My first web site
I don’t know how many of you who can actually do this, but for fun, I’ve kept the first web site I ever built online, and now I want to share it with you!
It was made in 1998 and it consists of general information about Australia, after I spent two months there. I called it Ozpage 
, and it was my first attempts at HTML, CSS, Photoshop and Flash. I’m still pretty happy about that map image, though. 
On the other hand, this Flash movie (direct link to SWF movie) is fantastic!
So, enjoy! Really! 
PS. Is your first work available online? DS.
17 Comments/Reactions
May 16th, 2007 at 13:23
Heh, my first site was still online until 2 months ago. I still have a copy of it. And no, I’m not going to share. Still the best looking site I’ve ever done, that one though.
May 16th, 2007 at 14:07
Yes-ish, I’m one of those people too, I keep almost everything I’ve ever done, neatly packaged in a retro-container.
http://first.dlxmedia.net/
Despite the subdomain name, it’s not the first version, but it IS the first page… and not very impressive, I’m afraid, hehe.
May 16th, 2007 at 14:09
I am still hosting some pages from my first website ’99, only the server has changed.
The Flash isn’t too bad; good job I understand the Swedish word for “End”.
I see you really had the hang of using the U element for hyperlinks, oh those were the days…
May 16th, 2007 at 14:46
This is bizarre – I was thinking about the very same thing myself the other day. I found a backup CD from 1999 with one of my first ever websites on – it was scary-bad compared to the 2007 version! I might try and get it online someday (broken images due to wrong slashes etc!)
May 16th, 2007 at 15:31
What a great idea!
My first website was made for my local sailing club, sometime around 1999. It’s still live, and gets updated semi-regularly.
Speaking of which, it seems I was a bit ahead of my time with “Web 2.0″ rounded corners and gradients
It’s even a liquid layout, though I doubt if that counts when you’re using frames…
May 16th, 2007 at 15:32
Aaaaaand here’s the link
http://www.v-s.dk/
May 16th, 2007 at 16:28
Actually, this is is so much fun! I guess most of you knows about this but the Wayback machine has been archiving the internet since 1996. I can spend hours looking at copies of old sites there. If that doesn’t make me a geek I don’t know what will…
Anyway, even if your old work is lost it might still be in the archive
http://web.archive.org/
May 16th, 2007 at 16:50
HÃ¥kan, That’s actually pretty cool. Thanks for this!
May 16th, 2007 at 17:56
I used to build my first pages with Netscape’s WYSIWYG editor. OMG! Even back then, I found the code so confusing I just learned to decipher it myself, and started coding from scratch. I really can’t remember my very first try, it probably had loads of animated graphics. I know I tried to build something for our company back then, but I can’t find it anymore. But for sure, it had animation on it LOL. I moved on to trying to build my own little search engine in 2000 and gave that up a few years later. In the process I was also learning how to write perl scripts and gave away many scripts for free. Although still a novice compared to the genius’ out there, I started charging for some of my larger programs, but it became so time consuming (21 hour scripting days!) I just gave up. Now, I do nothing except stuff for fun.. I just don’t want to get sucked in again like before as my time is so valuable now. But hell, I love doing it soooo much! It’s not really the design part that excites me (I’m no designer), but the coding is such a turn on mentally!
May 16th, 2007 at 18:24
Alright then, here’s mine
May 16th, 2007 at 20:34
Dave,
Aww! Come on, share it!
grimman,
Great, thanks!
Robert Wellock,
Ha ha!
Daz,
Please do! It such a wonderful thing to see!
Claus,
Man, you must’ve been a hero amongst designers back then!
HÃ¥kan,
Absolutely, the Wayback Machine is a great thing! I’ve spent way too much time reminiscing the good ol’ days.
Pat, It is, isn’t it?
My hope is that the intellectual challenge I get from coding will keep my mind clear when i get old; because sure as hell, I won’t touch that Sudoku crap!
Anton,
That’s fantastic! Thanks!
May 16th, 2007 at 22:54
Robert, I must say you have developed as GUI developer since.
I made my first homepage in ’95 (for my father’s company) and here’s the first site I made for my own use (my band). From the golden year of ’97. You find it here:
http://www.oscarberg.se/archives/still/
May 16th, 2007 at 23:10
Oscar,
Ah, just slightly.
).
Design-wise, the STILL web site isn’t even that bad (code-wise… well, we all know, right ?
May 21st, 2007 at 18:04
I have only been doing webdesign for about 3 years now. i am entirely self taught (i realize this doesn’t make me a beautiful and unique snowflake). My first site is still alive and updated. Nested tables YUCK!
Flying Tigers
My latest effort is about to go live
Jakes Foundation
Hooray for progress!
May 21st, 2007 at 18:10
robmoff2,
Ha ha, that made me laugh out loud!
And it’s great progress, keep up the good work.
Also, I sincerely wish you the best with the Jake’s foundation initiative!
December 9th, 2008 at 3:59
Actually I always link to a derivative of my first work and post all kinds of obscene nonsense there
Sure, it’s a forum and so not really mine — but all the breakage and errors are my fault. I’ve decided to never fix them — I like them.
These days I only write good code; I learn quickly apparently.
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