I miss when we actually had optimism for the future and everyday wasn't like waking up in a dystopian alternate reality when you scroll through social media or turn on the news. I miss the hope and optimism I had for the future as a kid. I still want to hold on to hope that things can still get better. It's just getting increasingly more difficult.
A big part of frutiger aero was the humanist design of apps and software. Like how today it's very minimalistic but back then they wanted to show like the texture of paper in notes apps or chessboard in wooden texture. I feel like that made things more accessible to people
The design of those years was meant to showcase the capabilities of software to display details and the vibrancy of the display. Plus the fact that blue os a representative color for friendly technology. So tropical fish, waves, clouds, meadows.
This aesthetic tastes "Fresh". It makes me want to sip lemon water with jingly icecubes and sit on some cool grass in my garden on a warm early summers day. I'd also maybe have a fruity ice-pop too. There would be clean laundry on the line and you could smell the detergent and softener in the air, and your neighbour down the street is mowing their lawn. Life is good. Life tastes Fresh. Hella nostalgic 🥹
I literally was just watching some Fruitger Aero stuff on tiktok, and this just popped up. This is the future they promised us but never got. Like someone told me Fruitger aesthetics looks like it smells like mint and taste like sprite. lol
Not really the same ‘era’ as such but i really do love that 2008-2012 vibe. MTV, Gorillaz, early online computer games, celebrities with gelled hair with frosted tips, tumblr, nyan cat, Angry Birds and Smosh along that distinct grungy urban feeling that the world had was great imo. I really miss it, probably because i grew up with it. It was my 90s.
I love the way that it's clear you put in a fair amount of research and planning for videos like these but the vibe still feels like you're just speaking off the top of the dome, it's very casually informative like you're just asking your friend about a random hyperfixation they have
Looking back at this aesthetic feels bittersweet... It really is ironic that it was selling technology as friendly and green, but nowadays it's anything but, and graphic design became flat and minimalistic. It was whimsical and optimistic and lively, and now technology feels progress and profit first, people second. It was the future we were promised but never got.
I still buy the Palmolive Aquarium soap. They changed the theme to more "cartoon-ish" like a year ago, but I still have a refillable soap bottle from "the older generation" in my bathroom.
7:50 Oh man, I'm just now realizing that I was a Frutiger Aero purist. When ios 7 came out, I absolutely refused to update my software because I hated how flat everything looked. I still have that phone to this day, and it still runs on ios 6. I should put it in a museum.
A lot of it originally was to make tech seem less scary/bureaucratic, but it was for all people, not just the old people. With Windows XP, they gave it that theme to make technology seem more friendly to people to encourage them to buy computers, since that was the time when most normal households were getting computers. They wanted them to be seen as a tool for everybody and not just businesses. Before that, it was offices, and just a few households and enthusiasts that had computers, so there was no need to make them look friendly. Although, before XP, 95 was probably the most famous operating system among the public. Some people also argue that they like the NT/95 and 98 themes better because they were simpler, stayed out of your way, and just functioned as an operating system. Windows 2000 is often regarded to be the most stable and easy to use OS that Microsoft ever released. Funnily enough, Windows XP was also the first NT operating system that was intended for general use by the public, even though many people also used 2000 for that. Before that, Windows NT was for the businesses, and 9x systems, which were DOS-based, like 95, 98, and ME were for consumers. It's also funny that 2000 and ME came out around the same time, and 2000 is regarded to be one of the best operating systems that Microsoft ever released while ME is regarded to be one of the worst (if not the worst) operating systems that Microsoft ever released. It just goes to show how superior NT is to 9x as far as Microsoft operating systems go. Modern Windows is also an NT OS, so that hasn't changed. Anyway, since this video is about themes, and I got carried away, I'll also briefly mention that a ton of people liked the Vista and 7 aero glass theme, including myself, so it's a shame they removed it with 8 and beyond. (Also, Vista and 7 are basically the same OS, despite how many people hated Vista and loved 7. I just had to add that.) Finally, I'm sure this post makes me seem like a Microsoft fanboy, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. I simply like their older operating systems and themes, and they happen to be the most famous example. I'm not unaware of their DR-DOS sabotage or the browser wars, and I certainly can't stand their need to collect all the data they possibly can as well as their need for control. There's many things I despise about Microsoft, especially their early and modern days, but that won't stop me from admiring some of the things they did. I doubt anybody will read all of this, so I'm sure I just wasted my time. I sure wouldn't.
Yes! I've been writing comments about Frutiger Aero since like November, and I'm So glad you finally decided to look it up 😁 I already know this will be a great video, just like any others. Something about this phenomena is just so nostalgic..
I didn’t know this alone was an aesthetic, I never heard the name. I remember growing up with this aesthetic and I would have thought this was a mix of cybercore/y2k/acubi with weirdcore or kidcore? But I’m happy this has a specific name so I don’t have to name all these aesthetics lol and I agree with the point where it seemed normal. Looking at this was the most like 2003-2013 thing I’ve ever seen.
My Ed Edd n' Eddy AU fanfic series is based on this aesthetic, as well as Y2K!!! I love Frutiger Aero so much, and not just for nostalgia, it genuinely looks so good and I love the glossy textures and the juxtaposition of tech and nature
Windows Vista was my favourite Windows and overall favourite OS to use in the 2000s, fite me. The changes of Windows 7 were so minimal, that an upgrade was not really needed, even DirectX 11 got released as Windows Update. They also had the same performance and after the 1st service pack, Vista had most bugs fixed. Vista allowed me to enjoy the frutiger aero design for 2 more years compared to people who waited for Windows 7. For that reason alone i will be always thankful that back then i didn't listen to the common reception and decided to just try it out. Another good lesson i learned back then (as a child) was to not believe things easily just because a majority agrees on it.
Yeah. They're basically the same OS. 7 had might as well be SP3 for Vista. By SP2 for Vista, most issues were fixed, and the main problem with Vista was that it was released too soon. If it was released when 7 was, it probably would've been just as popular as 7. It's just that the common household hardware in 2007 couldn't handle how demanding Vista was, many developers didn't properly code their drivers, which isn't the fault of Vista, and UAC was first introduced and a bit... aggressive, which also broke a lot of older programs that always ran with full access before. However, UAC is an amazing addition. The only thing I think Vista lacked was being able to pin icons to the taskbar, which 7 added anyway. Overall, it's funny to me how many people hated Vista and loved 7 while Microsoft basically sold them the same OS under a different name with minimal changes.
Bro, your intros somehow always line up with what I'm going through. My bf broke up with me today. Blocking it out pretty hard, but yes, everything will be ok, thanks Greg. Binge watching your channel today
This style always felt too bright and too weird for me so I ended up using more realistic pics of nature/cities. I'm honestly happy that the dark screen/dulled colors are popular nowadays, it feels better for my eyes.
A lot of movies and games with a generic sci-fi aesthetic, but no real personality, also remind me of fruitger aero as well. There's clearly defining features of the style, and yet it completely lacks personality at the same time.
5:45 Back in the day anything that played mp3 files had the option to give you a little mp3 player on the screen. You could cycle through and choose the one you liked. There was a bunch of different options. It wasn't THAT long ago, I'm only 30, you're making me feel old 🤣
Man! all this plus rock punk playing in the weird Windows Media Player Skins, the MSN Messenger notifications from your crush that made you skip a beat, and browsing for homework while downloading viruses on Ares.
Whenever I'm watching Greg or Gorg videos I'm always soo cozy. It is soo soothing and relaxing. PS: Greg and Gorg are both run by this dude. U should check out Gorg as well.
The prime example of frutiger aero to me is film Meet The Robinsons (2007), specifically how the future was depicted. I was only 6 when it came out but I used to be utterly obsessed with it
This video made me realize how much I actually miss this aesthetic ;n; I know everyone hated Windows Vista, but I loved the way it looked. And gaaahhh, it used to have the colorful bubbles that would bounce around when the laptop would go into idle mode, I always loved that! The new Windows still has that option, but it never works for me anymore, I miss my bubbles, haha
I think (and i have nothing to back me up other than my thoughts) that this was also the time where internet was becoming a big grown thing and people wanted to make it appear friendlier. I assume that the big globe sphere Earth things are the designers just trying to emphasize internet and make it look friendlier. Its green, its glossy, its near butterflies. Must be good!
I wouldn't say this is an early 2000's style, I feel like the late 90s early 2000's has a completley different style. I would classify this as mid-to-late 2000s even into early 2010s but yeah there's something about frutiger aero that always brings me peace. It was the aesthetic of my high school/college years and it brings back memories of being independent for the first time making my own money but not fully independent that I was stressing out over rent or bills lol
not to sound whiney but man i miss this era... all the nostalgia i get from just looking at the windows vista login screen... now everything is boring and flat 😔
There’s some playlists on RUclips with that aesthetic in mind (there’s also a ton of others aesthetics you’ve explored on this channel), maybe you could listen to some of it to be even more immersed I do that sometimes, great inspiration boost!
11:23 / 13:07 brought back so much memories jesus christ lmao, as an 05 kid, I remember my old school when I was in grade 1 we hade those style of computers, to me they were the coolest things ever.
I didn’t even know this had a name I just assumed this was like a figments of my memory from when I was young. Thank you for restoring a part of my childhood Greg :,)
I appreciate the Aero version of Lisa Frank there towards the start. Also: that ad is why I bought into the Galaxy S3, they got me. Funny thing is, the phone battery didn’t last long enough to travel and take photos like the ad. I missed so many road trip photos cuz of that damn phone.
Isn't it crazy that we refer to 2000-2010'ish as "early 2000's"? I mean, it is 2024 right now. I'm immortalising this realisation ahead of time that 2024 is still early 2000's. When digital archeologists find this time capsule in 2087, they'll be amused by our attitude towards a mere two decades ago as being "early 2000's". By the same logic on a grander scale: If a colonist on terraformed Europa (Jupitarean moon) in 2638 happens to find themselves bored and glimpses back into the distant past by accessessing archived data pulled from the Great Positronic Sophont concerning the Mother Planet and discovers GregBroDudeMan's video on the "Aesthetic of the early 2000's", they'll be beyond comprehension as to the designation of this timeline, being that the first 500 years of the 2nd millennium are considered the "early 2000's".
lmao so if you had actually used computers before this aesthetic, especially if you were a kid, you'd understand the motivation of this was 'the future'. They wanted to remove the almost techno-industrial look of previous Windows OS and DOS and the like, and wanted to appeal to younger people and families more often, especially as prices dropped. Why do you think MacOS looks the way it does, the way Windows 11 looks as it does? Edit: Also, "What do you mean, when prices dropped?" The first Windows and Macintosh computers could cost up to $3,000. In 1980s money.
The Frutiger font was designed for use on the signage at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. It’s a sans-serif, Swiss Humanist typeface, (as opposed to grotesk or gothic). It’s very legible, even at small text sizes, has a little more personality than its grotesk cousins Helvetica or Ariel because of it’s varying line widths, but isn’t as quirky as its humanist brethren Gill or Optima because the variations are subtle. It teeters on the edge of neo-grotesk, IMO. In non-font-geek speak, it’s edgier than those boring old fonts, but not too out there, & SUPER easy to read! Perfect for airport signs! ✌🏼
Personally? Like, when i was younger i liked ot, but now, looking at those apps and everything? Im actually kinda glad it isnt like this anymore At least for me it feels very loaded, it feels like there's too much going on, i feel like i would definetly be confused where everything is because to me like, it would all just start to mesh and blend together and ifd be hard for me to navigate around my phone specially, itd be staring at my screen trying to find where any of my apps are and trying to asossiate the images with the apps
In a few decades: "remember when AI was just starting? All the jokes about robot overlords and... ...oh come on mr. Toaster, Sir! I'm just commenting on yout... ...Sorry, got to go...
I remember when I subscribed to this channel. I was thinking about buying Subnautica, so I was browsing videos about it. I saw your series, and I thought: "Hey, this guy is really entertaining". Now, you just made a video about an aesthetic, and I still find it entertaining. That's special, dude.
I love this aesthetic almost as much as I love liminal spaces. Thank you Greg, great content as always. Goes a long way to help me de-stress after work.
Oo it would be awesome to look at images that look AI generated but aren't and that makes it scarier that it's real or that a human being created it. Like all those images with the bubbles, grass, rainbows and waterscapes, it's more uncomfortable knowing a human designed this weird concept rather than AI 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
I want a Grade 10 English class to analyze the single photos. What's the metaphor behind the earth being in the sky? What's the symbolism of the bubbles, the dolphins, the blue and the green?
Frutiger Aero feels so happy and optimistic. Maybe as we got more depressed, our marketing followed suit. Regardless, this needs to come back, seeing it just fills my head with dopamine.
It's odd to feel nostalgic over minor and unimportant things like these and wish for them to be back, when we didn't even think anything about them when they were the standard. We were just like: "yeah, they exist, I guess." We wouldn't think that we'll miss them some day.
I wish I could recover my old folder with all the digital screen desktop landscapes I collected. Google search changed. I cannot find even one of them. That’s when I’m reminded the way the world reset in 2012.
Sorry I use the word "sick" so much in this video, it happens when I wear my hat backwards 😕
You are not to be forgiven 😠
praying for you
I won’t let this slide. Don’t let it happen again 😠😡
I like the hat- it’s cute!!💚
You don't have to apologize, just don't do it again
Discovering this channel felt like when you find a random small restraunt in a city that serves the best food you've ever eaten
That's absolutely how it feels ❤
And somehow feels like 2006, Very accurate description
I agree 100%
perfect imagery ❤️
Agreed.
I kinda miss frutiger Aero, it should make a comeback
lets bring it back 🐟🫧🌎
@@GregBroDudeMan love the content Greg, watching RUclips wouldn't be the sane without your channel 🖤
I miss when we actually had optimism for the future and everyday wasn't like waking up in a dystopian alternate reality when you scroll through social media or turn on the news. I miss the hope and optimism I had for the future as a kid. I still want to hold on to hope that things can still get better. It's just getting increasingly more difficult.
I do too and it was easy on my eyes
@JessicaK_wolfspirit00 good lord this is the most depressing comment I've ever read in my life
A big part of frutiger aero was the humanist design of apps and software. Like how today it's very minimalistic but back then they wanted to show like the texture of paper in notes apps or chessboard in wooden texture. I feel like that made things more accessible to people
The design of those years was meant to showcase the capabilities of software to display details and the vibrancy of the display. Plus the fact that blue os a representative color for friendly technology. So tropical fish, waves, clouds, meadows.
Like candy crush?
This aesthetic tastes "Fresh".
It makes me want to sip lemon water with jingly icecubes and sit on some cool grass in my garden on a warm early summers day. I'd also maybe have a fruity ice-pop too. There would be clean laundry on the line and you could smell the detergent and softener in the air, and your neighbour down the street is mowing their lawn.
Life is good. Life tastes Fresh.
Hella nostalgic 🥹
Reading this while the street outside is pure water-covered ice, dark and cold. Painful. Mentally, if not physically.
@@theRPGmaster🤣🤣🤣
I literally was just watching some Fruitger Aero stuff on tiktok, and this just popped up. This is the future they promised us but never got. Like someone told me Fruitger aesthetics looks like it smells like mint and taste like sprite. lol
That's exactly what I would think it would smell and taste like as well.😄
This aesthetic actually brings life back to my soul
I don't know if mine can be revived, but if anything could, it would be this.
fr same im a 2000s guy by heart and this hit me like a sack of bricks, I WANNA GO BACK!!!!!
The whole early 2000s Aesthetic era is man looking back it is very nostalgic! Heck the 2000s was very into Futurism to anyone remember that.
yknow what else feels liek a fever dream? my dreams when I have a fever
bro that's crazy
Not really the same ‘era’ as such but i really do love that 2008-2012 vibe. MTV, Gorillaz, early online computer games, celebrities with gelled hair with frosted tips, tumblr, nyan cat, Angry Birds and Smosh along that distinct grungy urban feeling that the world had was great imo. I really miss it, probably because i grew up with it. It was my 90s.
Frosted tips was definitely a 90s early 2000s thing
@@bombomos Yeah swept over Bieber cuts were more 2008-2012 than frosted tips.
MTV started in the 80s and online gaming has been a thing since the 90s. I feel old.
Greg uploaded, finally, my life instantly becomes better and my crops grow faster and i am relieved of all my illness
*May your harvest be bountiful*
🙏
I love the way that it's clear you put in a fair amount of research and planning for videos like these but the vibe still feels like you're just speaking off the top of the dome, it's very casually informative like you're just asking your friend about a random hyperfixation they have
I love aero themes, that gloss
The nostalgia in this video hit me like a beyblade.
Thank you Greg ^W^
Or a scooter tail whip to the ankle.
I love aesthetics, not a lot of people cover it in such detail. I would love to hear about more aesthetics such as weirdcore, dreamcore, Kidcore, etc.
I still buy that fish soap…it’s always on sale and smells good
I still want one of those computers.
its just clean lisa frank
Wait that’s perfect lol
Wow, that’s a perfect way to describe it. 😂
This unlocked strange childhood memories being born mid 2000s ....
Those palmolive aquarium looking soaps were my favourite soaps as a kid 😅
Comfiest channel i watch these days. A nice change of pace for a vid that still fits the mood. Your vids are awesome.
Looking back at this aesthetic feels bittersweet... It really is ironic that it was selling technology as friendly and green, but nowadays it's anything but, and graphic design became flat and minimalistic. It was whimsical and optimistic and lively, and now technology feels progress and profit first, people second. It was the future we were promised but never got.
I still buy the Palmolive Aquarium soap. They changed the theme to more "cartoon-ish" like a year ago, but I still have a refillable soap bottle from "the older generation" in my bathroom.
7:50 Oh man, I'm just now realizing that I was a Frutiger Aero purist. When ios 7 came out, I absolutely refused to update my software because I hated how flat everything looked. I still have that phone to this day, and it still runs on ios 6. I should put it in a museum.
A lot of it originally was to make tech seem less scary/bureaucratic, but it was for all people, not just the old people. With Windows XP, they gave it that theme to make technology seem more friendly to people to encourage them to buy computers, since that was the time when most normal households were getting computers. They wanted them to be seen as a tool for everybody and not just businesses. Before that, it was offices, and just a few households and enthusiasts that had computers, so there was no need to make them look friendly. Although, before XP, 95 was probably the most famous operating system among the public. Some people also argue that they like the NT/95 and 98 themes better because they were simpler, stayed out of your way, and just functioned as an operating system. Windows 2000 is often regarded to be the most stable and easy to use OS that Microsoft ever released. Funnily enough, Windows XP was also the first NT operating system that was intended for general use by the public, even though many people also used 2000 for that. Before that, Windows NT was for the businesses, and 9x systems, which were DOS-based, like 95, 98, and ME were for consumers. It's also funny that 2000 and ME came out around the same time, and 2000 is regarded to be one of the best operating systems that Microsoft ever released while ME is regarded to be one of the worst (if not the worst) operating systems that Microsoft ever released. It just goes to show how superior NT is to 9x as far as Microsoft operating systems go. Modern Windows is also an NT OS, so that hasn't changed.
Anyway, since this video is about themes, and I got carried away, I'll also briefly mention that a ton of people liked the Vista and 7 aero glass theme, including myself, so it's a shame they removed it with 8 and beyond. (Also, Vista and 7 are basically the same OS, despite how many people hated Vista and loved 7. I just had to add that.) Finally, I'm sure this post makes me seem like a Microsoft fanboy, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. I simply like their older operating systems and themes, and they happen to be the most famous example. I'm not unaware of their DR-DOS sabotage or the browser wars, and I certainly can't stand their need to collect all the data they possibly can as well as their need for control. There's many things I despise about Microsoft, especially their early and modern days, but that won't stop me from admiring some of the things they did.
I doubt anybody will read all of this, so I'm sure I just wasted my time. I sure wouldn't.
Yes! I've been writing comments about Frutiger Aero since like November, and I'm So glad you finally decided to look it up 😁 I already know this will be a great video, just like any others. Something about this phenomena is just so nostalgic..
I’m so happy you made a video about this! I’m not sure if you have already but I’ve recently been really into frutiger aero!
I basically think of “ocean” when you think of the style of the 2000s.
I didn’t know this alone was an aesthetic, I never heard the name. I remember growing up with this aesthetic and I would have thought this was a mix of cybercore/y2k/acubi with weirdcore or kidcore? But I’m happy this has a specific name so I don’t have to name all these aesthetics lol and I agree with the point where it seemed normal. Looking at this was the most like 2003-2013 thing I’ve ever seen.
honestly such a niche and amazing style. it literally visualizes an era
this video unlocked so many memories
My Ed Edd n' Eddy AU fanfic series is based on this aesthetic, as well as Y2K!!! I love Frutiger Aero so much, and not just for nostalgia, it genuinely looks so good and I love the glossy textures and the juxtaposition of tech and nature
Oo is it on ao3?
Windows Vista was my favourite Windows and overall favourite OS to use in the 2000s, fite me. The changes of Windows 7 were so minimal, that an upgrade was not really needed, even DirectX 11 got released as Windows Update. They also had the same performance and after the 1st service pack, Vista had most bugs fixed.
Vista allowed me to enjoy the frutiger aero design for 2 more years compared to people who waited for Windows 7.
For that reason alone i will be always thankful that back then i didn't listen to the common reception and decided to just try it out. Another good lesson i learned back then (as a child) was to not believe things easily just because a majority agrees on it.
Yeah. They're basically the same OS. 7 had might as well be SP3 for Vista. By SP2 for Vista, most issues were fixed, and the main problem with Vista was that it was released too soon. If it was released when 7 was, it probably would've been just as popular as 7. It's just that the common household hardware in 2007 couldn't handle how demanding Vista was, many developers didn't properly code their drivers, which isn't the fault of Vista, and UAC was first introduced and a bit... aggressive, which also broke a lot of older programs that always ran with full access before. However, UAC is an amazing addition. The only thing I think Vista lacked was being able to pin icons to the taskbar, which 7 added anyway. Overall, it's funny to me how many people hated Vista and loved 7 while Microsoft basically sold them the same OS under a different name with minimal changes.
Thanks for bringing back ios 6 images brings back beautiful memories
The fact that the Samsung ad said, "designed for humans' made it that much creepier!
Seeing those old apple monitors made me remember about number munchers.
Bro, your intros somehow always line up with what I'm going through. My bf broke up with me today. Blocking it out pretty hard, but yes, everything will be ok, thanks Greg. Binge watching your channel today
Id love to see you react to some solar punk aesthetic stuff, it's kind of similar to this but more realistic and based mainly in architecture
2:30 It's definitely not the happiest picture possible for Greg, because 1) it features water and 2) it features mid-plunge UNDERwater.
I had no idea how much I missed frutiger aero before I watched this video
I was waiting for the bubbly colorful Apple computer!
Feel like this could lead to videos about steampunk/solar punk/etc.
the description just says
MORE FISH
MORE BUBBLES
MORE GLOSS
lmfaooo
This style always felt too bright and too weird for me so I ended up using more realistic pics of nature/cities. I'm honestly happy that the dark screen/dulled colors are popular nowadays, it feels better for my eyes.
A lot of movies and games with a generic sci-fi aesthetic, but no real personality, also remind me of fruitger aero as well. There's clearly defining features of the style, and yet it completely lacks personality at the same time.
5:45
Back in the day anything that played mp3 files had the option to give you a little mp3 player on the screen.
You could cycle through and choose the one you liked. There was a bunch of different options.
It wasn't THAT long ago, I'm only 30, you're making me feel old 🤣
This video perfectly describes my feelings of growing up. Yearning for that nostalgia, but it feels so distant at the same time. 🥲😭😭
This makes me think of Owl City and the Sims 2
If you could listen to these pictures, youd hear the Wii sports anthem.
Or the mirrors edge song instrumental.
It eventually sounded like you said Freddy Guerrero
Pressing left arrow at the beginning of video and making beat out of Greg's voice was the highlight of my day.
Yes frutiger aero video lets goo
Yes finally a 2000s video next time do A vaporwave video
Man! all this plus rock punk playing in the weird Windows Media Player Skins, the MSN Messenger notifications from your crush that made you skip a beat, and browsing for homework while downloading viruses on Ares.
Whenever I'm watching Greg or Gorg videos I'm always soo cozy. It is soo soothing and relaxing.
PS: Greg and Gorg are both run by this dude. U should check out Gorg as well.
The prime example of frutiger aero to me is film Meet The Robinsons (2007), specifically how the future was depicted. I was only 6 when it came out but I used to be utterly obsessed with it
This video made me realize how much I actually miss this aesthetic ;n; I know everyone hated Windows Vista, but I loved the way it looked. And gaaahhh, it used to have the colorful bubbles that would bounce around when the laptop would go into idle mode, I always loved that! The new Windows still has that option, but it never works for me anymore, I miss my bubbles, haha
I think (and i have nothing to back me up other than my thoughts) that this was also the time where internet was becoming a big grown thing and people wanted to make it appear friendlier. I assume that the big globe sphere Earth things are the designers just trying to emphasize internet and make it look friendlier. Its green, its glossy, its near butterflies. Must be good!
THE CHAO MUSIC
EVERYONE stop what you’re doing GREG uploaded!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn't say this is an early 2000's style, I feel like the late 90s early 2000's has a completley different style. I would classify this as mid-to-late 2000s even into early 2010s but yeah there's something about frutiger aero that always brings me peace. It was the aesthetic of my high school/college years and it brings back memories of being independent for the first time making my own money but not fully independent that I was stressing out over rent or bills lol
You made me remember how everyone was loosing their minds over the ios 7 update. It really was a talking point for a while.
not to sound whiney but man i miss this era... all the nostalgia i get from just looking at the windows vista login screen... now everything is boring and flat 😔
I miss the colorful mac desktops 😭
There’s some playlists on RUclips with that aesthetic in mind (there’s also a ton of others aesthetics you’ve explored on this channel), maybe you could listen to some of it to be even more immersed
I do that sometimes, great inspiration boost!
This aesthetic reminds me of Meet the Robinsons when Lewis goes to the future
Anyone else felt like they wanted to explore the cities in these images? These images also feel liminal
Awesome video! These are so nostalgic
Could you do a 2000s nostalgia video
I really really miss Windows 7 and the smooth glass era. Now... all is minimalism, flat, textureless, dull, boring.
yeyyyy more g r e g
I’m still mad they changed the changed the icons on the iPhone.
11:23 / 13:07 brought back so much memories jesus christ lmao, as an 05 kid, I remember my old school when I was in grade 1 we hade those style of computers, to me they were the coolest things ever.
I didn’t even know this had a name I just assumed this was like a figments of my memory from when I was young. Thank you for restoring a part of my childhood Greg :,)
frutiger aero reminds me of my childhood so much
I had Windows 7 once, this appeals to me
I'm 22, born 2001, after seeing this video... all i have to say is... TAKE ME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!
Did anyone else wnna drink the water in some of the pictures?
You can almost breathe the freshness through the screen! Loved this era. Nostalgia hit😢
I appreciate the Aero version of Lisa Frank there towards the start. Also: that ad is why I bought into the Galaxy S3, they got me. Funny thing is, the phone battery didn’t last long enough to travel and take photos like the ad. I missed so many road trip photos cuz of that damn phone.
Isn't it crazy that we refer to 2000-2010'ish as "early 2000's"?
I mean, it is 2024 right now. I'm immortalising this realisation ahead of time that 2024 is still early 2000's. When digital archeologists find this time capsule in 2087, they'll be amused by our attitude towards a mere two decades ago as being "early 2000's".
By the same logic on a grander scale: If a colonist on terraformed Europa (Jupitarean moon) in 2638 happens to find themselves bored and glimpses back into the distant past by accessessing archived data pulled from the Great Positronic Sophont concerning the Mother Planet and discovers GregBroDudeMan's video on the "Aesthetic of the early 2000's", they'll be beyond comprehension as to the designation of this timeline, being that the first 500 years of the 2nd millennium are considered the "early 2000's".
lmao so if you had actually used computers before this aesthetic, especially if you were a kid, you'd understand the motivation of this was 'the future'. They wanted to remove the almost techno-industrial look of previous Windows OS and DOS and the like, and wanted to appeal to younger people and families more often, especially as prices dropped. Why do you think MacOS looks the way it does, the way Windows 11 looks as it does?
Edit: Also, "What do you mean, when prices dropped?" The first Windows and Macintosh computers could cost up to $3,000. In 1980s money.
The Frutiger font was designed for use on the signage at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. It’s a sans-serif, Swiss Humanist typeface, (as opposed to grotesk or gothic). It’s very legible, even at small text sizes, has a little more personality than its grotesk cousins Helvetica or Ariel because of it’s varying line widths, but isn’t as quirky as its humanist brethren Gill or Optima because the variations are subtle. It teeters on the edge of neo-grotesk, IMO. In non-font-geek speak, it’s edgier than those boring old fonts, but not too out there, & SUPER easy to read! Perfect for airport signs! ✌🏼
Personally? Like, when i was younger i liked ot, but now, looking at those apps and everything? Im actually kinda glad it isnt like this anymore
At least for me it feels very loaded, it feels like there's too much going on, i feel like i would definetly be confused where everything is because to me like, it would all just start to mesh and blend together and ifd be hard for me to navigate around my phone specially, itd be staring at my screen trying to find where any of my apps are and trying to asossiate the images with the apps
In a few decades: "remember when AI was just starting? All the jokes about robot overlords and... ...oh come on mr. Toaster, Sir! I'm just commenting on yout... ...Sorry, got to go...
glad you covered this, this aesthetic is my favorite
because fish
Windows 7 was the peak.
After that Microsft went, well, not necessarily downhill (although Win8 was definitely crap), but very much aside.
I remember when I subscribed to this channel. I was thinking about buying Subnautica, so I was browsing videos about it. I saw your series, and I thought: "Hey, this guy is really entertaining".
Now, you just made a video about an aesthetic, and I still find it entertaining. That's special, dude.
I live in Skyrim so it's very late now but I'll watch this in the morning!
I used to be an adventurer like u until I took an arrow in the knee.
Not me having a mental breakdown and clicking on this vid to distract myself and one of the first things he says is “everything’s gonna be okay” 😭😭
I love this aesthetic almost as much as I love liminal spaces. Thank you Greg, great content as always. Goes a long way to help me de-stress after work.
I LOVE THIS AESTHETIC SO MUCH it makes me so happy. im so glad my fav youtuber did a video on my fav topic
there’s something so special about frutiger aero for me, it’s so nostalgic and happy i’ll never get sick of it so i got so excited you uploaded this
I actually really like the
glossy, 3D icons from IOS, same with Android, I remember being disappointed seeing the new design lol
Oo it would be awesome to look at images that look AI generated but aren't and that makes it scarier that it's real or that a human being created it. Like all those images with the bubbles, grass, rainbows and waterscapes, it's more uncomfortable knowing a human designed this weird concept rather than AI 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
I want a Grade 10 English class to analyze the single photos. What's the metaphor behind the earth being in the sky? What's the symbolism of the bubbles, the dolphins, the blue and the green?
"...what do you think that water tastes like?" ~GregBroDudeMan, circa 2024
Frutiger Aero feels so happy and optimistic. Maybe as we got more depressed, our marketing followed suit. Regardless, this needs to come back, seeing it just fills my head with dopamine.
It's odd to feel nostalgic over minor and unimportant things like these and wish for them to be back, when we didn't even think anything about them when they were the standard. We were just like: "yeah, they exist, I guess." We wouldn't think that we'll miss them some day.
I wish I could recover my old folder with all the digital screen desktop landscapes I collected. Google search changed. I cannot find even one of them. That’s when I’m reminded the way the world reset in 2012.
The media player widget is based off a DiscMan (Portable CD/AM/FM player). 5:59