# Old-School Apple Layouts Ben Vessey Goes Back to 1984 with Retro Mac OS Designs By Kevin Young | Published 2012-06-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ben-vessey References: [benvessey](http://benvessey.com/mac.html) Instead of making ultra sleek and futuristic designs for the Mac OS laptops, Ben Vessey does the opposite and equips modern technology with a retro interface. Vessey is an Amsterdam-based art director and conceptual designer who has a liking for the design concepts of computer layouts from the 80s. He has created an old-school design that doesn't use fancy shadow effects or gradients but rather minimal designs that goes back roughly 25 years. Vessey takes [modern icons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pc-folder-wallet) and embellishes it with the styles from the Mac OS '84. Ben Vessey replicates the original Mac OS '84 wallpaper, which consist of a flat background with a black and white pixelated appeal. There's no money involved here as users can download this retro interface with a simple click on a [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facebook-verified) 'Like' or Tweet. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Retro Design:** The trend of reviving old-school design concepts, like 80s computer layouts, presents opportunities for innovative nostalgia-driven products and interfaces. - **Minimalistic Aesthetics:** The minimalist trend in design, as seen in Ben Vessey's work, opens up avenues for creating visually clean and streamlined user experiences. - **Nostalgia Marketing:** The popularity of retro designs allows for disruptive innovation opportunities in leveraging nostalgia to create engaging marketing campaigns and products. ### Where This Applies - **Technology:** The technology industry can explore the use of retro designs to create unique and nostalgic user interfaces for devices and software. - **Graphic Design:** The graphic design industry can embrace the retro design trend to offer clients distinctive retro-inspired branding and visual communication solutions. - **Social Media:** Social media platforms have the potential to capitalize on the retro design trend by providing themed filters, templates, and features that tap into users' nostalgia. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Nostalgic Desktop Computer Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macintosh-computer-concept.md) - [Retro-Styled Pocket Computers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macintosh-pocket.md) - [Repurposed Vintage Apple Computers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/repurposed-vintage-apple-computers.md) - [Operating System Stationery Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Mac-OS.md) - [Vintage Icon-Themed Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/susan-kare.md) - [Retrofuturism Laptop Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-laptop-concept.md) - [80s-Inspired 16-Bit Display Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/16bit-display.md) - [Internet Icon Accessory Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finder-icon-backpack.md) - [Retro-Inspired 3D-Printed Storage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macintosh-studio.md)