\n<p>Below are forty designs inspired by retro, vintage, and antique elements. They range from campy to completely professional and everything in between. Use them as inspiration for creating your own vintage designs.<\/p>\n<p>Here is more retro and vintage-related articles we\u2019ve previously published:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/70-insightful-retro-and-historic-artwork-around-the-world\/\">Insightful Retro And Historic Artwork Around The World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/40-incredibly-inspirational-retro-vintage-photoshop-tutorials\/\">Retro & Vintage Photoshop Tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full list after the jump.<\/p>\n<h2>Antique and Pre-20th Century Inspired Designs<\/h2>\n<p>The most common eras antique-inspired websites take design cues from seeming to be the Victorian era and classical Rome and Greece.The best designs tend to be formal-looking and evoke a sense of propriety without looking stuffy.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, they imitate broadsheet newspapers or other items from the times they\u2019re inspired by.<\/p>\n<h3>1. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theoldstate.com\/blog\"><strong>The Statement<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theoldstate.com\/blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/thestatement.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>2. <strong>Xocolatl<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/xocolatl.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>3. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theocacao.com\/\"><strong>Theocacao<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theocacao.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/theocacao.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>4. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dollardreadful.com\/\"><strong>The Dollar Dreadful Family Library<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dollardreadful.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/dollardreadful.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>5. <strong>The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lordlikely.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/lordlikely.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>6. <strong>Sensi Soft<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sensisoft.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/sensisoft.jpg\" height=\"277\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>7. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/internetzillionaire.com\/\"><strong>Internet Zillionaire<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/internetzillionaire.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/internetzillionaire.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>Early 20th Century Inspired Designs<\/h2>\n<p>The early 20th century (through WWII) has inspired numerous designs. Some are influenced by the Film Noir and detective movies of the 30s and early 40s. Others pull from Depression-era pop culture (including children\u2019s toys and games). And others take their cues from WWII-era military and civilian artwork and posters.<\/p>\n<h3>1. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webdesigner.ro\/\"><strong>Webdesigner.ro<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webdesigner.ro\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/webdesignerro.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>2. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ernesthemingwaycollection.com\/\"><strong>The Ernest Hemingway Collection<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ernesthemingwaycollection.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/hemingwaycollection.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>3. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamfortress.com\/sniper_vs_spy\/english.htm\"><strong>Team Fortress 2 \u2013 The Sniper vs. Spy Update<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamfortress.com\/sniper_vs_spy\/english.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/teamfortress2.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>4. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/radio.nymoon.com\/\"><strong>Radio \u2013 The New York Moon<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/radio.nymoon.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/newyorkmoon.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>5. <strong>mediaBOOM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/mediaboom.jpg\" height=\"283\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>6. <strong>Mister-Aero<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mister-aero.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/misteraero.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>7. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaambassador.pl\/\"><strong>Media Ambassador<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaambassador.pl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/mediaambassador.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>8. <strong>MacTarnahan\u2019s Brewing Company<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macsbeer.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/mactarnahan.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>9. <strong>Fred Perry \u2013 100 Years<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/fredperry.jpg\" height=\"275\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>10. <strong>Five Cent Stand<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/fivecentstand.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>11. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.com\/\"><strong>Field Notes<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/fieldnotes.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>12. <strong>Target Scope<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/targetscope.jpg\" height=\"340\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>13. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/icblind.com\/\"><strong>Blind Renaissance, Inc.<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/icblind.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/blindrenaissance.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>14. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameliaearhartbook.net\/\"><strong>Amelia Earhart Book<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameliaearhartbook.net\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/ameliaearhart.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>15. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devotchka.net\/\"><strong>DeVotchKa<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devotchka.net\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/devotchka.jpg\" height=\"316\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>Post-WWII and Later Designs<\/h2>\n<p>Designs inspired by the mid-20th century (post WWII up through the 60s) pull mostly from the popular culture of the era. Fonts inspired by the era are particularly popular, along with vintage color schemes. Fashion also seems to be a big influencer, as are vintage radios, cars, and televisions.<\/p>\n<h3>1. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tricycleterror.com\/\"><strong>Tricycle Terror<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tricycleterror.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/tricycleterror.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>2. <strong>Thigpen Designs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sthig.art\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/thigpendesigns.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>3. <strong>Singularityconcepts.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/singularityconcepts.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/singularityconcepts.jpg\" height=\"393\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>4. <strong>Style 4 you<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/style4you.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>5. <strong>Small Stone Recordings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/smallstonerecordings.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>6. <strong>Rocket Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/rocketclub.jpg\" height=\"372\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>7. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prahba.com\/\"><strong>Prahba<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prahba.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/prahba.jpg\" height=\"309\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>8. <strong>Jeff Sarmiento<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffsarmiento.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/jeffsarmiento.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>9. <strong>Lataka<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/lataka.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>10. <strong>Kretivia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kretivia.com\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/kretivia.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>11. <strong>Klassiker in Acryl<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/klassiker.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>12. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.level2d.com\/\"><strong>Level 2 Design<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.level2d.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/level2design.jpg\" height=\"318\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>13. <strong>Capitol Media<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/capitolmedia.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>14. <strong>Edgewater<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.homesatedgewater.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/edgewater.jpg\" height=\"317\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>15. <strong>Custom Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/customdesign.jpg\" height=\"279\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>16. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vergacar.ch\/\"><strong>Carrozzeria Verga<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vergacar.ch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/carrozzeriaverga.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3>17. <strong>Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar & Restaurant<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/bluemoon.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/figure>\n<h3>18. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tomatic.com\/\"><strong>Tomatic<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tomatic.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/retro-vintage-website\/tomatic.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" alt=\"retro web design\"><\/a><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vintage-inspired designs, when done well, can look even more current and relevant than an entirely new and modern design. Whether it\u2019s only taking inspiration for your typography, color scheme, or other elements, or whether you create a design that would feel entirely at home in the 1950s, 1920s, or any point before, using vintage and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[352],"tags":[2512],"topic":[4520],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retro and Vintage Web Design For Your Inspiration - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vintage-inspired designs, when done well, can look even more current and relevant than an entirely new and modern design. 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