This is a submission for Frontend Challenge: Office Edition sponsored by Axero, CSS Art: Office Culture._
Inspiration
For many, "Office Culture" instantly brings images of modern laptops, remote setups, or coffee machines — but I wanted to take it back to the roots.
I recreated a nostalgic IBM-style Retro PC entirely using HTML and CSS, symbolizing the early tech that laid the foundation for office life as we know it.
From green-glow CRT screens to floppy drives, this design captures the classic aesthetic of 80s office setups — when monitors weighed more than your desk, and "Hello World" on a terminal felt revolutionary.
Demo
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Journey
Building this CSS art was a fun exploration of blending nostalgia with pure frontend creativity:
✅ Pure HTML & CSS Only — no images, no JS
✅ Custom Fonts for that authentic terminal look
✅ CRT Screen Glow & Scanline Effects
✅ Detailed Case Design including power buttons, LED indicators, floppy drives.
What I Learned:
- Leveraging CSS gradients and shadows to simulate realistic screen textures
- Using CSS-only techniques to model 3D-like components (floppy slots, buttons)
- How much personality you can express with pure code and a bit of creativity
🚀 Final Thoughts
This was a fun throwback to simpler yet heavier! machines and the dawn of office computing.
Thanks to Axero and DEV for inspiring this nostalgic coding moment!
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