The Death of the Scroll Bar: On the Aging of Interfaces
From MySpace glitter to TikTok's endless feed: how interfaces aged, what we lost with the scroll bar, and why small, finite feeds are quietly returning.
This section belongs to an earlier version of the site and is currently archived. I'm slowly reshaping everything around formats (postcards, essays, lab), so some labels here might feel a bit old, but the ideas are still welcome to stay.
The internet isn't only cables and browsers; it's our habits of seeing and speaking. Here I collect writing on cultural and technical phenomena: how feeds reshape memory, why images live in a constant stream, why 'accessibility by default' pays off, and what happens to ethics when algorithms decide for us. What to find: essays, reviews, concept maps, careful debates with examples. Why it matters: to understand what we're actually building — and whom we invite in.
From MySpace glitter to TikTok's endless feed: how interfaces aged, what we lost with the scroll bar, and why small, finite feeds are quietly returning.
The web swings between form, meaning, and technology. Flat design made things clear; now we miss feel and voice — and CSS is finally good enough not to make us choose.