r/webdesign • u/danithedan • 22h ago
I’ve been screenshotting websites that inspired me since 2001. Here are almost 4,000 of them, sorted by date
For over twenty years, every time a website caught my eye I grabbed a screenshot and dropped it into a folder. As an art director it was my way of keeping track of what felt fresh at the time. The folder quietly grew to almost 4,000 images.
I finally turned it into a browsable archive:
https://dmdev.it/webscreens
A few things you’ll notice scrolling through:
- the early 2000s: Flash intros, tiny fixed-width layouts, 1024×768 everything
- 2008–2010, the peak of the collection: glossy buttons, huge hero images, the rise of “web 2.0”
- the slow shift toward flat design, big typography and full-screen photography
Each screenshot is dated to the day I saved it. You can filter by year with the timeline at the top, or hit “Random” and just get lost.
No ads, no tracking, just the archive. Happy to hear which era hits you hardest.