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title: The history of themeable user interfaces
url: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-history-of-themeable-user-interfaces
edition: /collider/2025-09-09/index.edition.md
position: 1
date: 2025-09-09
source: mailchimp
original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-september-9-25
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
author: /people/justin-hall.person.md
emoji: 🎨
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🎨 **[The history of themeable user interfaces.](https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-history-of-themeable-user-interfaces)** Catch up on how UI got from Xerox to Winamp to customized AI experiences in about 10 minutes of reading and pictures.