I'd like to thank you so much for reminding me that Frutiger Aero was a thing. I think that almost 50% of all the happiest moments in my life had something to do with Frutiger Aero, be it directly or indirectly; I like to call it the most attractive Aesthetic ever - and every time I look at it, it suddenly brings me a very specific feeling of 'hope' for the future, just like it used to years ago.
By the time you were properly aware of things it was at least 2015 onwards. Those born in the early 2000's were the ones that truly experienced Frutiger Aero. By the time you were barely a teen, it was already 2018. You can't possibly have seen a much different world.
I was born in 2004 so this aesthetic was literally for me😂😂 Fruitger Areo and Metro were my everything and still is. Will never understand why we switch to flat designs. Never liked when we first switch, still don't like it now.
It's just amazing to think how one UA-cam channel has turned a forgotten design langauge into a modern internet subculture in less than a year! Good job! Edit: As a retro person I love seeing people giving beautiful retro stuff a new life!
Frutiger Aero is the design language I keep looking back on with a strange fondness. I loved the Windows Vista implementation of it specifically; Windows 7 was nice too but I feel Vista really nailed it. Just the overall glossy look and feel of the design language at the time was beautiful and striking.
Love your videos on the history of computer graphics ranging from y2k to frutiger aero and its many sub genres. Finding the artist behind these pieces would be a cool rabbit hole!
frutiger aero makes me feel so warm and fuzzy and hopeful inside. thank you for this video. also, there's a song called The Echelon Effect - "Denver For An Hour", and although it's not from the same era at all and the guy who made it probably has no idea what frutiger aero is, it always gave me strong frutiger areo vibes.
This is the only type of subreddit video I'd watch. Thanks for bringing this style up on UA-cam a year ago. Analyzing different aesthetics, and where they came from, are so cool to learn, especially when I grew up with the frutiger aero aesthetic myself - and to see millions of people resonate with that same style's pretty special.
I really enjoy hearing you talk about what makes the sub-styles distinct for you, since having lived through the time, I don't actually know what visuals people are thinking of, and it's interesting to see which things that I would group visually are considered different enough to need different names or vice-versa!
Glad this channel exists. I miss the vibrancy and feel of Frutiger aero. Minimalism just ruined that, everything being flat and boring now. Keep up the good work!
So hyped to see a new upload! Have just recently started watching your channel, safe to say I’ve gone down the design aesthetic rabbit hole lol. Keep up the great videos!
Apparently, as a person from the CIS, I do not understand all the charms of Frutiger Aero, especially in terms of technology and architecture, but thank you for developing our knowledge about Internet culture! (I will also thank you for your clear speech, you are one of the few English-speaking UA-camrs whom I can watch even without translating subtitles, xd)
Разве что нинтендо прошло мимо меня, но в целом я еще до того как ее выделили говорил, что в нулевых был особенный дизайн, просто скевоморфизмом это описать довольно сложно
@@SL4RK В целом, да, тоже начал понимать особенности дизайна ещё давно, особенно близки мне были тогдашние упаковки от различных продуктов, как Un. и упоминал.
@@SL4RK Не знаю, в Беларуси, в принципе, всегда спокойно было. Мне это скорее отдаёт детским и отроческим восприятия и мира - простыми, приятными, свободными, инновационными и красивыми.
Completely off topic comment but, Just want to let you know you're one of the few channels I've turned notifications on for, even tho I wasn't sure of what content you'd follow up the masterpiece Frutiger Aero video with. Your voice and the background music fit together extraordinarily well. I trust ur research and expect I'd also be interested in ur perspective even in say, a podcast. Not saying u should do that but just saying ur good enough of a creator/researcher where I'd expect you to have that capability.
I'm preparing to do a talk in a conference about App-icon design from Frutiger aero and skeuomorphism to the flat and minimal design era.. your videos inspired me!
Fascinating explanations of this aesthetic. You're so good at picking each post apart and figuring out whether or not it could be categorized as Frutiger Aero, with meticulous and grounded logic. Especially the part where you talked about airports, you put that in a way I never would have even considered. Nice video!
Such an amazing video! The design language of the late '90s (Y2K) through the Frutiger Aero era is totally my favorite! Thank you for educating and reminding us of it!
I always get excited when you release a new video. Every video is extremely informative, entertaining and is very close to my own interests and opinions. You sure do know your stuff when it comes to FA!
1:23 I care about what you just said here, it's relevant for the video :] 2:41 The extra overlay that Samsung added to Android was really good at the time in my opinion. The colours, the music, the premium ambiance of the interface itself made using a Samsung phone really pleasant to use and feel premium. 4:05 Windows Vista and 7 had probably the best user look and feel I've ever encountered. No other theming has yet matched the quality of Aero, which is in fact a reference to Mac OS X's Aqua theming, but in fact took the best out of it and imprioed upon this with hardware accelerated transparency, blur and glowing elements. 5:54 I think some Linux distributions had pre-installed those wallpapers as alternatives to the default one when you want to change your desktop background. I think it was the Enlightenment Desktop environment that had a theme which had this wallpaper as default. Great video as always, nice way to start the day for me :]
I grew up with it. I grew up with Windows 7 as home PC and still miss it since 2023. I saw it in 2012 for the first time as my home PC suite. I was 5, and still remember it clearly and I was super excited
I had no idea why Softsoap seemed so disappointing, then I saw the iconic packaging. It’s called Palmolive for some reason in the U.K. - I knew I hadn’t seen one in a while, that’s so sad 😭
I've been getting a lot of early 2000's internet nostalgia lately for some reason and these videos are such a great exploration of all that. Thanks for exploring this niche, keep it up!!!
I've found my people here. Never feel bad over rambling about your passions. No matter how "mundane" or "trivial" they may seem. Its what makes YOU happy and what would make everyone else happy.
Another great video, FA is just so beautiful, I'm constantly on that subreddit too! I post original creations, they're very basic because I'm not that good at it but still it brings me joy and calmness, I just love the aesthetic That being said, I posted a UK Arriva sign I saw a while back (some app promotion or something) and I thought it gave off very "Neumorphism" and modern day FA vibes. Some agreed, some put it in r/frutigeraerojerk but still, I think it was great because I think FA is potentially fading back into existence! Who knows though
Yes, you should definatley make a video on the 3d people. Before i knew about frutiger aero I always found them nostalgiac. Also, I don't watch your channel often, but yesterday i decided to watch your Android videos again, and then you go and upload today.
I learned from your channel about Frutiger Aero. Like the video stated, it was one I definitely remember and recognize, but never knew the name of it until then. And now, I've been really fascinated by it ever since. So, thank you for spreading the word about this aesthetic. I too was deeply upset by the Softsoap change.
One frutiger aero thing that gives me the most nostalgia is definetly like the UI design of music players, with the big cirular glossy buttons that just look like big glass balls
I just love everything about this aesthetic, it always looks so fresh and hopeful. Implementing more of this in today's time woundn't be a bad idea at all.
I have an addiction to watching these videos , they are fun seeing other POVs of designs and tech. Also I’m the one that posted the softsoap. Yeah, they need to bring back the depth and gloss.
i love frutiger aero, but that technozen slideshow sent me into an indescribable nostalgia! love to discover the name for another aesthetic i didn't know existed ❤
People can say how awful Vista was all they want, but it had a beautiful aesthetic, and I didn't think it was very bad at all. I love the wallpapers, especially the black ones, and the aurora screensaver too.
I don't really like Frutiger Aero from a design standpoint but it's so nostalgic for me that I can't stop looking at it. I had this early Samsung Galaxy phone before WhatsApp and the aesthetic was definitely a big part of my teenage years. Reminds me of a time with less worries
I think you like this style so much because you were a child during its heyday. I was already an adult so it doesn’t carry the same nostalgia factor for me.
I miss frutiger aero so much that I made my Windows 10 desktop look like Windows Vista. Michael MJD has done great and easy to follow tutorials for those interested 🌱💧
Definitely keep making these, perhaps sprinkle in some shorts too. It will pay off. Or if anything just for legitimacy’s sake - it’s too unique of a tone and style to this channel to get buried by all the copycat blandness out there. Your taste in aesthetics and visuals rly shows in all the small things.
This and Skeuomorphism are my favourite aesthetics. I can't really describe the feeling that they give me but it's just amazing. I even downgraded my iPhone 5 just to experience iOS 6's skeuomorphism.
I was the person who posted the airport photo, funny thing is I actually found out about the aesthetic from your UA-cam video, it all came full circle. I run college track and we had a meet down in New Mexico, this was taken in the Dallas Airport while we were there for a layover flight, just seemed too perfect for this subreddit. One of the guys in this photo who's face is blurred out is one of my teammates haha
I'm so grateful a channel like this is defining the aesthetics I grew up with.
Same
Same
i wasn’t born in the frutiger aero era but i grew up with windows 7 computer. only now am i starting to realize how much windows 7 really means to me.
Same
Same
Frutiger Aero is probably half of my childhood and your channel is a time capsule of nostalgia. Thanks! :)
I'd like to thank you so much for reminding me that Frutiger Aero was a thing. I think that almost 50% of all the happiest moments in my life had something to do with Frutiger Aero, be it directly or indirectly; I like to call it the most attractive Aesthetic ever - and every time I look at it, it suddenly brings me a very specific feeling of 'hope' for the future, just like it used to years ago.
:)
2004-2013 was truly a time to be alive and as someone born in 2008, growing up with it... Nostalgia really kicks me in the face here
2013 was a weird year ngl
By the time you were properly aware of things it was at least 2015 onwards. Those born in the early 2000's were the ones that truly experienced Frutiger Aero. By the time you were barely a teen, it was already 2018. You can't possibly have seen a much different world.
I was born in 2004 so this aesthetic was literally for me😂😂 Fruitger Areo and Metro were my everything and still is. Will never understand why we switch to flat designs. Never liked when we first switch, still don't like it now.
funny how when i was a kid people were always saying 80-90s were the time to be alive lol
@@bernhardt1557 It was around very late 2013 for me bro
It's just amazing to think how one UA-cam channel has turned a forgotten design langauge into a modern internet subculture in less than a year! Good job!
Edit: As a retro person I love seeing people giving beautiful retro stuff a new life!
Wow, thank you!
Frutiger Aero is the design language I keep looking back on with a strange fondness. I loved the Windows Vista implementation of it specifically; Windows 7 was nice too but I feel Vista really nailed it. Just the overall glossy look and feel of the design language at the time was beautiful and striking.
Love your videos on the history of computer graphics ranging from y2k to frutiger aero and its many sub genres. Finding the artist behind these pieces would be a cool rabbit hole!
frutiger aero makes me feel so warm and fuzzy and hopeful inside. thank you for this video.
also, there's a song called The Echelon Effect - "Denver For An Hour", and although it's not from the same era at all and the guy who made it probably has no idea what frutiger aero is, it always gave me strong frutiger areo vibes.
This is the only type of subreddit video I'd watch. Thanks for bringing this style up on UA-cam a year ago. Analyzing different aesthetics, and where they came from, are so cool to learn, especially when I grew up with the frutiger aero aesthetic myself - and to see millions of people resonate with that same style's pretty special.
:) thanks!
You just love making Frutiger Aero videos, don't you? They are so addicting 😄
I really enjoy hearing you talk about what makes the sub-styles distinct for you, since having lived through the time, I don't actually know what visuals people are thinking of, and it's interesting to see which things that I would group visually are considered different enough to need different names or vice-versa!
Glad this channel exists. I miss the vibrancy and feel of Frutiger aero. Minimalism just ruined that, everything being flat and boring now. Keep up the good work!
I really like browsing this subreddit from time to time and just looking at the pictures
So hyped to see a new upload! Have just recently started watching your channel, safe to say I’ve gone down the design aesthetic rabbit hole lol. Keep up the great videos!
Thanks, and welcome!!
I was just binging your channel today
Glad to see whenever you upload!
Glad you called out some things that aren't really Frutiger Aero! I've been seeing stuff on the sub and being a little disappointed so thanks :)
Apparently, as a person from the CIS, I do not understand all the charms of Frutiger Aero, especially in terms of technology and architecture, but thank you for developing our knowledge about Internet culture! (I will also thank you for your clear speech, you are one of the few English-speaking UA-camrs whom I can watch even without translating subtitles, xd)
Разве что нинтендо прошло мимо меня, но в целом я еще до того как ее выделили говорил,
что в нулевых был особенный дизайн, просто скевоморфизмом это описать довольно сложно
@@SL4RK В целом, да, тоже начал понимать особенности дизайна ещё давно, особенно близки мне были тогдашние упаковки от различных продуктов, как Un. и упоминал.
@@mallorinad И самое главное вся эта эстетика наложилась на весьма беззаботная для СНГ время, до сих пор вспоминаю все это с какой-то теплотой
@@SL4RK Не знаю, в Беларуси, в принципе, всегда спокойно было. Мне это скорее отдаёт детским и отроческим восприятия и мира - простыми, приятными, свободными, инновационными и красивыми.
Never clicked on a notification so fast
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bro this is way much more interesting than i thought a simple aesthetic would be
Completely off topic comment but,
Just want to let you know you're one of the few channels I've turned notifications on for, even tho I wasn't sure of what content you'd follow up the masterpiece Frutiger Aero video with.
Your voice and the background music fit together extraordinarily well. I trust ur research and expect I'd also be interested in ur perspective even in say, a podcast. Not saying u should do that but just saying ur good enough of a creator/researcher where I'd expect you to have that capability.
Made my day :)
I'm preparing to do a talk in a conference about App-icon design from Frutiger aero and skeuomorphism to the flat and minimal design era.. your videos inspired me!
Amazing, thank you! Goodluck!
I somehow managed to stumble into this vid. It's insane how much you know about different eras and their designs. Very nice vid!
Fascinating explanations of this aesthetic. You're so good at picking each post apart and figuring out whether or not it could be categorized as Frutiger Aero, with meticulous and grounded logic. Especially the part where you talked about airports, you put that in a way I never would have even considered. Nice video!
Such an amazing video! The design language of the late '90s (Y2K) through the Frutiger Aero era is totally my favorite! Thank you for educating and reminding us of it!
I always get excited when you release a new video. Every video is extremely informative, entertaining and is very close to my own interests and opinions. You sure do know your stuff when it comes to FA!
Thanks!! :)
1:23 I care about what you just said here, it's relevant for the video :]
2:41 The extra overlay that Samsung added to Android was really good at the time in my opinion. The colours, the music, the premium ambiance of the interface itself made using a Samsung phone really pleasant to use and feel premium.
4:05 Windows Vista and 7 had probably the best user look and feel I've ever encountered. No other theming has yet matched the quality of Aero, which is in fact a reference to Mac OS X's Aqua theming, but in fact took the best out of it and imprioed upon this with hardware accelerated transparency, blur and glowing elements.
5:54 I think some Linux distributions had pre-installed those wallpapers as alternatives to the default one when you want to change your desktop background. I think it was the Enlightenment Desktop environment that had a theme which had this wallpaper as default.
Great video as always, nice way to start the day for me :]
I enjoyed this video thoroughly, thanks
Thank you!
literally jumped seeing this pop on my feed legit my new favorite channel
:)
Love seeing more frutiger aero content! I’m currently editing my own frutiger aero retrospective! :D
I grew up with it. I grew up with Windows 7 as home PC and still miss it since 2023. I saw it in 2012 for the first time as my home PC suite. I was 5, and still remember it clearly and I was super excited
I remembered the style of Y2K on my friend's brother's computer😭😭
It's so cute.
many thanks, its gorgeous
more please)
I like the way you take everything apart into its components
Love this aesthetic! Great upload!
I love your videos! Do you think one about ui design philosophies over time (like priorities shifting over decades and stuff) would be interesting?
I had no idea why Softsoap seemed so disappointing, then I saw the iconic packaging. It’s called Palmolive for some reason in the U.K. - I knew I hadn’t seen one in a while, that’s so sad 😭
i loveeee your videos. it feels like stepping back into my early teens. please make more videosss
All these frutiger aero things are unlocking the small part of my brain remembering all the phone and computer backgrounds of ye Olde days
I've been getting a lot of early 2000's internet nostalgia lately for some reason and these videos are such a great exploration of all that. Thanks for exploring this niche, keep it up!!!
I've found my people here. Never feel bad over rambling about your passions. No matter how "mundane" or "trivial" they may seem. Its what makes YOU happy and what would make everyone else happy.
Your voice fits this video so good it sounds like frutiger aero😭
Ahaha thank you!!
Ohh yes i love this! and i also love your channel, i think you're the only one that does this type of content, and i love it!
This aesthetic looks like something I would see in my dreams.
Impeccable, love tranquil videos like this
Ugh thank you for reminding me about the softsoap packaging change so that i never throw my bottle away
Damn.. the nostalgia really kicks in..
Great video! I would really like to see your videos explore a broader range of aesthetics too!
Always a pleasant surprise. Keep up the good work!
To be honest. I like your voice. It's calming
0:11 yoooo that's my post (the Sony Walkman).
Good video and commentary.
I love this formatttt!
You’re the best freaking channel on this whole platform. Whenever I wake up and there’s a new Undefined upload my day is made.
also, note, the Wii U menu and PS3 XMB are peak Aero, I have my PS3 on in the background in my room just to look at the waves and the icons
"FrutigerAero threw up" -- this was the best line! Loved it. Great channel!
Another great video, FA is just so beautiful, I'm constantly on that subreddit too! I post original creations, they're very basic because I'm not that good at it but still it brings me joy and calmness, I just love the aesthetic
That being said, I posted a UK Arriva sign I saw a while back (some app promotion or something) and I thought it gave off very "Neumorphism" and modern day FA vibes. Some agreed, some put it in r/frutigeraerojerk but still, I think it was great because I think FA is potentially fading back into existence! Who knows though
Yes, you should definatley make a video on the 3d people. Before i knew about frutiger aero I always found them nostalgiac. Also, I don't watch your channel often, but yesterday i decided to watch your Android videos again, and then you go and upload today.
We have missed you! Thank you for this video! :)
I learned from your channel about Frutiger Aero. Like the video stated, it was one I definitely remember and recognize, but never knew the name of it until then. And now, I've been really fascinated by it ever since. So, thank you for spreading the word about this aesthetic. I too was deeply upset by the Softsoap change.
I love ur channel, never stop making videos!!!
One frutiger aero thing that gives me the most nostalgia is definetly like the UI design of music players, with the big cirular glossy buttons that just look like big glass balls
I would love a video of Global Village Coffeehouse aesthetic that was everywhere
I'm glad to see this aesthetic, and how it is being revived. so much childhood memories to be uncovered.
I just love everything about this aesthetic, it always looks so fresh and hopeful. Implementing more of this in today's time woundn't be a bad idea at all.
Technozen never died in Japan. I've visited and it's everywhere. Even in new things.
This is a wonderful channel.
Thank you for giving Vista the flowers it deserves. Vista was my first laptop OS. I'll always have a soft spot for Vista!!! 😭
I have an addiction to watching these videos , they are fun seeing other POVs of designs and tech. Also I’m the one that posted the softsoap. Yeah, they need to bring back the depth and gloss.
I've been lurking there too! Words can't describe how much I love Frutiger Aero!
i love frutiger aero, but that technozen slideshow sent me into an indescribable nostalgia! love to discover the name for another aesthetic i didn't know existed ❤
I wish I could be a fish on a frutiger aero background
Frutiger Aero will not be beaten! Fun video :)
Love it
That aesthetics reminds me of the images in the user manual of the first printer my parents bought.
I would really like you to talk about other aesthetics, I love the way you narrate your videos
I love the frutigerareo artstyle
Can’t get enough of this aesthetic
I grew up with frutiger aero aesthetic
I cry when I see stuff like this
That gradient of the sky was my wallpaper, it still is for my Windows 7 VM.
Here goes my favourite topic again! Hey, I believe you make a video on NeuBrutalism I think it is the future!
I guess I’m not the only one into these kind of designs and era!
Definitely not! I'm now even wanting to make my whole house Frutiger Aero. 😆
Nice hop to see part 2 soon
i love thiss ty ◡̈
YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!! FRUTIGER AERO!!!! YEAHHHHHHH!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!
People can say how awful Vista was all they want, but it had a beautiful aesthetic, and I didn't think it was very bad at all. I love the wallpapers, especially the black ones, and the aurora screensaver too.
Very nice video!
I am really glad that your channel exsists
This was fun. Thanks for the upload
Really love ❤
wake up babe, new Undefined video!
I don't really like Frutiger Aero from a design standpoint but it's so nostalgic for me that I can't stop looking at it. I had this early Samsung Galaxy phone before WhatsApp and the aesthetic was definitely a big part of my teenage years. Reminds me of a time with less worries
I think you like this style so much because you were a child during its heyday. I was already an adult so it doesn’t carry the same nostalgia factor for me.
Airports are their own dimension. Backroom kinda feeling. Pools too, specially if indoors.
I miss frutiger aero so much that I made my Windows 10 desktop look like Windows Vista. Michael MJD has done great and easy to follow tutorials for those interested 🌱💧
Thanks for existing
omg love this channel
Definitely keep making these, perhaps sprinkle in some shorts too. It will pay off. Or if anything just for legitimacy’s sake - it’s too unique of a tone and style to this channel to get buried by all the copycat blandness out there. Your taste in aesthetics and visuals rly shows in all the small things.
Thanks :)
Technozen seems like a cousin to frutiger aero. They have the same feeling of nature and technology working in harmony
I think I would like to see a video talking more in depth about the differences between frutiger aero and y2k
why this video makes me happy
very cool.
This and Skeuomorphism are my favourite aesthetics. I can't really describe the feeling that they give me but it's just amazing. I even downgraded my iPhone 5 just to experience iOS 6's skeuomorphism.
I was the person who posted the airport photo, funny thing is I actually found out about the aesthetic from your UA-cam video, it all came full circle. I run college track and we had a meet down in New Mexico, this was taken in the Dallas Airport while we were there for a layover flight, just seemed too perfect for this subreddit. One of the guys in this photo who's face is blurred out is one of my teammates haha
That’s so funny 😂 awesome