The 88x31 GIF Collection

by vladdeon 2/19/25, 8:04 AMwith 35 comments
by avianon 2/19/25, 11:06 AM

I was wondering where the odd 88x31 size came from. According to this [1] it's basically because at one point GeoCities used a GIF of this size and then everyone copied it.

[1] https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/140100/why-has-8831-b...

by Philpaxon 2/19/25, 12:40 PM

If you enjoy this, you may also enjoy https://eightyeightthirty.one/, which is a network graph of every website with 88x31 links, updated weekly.

by acheronon 2/19/25, 2:06 PM

What were the ones that were narrower that usually said things like “Apache” or “XHTML” or something technical?

Ah here, 80x15 badges: https://web.badges.world

I think those were popular a bit later than the 88x31 ones.

by myfonjon 2/19/25, 12:41 PM

For crisp and quadrupled device pixels there, F12 console and:

    with( document.documentElement.style ){
      transformOrigin = '0 0';
      imageRendering = 'pixelated';
      scale = 1 / devicePixelRatio * 4;
    }

by card_zeroon 2/19/25, 11:24 AM

Seeing all these load immediately, and none of them stall, and then they all animate simultaneously and the browser doesn't crash ... feels really weird.

by jihadjihadon 2/19/25, 1:04 PM

Seeing all the Macromedia ones (“Made with Macromedia Dreamweaver”) right next to the Adobe ones is probably intentional, but still a little jarring even all these years later.

I cut my teeth building sites with Dreamweaver back in the day and still am sore about Adobe letting it wither on the vine after the acquisition.

by patateson 2/19/25, 11:59 AM

There are some which may be NSFW. Just FYI.

I'll wait until I switch to my private computer to dive into it more :)

by jFriedensreichon 2/19/25, 12:14 PM

One phrase caught my attention saying "No frames now!" in a few variations. Were frames a disputed feature at one time?

by jwilkon 2/19/25, 12:58 PM

Previously:

2023: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34465455 (45 comments)

2021: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27500624 (124 comments)

by talleson 2/19/25, 2:39 PM

I've picked my favorite: https://cyber.dabamos.de/88x31/nowebp.gif

by drbigon 2/19/25, 11:24 AM

The visual cacophony! The silent scream!

A truly marvelous collection.

by Tepixon 2/19/25, 10:52 AM

Neat. However, with today's 4K screens, 88x31 is really tiny...

by dialup_soundson 2/19/25, 2:02 PM

You may also enjoy 80x15 badges: https://web.badges.world/

by p0w3n3don 2/19/25, 12:22 PM

Looks like www.milliondollarhomepage.com

by yapyapon 2/19/25, 12:26 PM

ah man, them loading in was satisfying!