{"id":5226,"date":"2011-08-04T09:06:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T09:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=5226"},"modified":"2011-08-04T09:06:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T09:06:01","slug":"now-then-how-brands-websites-have-changed-over-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/now-then-how-brands-websites-have-changed-over-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Now &#038; then &#8211; How brands&#8217; websites have changed over the years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> We&#8217;re all so focused on web 2.0 and the newer era of social networking websites and start ups that it&#8217;s easy to forget just how much web design and development has changed over the past few years. With that in mind, we&#8217;re heading back to the bygone years of 1997, 2001 and even 2007 to see what some of the web&#8217;s most well-known websites looked like back then.<\/p>\n<h4>Apple<\/h4>\n<p>Back in the year 2000, Apple.com had an eerily similar layout and the same trademark simplicity it has today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/apple-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/apple-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"apple-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Apple.com in 2000<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/apple-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/apple-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"apple-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Apple.com today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>BBC<\/h4>\n<p>Over the past fourteen years, the BBC website has moved on from frames and a splash page to being an attractive at-a-glance news website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/bbc-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/bbc-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"bbc-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>BBC.co.uk in 1997<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/bbc-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/bbc-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"bbc-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>BBC.co.uk today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Coca Cola<\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s difficult to identify which is the older design &#8211; Coke&#8217;s 2003 website design has barely aged over the past eight years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cocacola-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cocacola-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"cocacola-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>CocaCola.com in 2003<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cocacola-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cocacola-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"cocacola-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>CocaCola.com today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Google<\/h4>\n<p>Google is notorious for keeping a similar style since its creation; however, even its simple homepage has changed over time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/google-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/google-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"google-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Google.com in 2002<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/google-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/google-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"google-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Google.com today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>The Guardian<\/h4>\n<p>Another example of how a simple button website has been fleshed out into a modern news website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/guardian-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/guardian-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"guardian-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Guardian.co.uk in 1996<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/guardian-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/guardian-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"guardian-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Guardian.co.uk today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Nokia<\/h4>\n<p>A splash of colour brings Nokia.com into 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nokia-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nokia-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"nokia-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Nokia.co.uk in 2000<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nokia-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nokia-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"nokia-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Nokia.co.uk today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Nominet<\/h4>\n<p>Nominet&#8217;s website has changed beyond recognition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nominet-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nominet-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"nominet-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Nominet in 1997<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nominet-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/nominet-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"nominet-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Nominet today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Starbucks<\/h4>\n<p>Starbucks.com was more colourful back in 2000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/starbucks-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/starbucks-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"starbucks-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Starbucks.com in 2000<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/starbucks-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/starbucks-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"starbucks-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Starbucks.com today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Twitter<\/h4>\n<p>Although relatively new, Twitter has undergone several transformations over its existence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"twitter-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Twitter.com in 2007<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"twitter-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Twitter.com today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Wikipedia<\/h4>\n<p>Ten years ago, Wikipedia&#8217;s homepage was completely text-based.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wikipedia-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wikipedia-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"wikipedia-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Wikipedia.org in 2001<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wikipedia-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wikipedia-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"wikipedia-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Wikipedia.org today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>WordPress<\/h4>\n<p>In 2003, WordPress.org had an extremely simple homepage, with no sign of the interactivity and importance it holds today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wordpress-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wordpress-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"wordpress-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>WordPress.org in 2003<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wordpress-new.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wordpress-new.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"wordpress-new\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>WordPress.org today<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>YouTube<\/h4>\n<p>Six years ago, YouTube had a much more search engine feel to it than it does now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/youtube-old.png\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/youtube-old.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"youtube-old\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>YouTube.com in 2005<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/youtube-new.png\"> 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