{"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 & then – How brands’ websites have changed over the years"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re all so focused on web 2.0 and the newer era of social networking websites and start ups that it’s easy to forget just how much web design and development has changed over the past few years. With that in mind, we’re heading back to the bygone years of 1997, 2001 and even 2007 to see what some of the web’s most well-known websites looked like back then.<\/p>\n

Apple<\/h4>\n

Back in the year 2000, Apple.com had an eerily similar layout and the same trademark simplicity it has today.<\/p>\n

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Apple.com in 2000<\/i><\/p>\n

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Apple.com today<\/i><\/p>\n

BBC<\/h4>\n

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

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BBC.co.uk in 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

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BBC.co.uk today<\/i><\/p>\n

Coca Cola<\/h4>\n

It’s difficult to identify which is the older design – Coke’s 2003 website design has barely aged over the past eight years.<\/p>\n

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CocaCola.com in 2003<\/i><\/p>\n

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CocaCola.com today<\/i><\/p>\n

Google<\/h4>\n

Google is notorious for keeping a similar style since its creation; however, even its simple homepage has changed over time.<\/p>\n

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Google.com in 2002<\/i><\/p>\n

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Google.com today<\/i><\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/h4>\n

Another example of how a simple button website has been fleshed out into a modern news website.<\/p>\n

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Guardian.co.uk in 1996<\/i><\/p>\n

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Guardian.co.uk today<\/i><\/p>\n

Nokia<\/h4>\n

A splash of colour brings Nokia.com into 2011.<\/p>\n

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Nokia.co.uk in 2000<\/i><\/p>\n

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Nokia.co.uk today<\/i><\/p>\n

Nominet<\/h4>\n

Nominet’s website has changed beyond recognition.<\/p>\n

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Nominet in 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

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Nominet today<\/i><\/p>\n

Starbucks<\/h4>\n

Starbucks.com was more colourful back in 2000.<\/p>\n

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Starbucks.com in 2000<\/i><\/p>\n

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Starbucks.com today<\/i><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/h4>\n

Although relatively new, Twitter has undergone several transformations over its existence.<\/p>\n

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Twitter.com in 2007<\/i><\/p>\n

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Twitter.com today<\/i><\/p>\n

Wikipedia<\/h4>\n

Ten years ago, Wikipedia’s homepage was completely text-based.<\/p>\n

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Wikipedia.org in 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

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Wikipedia.org today<\/i><\/p>\n

WordPress<\/h4>\n

In 2003, WordPress.org had an extremely simple homepage, with no sign of the interactivity and importance it holds today.<\/p>\n

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WordPress.org in 2003<\/i><\/p>\n

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WordPress.org today<\/i><\/p>\n

YouTube<\/h4>\n

Six years ago, YouTube had a much more search engine feel to it than it does now.<\/p>\n

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YouTube.com in 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

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YouTube.com today<\/i><\/p>\n

Heart Internet<\/h4>\n

We couldn’t end the list without a look back at our old Heart Internet website:<\/p>\n

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HeartInternet.co.uk in 2004<\/i><\/p>\n

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HeartInternet.co.uk today<\/i><\/p>\n

Which sites are you most surprised by? Leave a comment below!<\/h4>\n

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