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Gmail, but it’s the ’80s.

What if Google, Netflix, YouTube, Facebook, and OpenAI existed in the 1980s? Spotted by The Awesomer, TikTok account Kxdlogos attempts to answer that question by reimagining the logos and UI of several well-known tech companies and products (along with similar treatment for popular shows, video games, and more).

Call me a sucker for the aesthetic, but I could scroll this account endlessly. Just look at that Gmail logo!

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