if you ever needed a reason to make a more accessible site and take the effort to be inclusive of other people and care about their experience, just think about how every American government website is moving to bad design standards because they don't give a shit about accessibility or user experience. personally, I want to be less like that. more caring.
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thanks for the follow! I love how you express yourself. I feel similar to you about meditation but I usually describe it like a rooted tree. I love the mountain imagery!
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the-road
2 months ago
thank you for the kind words :) I also like your imagery of a rooted tree. Love the aesthetic of your website and I'm looking forward to the October 2025 Issue!
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dope site
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maxcrunch
2 months ago
thank you! I just read your post about bagels, thank you for highlighting that for new readers. it was a journey 🥯
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a website every DAY? https://weirdweboctober.website/
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floralchai
2 months ago
This seem like a cool idea although I'm uncertain about "making a website everyday" part
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rusty-bytes
2 months ago
I wonder if making just a new page every day would suffice- I'm very tempted
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ribose
2 months ago
@rusty-bytes i asked the organizer the same question last year when i noticed all the examples were standalone sites. new pages on your existing site are all good!
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I really like the theme of your site its sooo unique!
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maxcrunch
2 months ago
thanks! I try to translate what's in my brain, it doesn't always work but at least it comes out looking okay.
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This is one of the best sites I've seen in a while. Love the layout and the use of old school aesthetics.
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maxcrunch
2 months ago
Updated the KB layout - it's been due for a change for a long time. Most of the same content is here but I've categorized it and also shared my plans for more things to come!
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if you haven't joined the indie web contest you could do that today! if you want. https://petrapixel.neocities.org/contest I personally am very excited to go through all of the entrants to find wonderful new sites.
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does anyone know of any other sites or tumblrs specifically that post internet archive sites? some of them I remember and I love that feeling
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avenue
2 months ago
@00sbloglayouts on Instagram is one of my projects that showcases blog layouts of the early to mid 00s! :)
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win1999
2 months ago
I've been on the lookout for awhile as well. You may have already seen this but what I didn't realize for the longest time that there is actually a link to the archive.org site in the sidebar. : https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/all-websites
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maxcrunch
2 months ago
+ adding those to my bookmarks thanks! I have come across the web design museum but admittedly didn't browse so I forgot about it! 🔎💻👀
One of the most rewarding parts about web design is making a typo without even realizing it and breaking your whole layout and then having to rebuild it almost from scratch. yeah that's right, I remember what I did 5 minutes ago and reapplied it like a CHAMP.
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I know it really sucks when you have to sacrifice your awesome visual idea so that you can be inclusive of other users and their needs, I'm guilty of it. there's a lot of that currently on my site. but I am starting to realize I don't think it's worth it. what if someone is really interested in my things and they can't get to them? how frustrating.
as a generally textual expressive person, not highly visual, it doesn't make sense that it's inaccessible. I take a lot of pictures, but I'm not making a lot of visually expressive stuff. text is already accessible, my website design and coding makes sharing my text not so.
having an epiphany, I hope you're enjoying. 🥲
maybe this is a dumb question, but where do you start? ):
Maybe try using "hover over" code? I saw a few sites use it and u won't have to sacrifice the visual design, since text will show when someone's pointer is over one of ur img :9
@fuwaka I will find out when I get started and then let you know!
I am not a person who has any accessibility needs re: websites and yet I appreciate it when they are accessible. That goes for mobile viewing, too. There is a quality of caring about the experience of the reader that extends to the whole experience of the site. I did not hear this news about gov't websites, but it's not surprising.
@emilynhoward for what it's worth, it wasn't officially in the news or anything like that, that you missed. I have a friend who works in user experience and he's been a big fan of the digital efficiency projects before this administration, so he pointed out to me the difference in the government sites now versus when they actually cared about user experience.
it doesn't blanket apply to every government site, but Americabydesign.gov which is a literal "national design" studio, has an animated background under text. and you can't stop the animation.