Introductions

[nepenthee]

Let’s get to know each other! :D Not sure what to say? Here are some ideas:

<b>Name:</b>
<b>Collective/Main site:</b>

<b>Latest finished project(s):</b> (site-related)
<b>Next project(s):</b> (outside of this event)

<b>Currents:</b> (any web stuff, a fandom you’re active in, a book you’re reading, things you’re trying out, recent life events etc.)

Note that if this DW community gets reused for future events, this post may be left as a sticky, so you may want to keep things general. (No fear, you'd always be welcome to reintroduce yourself!) For anything related to the event specifically, please use the regular checkpoint posts.

Comments

[larissa]

Oh, I love the new layout for your Julia shrine! It's so tricky to make anything for subjects with little visual material to work with, but you've sidestepped that entirely with this design, it's really impressive. (Also, I thought I was already linking your FF8 sites on mine and just realized I'm not, so I'll be changing that as soon as I can!)

I'd love to read some of your German shrines! With how much this side of the web has shrunk in recent years, I do think it's worthwhile to maintain sites in your native tongue — but that does unfortunately limit its readership :( I've always admired your German sites from afar, though; kudos for keeping them going for so long.

[blaubeermars]

Thank you so much, that really means a lot to me! I'm especially glad you liked the Julia shrine. You're right, it was tricky finding a way to present a character with so little visual material, so your comment made me smile. And thank you in advance for linking the FF8 sites. No rush at all, but I really appreciate it!

It makes me so happy to hear you've admired the German shrines, even from afar. You're right that keeping them in German does limit who can read them, but it's also nice to express things in my native language sometimes. Thanks again for your kind words and support.

[nepenthee]

What Larissa pointed out about the Julia shrine's layout makes me think of Tumblr/pinterest moodboards... I know some people in the fansite scene use collage techniques for their layout, which I don't do myself, but aah, it had never occured to me this could be the way for subjects with few usable images (including low quality material, images you don't like, or hard-to-work-with images like screenshots)! How atmospheric.

Also just you wait, if we all stick around long enough, I will make shrines in German and join you........ I think that expressing my love in the language I feel most strongly in is particularly important in cases where I came to love a subject thanks to an excellent German translation. And then we shall make a directory for German fansites >:(! (It saddens me that the German fansite scene has seemingly died out.)