1990s Web – Lewis Moten

February 27, 2026

Template Revival

Restoring my late-1990s websites has pulled me deep into the archives. From dial-up design tricks and table layouts to VBScript conversions and WordPress integration, I’m rebuilding old templates so earlier versions of my digital life can live on. Read More

March 6, 2001

Photo Booth

After taking photo booth pictures to share with an online friend, I scanned the prints and transformed them into an animated slideshow. The result blended early internet curiosity with hands-on experimentation in scanning, editing, and simple frame-by-frame animation. Read More

March 6, 2001

New York

Using one of the early public webcams, I captured still frames as the sun set over New York and stitched them into an animation. At a time when webcams were rare, this experiment turned live internet imagery into motion. Read More

March 6, 2001

Inner Circle

Before formal webrings, small web communities linked to shared member lists. This “Inner Circle” button followed the standard 90s web badge format, representing early traffic-sharing networks built through query strings, shared code snippets, and topic-based collaboration. Read More

March 6, 2001

Roach

Created as a project for a friend, this animated roach was built purely for entertainment. Simple, playful, and slightly mischievous, it reflects an era of experimental digital graphics made just for the fun of bringing something to life on screen. Read More

March 6, 2001

Ladybug

Created alongside a roach animation for a friend’s project, this ladybug was designed purely for fun. Simple and character-driven, it reflects an era of playful experimentation in early digital graphics and personal animation work. Read More