You have reached the personal home page of Brutalist Web. This site is best viewed in Netscape Navigator 2.0 at 800x600 resolution with 16-bit color. All content is original and written in plain HTML. No frames, no Java applets, no cookies. Just good old-fashioned hypertext. Please sign the guestbook before you leave.
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Standard HTML form controls and content elements
Windows 95-style bevel buttons. Silver background, inset/outset border on press.
Plain text links (the original hypertext):
Classic browser default link states. As defined by the HTML 3.2 specification.
| State | Color Hex | CSS Property | Example | Swatch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unvisited | #0000ff | :link | Click here | |
| Visited | #551a8b | :visited | Previously visited | |
| Active | #ff0000 | :active | Currently clicking | |
| Hover | #ff0000 | :hover | Mouse is over this |
Source: HTML 3.2 Reference Specification, W3C, January 14, 1997
System fonts only. Times New Roman for headings, Courier/monospace for body. No web fonts.
Heading scale — font-serif (Times New Roman, Georgia):
Body text — font-mono (Courier New, monospace):
Regular body text at 13px. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. Monospace characters all share identical width, lending a typewriter quality to all prose.
Small text at 12px. Copyright notices, timestamps, metadata, and fine print all use this size. Still monospace, still legible.
System sans-serif — font-sans (Arial, Helvetica):
System sans-serif for UI labels and navigation. Minimal use only.
Small label text — browser chrome matches this weight
Inline text elements:
Bold text is for emphasis. Italic text is for citations. inline code for technical terms. hyperlink text in signature blue.
Hallmarks of the early web, faithfully reproduced without irony.
1. Under Construction Bar
2. Browser Badge
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Optimized for Netscape Navigator 3.0 or Internet Explorer 4.0
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Reference table — abide by these rules at all times
| DO | DON'T |
|---|---|
| Use system fonts (Times New Roman, Courier New) | Import web fonts from Google Fonts or CDN |
| Style links as blue and underlined (#0000ff) | Remove underlines or change link color to non-blue |
| Use 1px black borders for all containers | Use border-radius (rounded corners) |
| Use white (#ffffff) for all backgrounds | Use dark backgrounds or gradients |
| Use semantic HTML: h1, p, ul, table, form | Use divs for everything with ARIA roles |
| Use monospace for all body text | Use Helvetica or other sans-serif body fonts |
| Use Windows 95 bevel for buttons | Use CSS box-shadow or border-radius on buttons |
| Keep pages below 50KB total size | Load megabytes of JavaScript frameworks |
| Write plain text content first | Design in Figma before writing content |
| Use tables for tabular data only | Use table for page layout |
| Show focus state as dotted outline | Remove focus indicators for aesthetics |
| Use horizontal rules (hr) as dividers | Use decorative separators or icon lines |
| Validate HTML with W3C validator | Ship invalid markup and call it done |
| Test in text-only browser (Lynx) | Design for Chrome only |
Version 1.0 | Approved by the Committee on Web Purity | Est. 1994
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