I don't Apple's website has changed all that much at all. They're in line for a refresh.
Apple's website changed drastically after Steve came on board. If memory serves, it used to have "Apple" in Apple Garamond, a red stripe down the side, and then lots and lots of text. It was actually pretty interesting to go barreling through it, reading articles on all the aimless research the company was doing, and all the nifty technologies it hadn't yet orphaned.
The post-Steve web site is much cleaner, more visual, more sales-oriented. It's not nearly as much fun to go spelunking through (well, except for the developer pages) but it's a more immediately effective presence.
I just wish they'd can the crack-smoking speed freak who writes their product copy.
Apple's website changed drastically after Steve came on board. If memory serves, it used to have "Apple" in Apple Garamond, a red stripe down the side, and then lots and lots of text. It was actually pretty interesting to go barreling through it, reading articles on all the aimless research the company was doing, and all the nifty technologies it hadn't yet orphaned.
The post-Steve web site is much cleaner, more visual, more sales-oriented. It's not nearly as much fun to go spelunking through (well, except for the developer pages) but it's a more immediately effective presence.
I just wish they'd can the crack-smoking speed freak who writes their product copy.
And if I recall correctly, that red stripe down the side design was implemented in part by Studio Archetype, so they paid for it
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I don't think there are any other places that archive sites older than archive.org.
in some phreak bbs cases into the 80s
might run across some comments on jobs/woz and captain crunch,
but not the actual apple corporate image in its earlier identities
archive.org would have been my first suggestion (love their collection of old film and tv).
recent threads -apple's worst tv commercial- revealed previously ungoogled collections of early pr,
so there may be hope yet
maybe you can find some eWorld content... that should be earlier
I love the old mental hygiene movies from the fifties in the Prelinger Archives. Creepy, creepy stuff.
Originally posted by francisG3
I don't Apple's website has changed all that much at all. They're in line for a refresh.
Apple's website changed drastically after Steve came on board. If memory serves, it used to have "Apple" in Apple Garamond, a red stripe down the side, and then lots and lots of text. It was actually pretty interesting to go barreling through it, reading articles on all the aimless research the company was doing, and all the nifty technologies it hadn't yet orphaned.
The post-Steve web site is much cleaner, more visual, more sales-oriented. It's not nearly as much fun to go spelunking through (well, except for the developer pages) but it's a more immediately effective presence.
I just wish they'd can the crack-smoking speed freak who writes their product copy.
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/apple/
I just downloaded iTunes 1, for kicks.
Martin
How things change! The article it's from was explaining why a progressive GIF file looks terrible until it's fully loaded
Amorya
Amorya
I got an idea for a new ad compaign?
Originally posted by Amorph
Apple's website changed drastically after Steve came on board. If memory serves, it used to have "Apple" in Apple Garamond, a red stripe down the side, and then lots and lots of text. It was actually pretty interesting to go barreling through it, reading articles on all the aimless research the company was doing, and all the nifty technologies it hadn't yet orphaned.
The post-Steve web site is much cleaner, more visual, more sales-oriented. It's not nearly as much fun to go spelunking through (well, except for the developer pages) but it's a more immediately effective presence.
I just wish they'd can the crack-smoking speed freak who writes their product copy.
And if I recall correctly, that red stripe down the side design was implemented in part by Studio Archetype, so they paid for it
Jan 17, 1999
http://web.archive.org/web/199901170...leinsider.com/