For some a nightmare, but for those who practice it with craftsmanship it’s one of the most exquisite forms of online creativity. Meet the preloaders. Not the annoying ones, but rather these ones: Pretty Loaded.

The archive was launched by BigSpaceship, as a tribute to a vanishing art form amid a constantly changing digital landscape..

If you haven’t still visited it after my retweet yesterday, feast your eyes with some of the most elaborate preloaders from Big Spaceship and friends.