Web Design
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https://silencingmachine.org/
xtalBiskit's personal site 'silencing machine' features thoughtful essays on internet culture, nostalgia for early web technologies like IRC and dial-up modems, and a manifesto advocating for personal homepages. Posts range from reflections on the early internet's magic to unexpected topics like recreational target shooting, giving the site a candid, opinionated voice.
http://blog.webkitchen.cz/view-selection-source
Jakub Roztočil's PUBLOG hosts a practical JavaScript bookmarklet called 'View Selection Source' that lets Opera browser users inspect the HTML source of any selected page element, mirroring a feature Firefox had natively. The post walks through three installation methods including User JavaScript and bookmarklet options, complete with syntax highlighting configuration and customization details for web developers.
https://sadgrlonline.github.io/archived-sadgrl.online
Sadgrl.online is a well-known indie web resource hub by sadgrl, offering HTML/CSS guides, free layouts, tiled backgrounds, a layout builder, and an 88x31 button maker for aspiring webmasters. The site also champions the open web with an internet manifesto, a webring directory, and tools for archiving and surfing the independent web.
https://nuggets-wurld.neocities.org/
Nugget's colorful personal corner of the web features a classic Neocities-style homepage with a guestbook, webmap, and a curated list of cool sites. The landing page warns visitors of flashing lights and adult humor, hinting at a fun and irreverent personality behind the site.
http://tilde.club/~joeld
Joel Dueck's tilde.club personal page blends a whimsical ASCII art header with a web log chronicling his ongoing projects, including converting his long-running website into a book using Pollen markup and LaTeX. Posts touch on web development, publishing tools, Python scripting, and the creative intersection of coding and writing that has defined his online presence since 1998.
https://charmbracelets.xandra.cc/
The Charm Bracelets Pixel Club is a pixel-trading community where members design tiny bracelet charm graphics to exchange and display on their own websites, linked together in a shared aesthetic tradition of old-web pixel art. Run by Xandra, the club offers templates, community milestone charms for events like Halloween and the holidays, and a growing roster of members participating in the broader 32-Bit Cafe creative community.
https://cs.sjoy.lol/
CSS JOY is a webring created by Sara for developers and hobbyists who love experimenting with CSS, connecting old-web enthusiasts who take pride in crafting their own stylesheets. The site provides navigation links and ready-to-use code snippets for members to add to their sites, celebrating the resurgence of handcrafted web design outside of social media algorithms.
https://iceconey14.github.io/misc-webring
A miscellaneous webring hub hosted on GitHub Pages, connecting a variety of personal and hobby sites under a loose, catch-all theme. The site serves as a central node for webring participants to join, navigate, or discover member sites.
http://lightning.nu/
Lightning.nu is a sparse splash page bearing the tagline 'Rebirth,' offering almost no visible content beyond its styled title and a handful of links. The site's minimal structure and old-web domain suggest it may be a personal creative hub in the process of rebuilding or relaunching.
https://lagomor.ph/
Alex S. is a technologist from Calgary whose personal blog covers technology, languages, and the web with thoughtful longform essays alongside quick miniposts and bookmarks. The site also showcases several clever web projects including a natural deduction proof checker, a cassette mixtape planner, and a film development calculator.