How Website Design Has Evolved Over the Past Three Decades
We’ve sure come a long way since the beginnings of the websites in 1990 when HTML was born and it’s certainly been an interesting journey. At DRC Web Design, we were looking into the history of web design and what the future might hold and we came across an incredible infographic by Designmodo that lays it all out in chronological order. They also make some interesting predictions for the future of web design, including AI-based website builders.
Here’s a summary of the key events that took place in web design history:
- 1990 – HTML was born
- 1991 – Time Berners-Lee launched the world’s first website
- 1995 – PHP & JavaScript released
- 1996 – Flash released
- 2000 – Content management systems gain in popularity
- 2003 – WordPress launches
- 2007 – The iPhone was launched
Read more about the history of web design and how it is evolving below.
