I’ve always been fascinated by the charm of old-school operating systems — the pixel icons, blocky UI, and the delightful clicky aesthetics of the late '90s and early 2000s. So I thought: why not bring that experience to the web?
That’s how my personal site turned into a retro-style operating system UI — complete with pixel-art icons, draggable windows, fake file explorers, and nostalgic system sounds.
🖼️ Design: Pixel-Perfect Nostalgia
The whole interface is built to feel like you're using a hybrid of Windows 98, early XP, and a bit of DOS for flavor.
I designed (or curated) a custom sprite sheet of 24 pixel icons — from the classic My Computer to Minesweeper and floppy disks — all rendered in a consistent 16-bit pixel style with transparent backgrounds for web or game use.
These icons aren’t just decorative — they’re interactive.
Click one, and it opens a faux window just like on your old desktop.
👉 lufutu.com — My retro OS homepage
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