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Y2K

Chrome, gloss and bubbles from the year 2000

The look of the turn of the millennium: silver chrome headings, glossy candy buttons, hot pink, cyan and purple, bubbles and twinkling stars, iridescent gradients. For fashion, music and youth brands.

12 designs

What defines this style

Typography
A full or rounded display face for headings with a chrome fill (a vertical silver gradient with a thin coloured stroke and a glow), body in a simple sans.
Colour
Hot pink #FF69B4, cyan #00FFFF, silver #C0C0C0, purple #9400D3, over a light iridescent ground (pink, cyan, lilac) or black.
Layout
A playful centred composition, slightly tilted elements, bubble-like cards, a moving ticker.
Shapes
Pills and bubbles (border-radius 999px), a white shine on the top half of every button (linear-gradient(180deg, #fffc 0, transparent 50%)), iridescent borders.
Imagery
Colourful photos in glossy frames, four-pointed stars, transparent bubbles.
Motion
Twinkling stars, floating bubbles, a pulsing glow on buttons, an iridescent gradient that drifts.
Details
Sparkles around headings, glossy pill badges, a star-shaped cursor.
Avoid
Muted colours, square corners, classic serif faces, strict minimalism.