Web Design
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https://workingsea.neocities.org/
WorkingSea is a minimalist personal homepage on Neocities where the creator shares a bit of themselves through an about page, blog, and projects section. The site has a sparse but genuine charm, inviting visitors to explore whatever Workingsea has chosen to put out into the world.
https://macchiato.coffee/
Arina's personal site features her cat Espresso as a central presence, with image-heavy pages and a cozy coffee-themed aesthetic. The site includes a free layout section, music, and status updates, making it a charming little corner of the old web.
https://intestellars.neocities.org/
Michel's personal corner of the internet is a charming desktop-style site with a music player, microblog, digital library, corkboard, and a button wall of mutual sites. Built with a windowed OS aesthetic, it invites visitors to explore multiple pages of personal content in a cozy, handcrafted digital space.
https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2013/05/28/making-the-web-fun-again
Kyle Drake, founder of Neocities, lays out his vision for reviving the free, creative, personal web in this 2013 manifesto blog post. Drawing on the history of GeoCities, the dot-com bubble, and corporate web consolidation, he argues for a community-driven alternative that makes personal website creation fun and accessible again.
https://kalechips.neocities.org/
Kalechips is a creative personal site by a web enthusiast who offers free website layouts, hosts a pixel art toybox, and publishes an online zine called Salad Magazine. The site is notable for its accessibility-focused free layouts, a 'layout thrift store' with multiple downloadable designs, and a charming self-deprecating personality throughout.
https://accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/accessibility-tools/favelets
Accessify offers a collection of bookmarklet scripts (favelets) that web developers can save to their browsers for quick accessibility testing, including tools to highlight missing alt attributes, show div IDs, inspect stylesheets, and audit table structure. Each favelet runs directly in the browser, making it a handy toolkit for anyone building accessible, standards-compliant websites.
https://maxdesign.com.au/articles/index.html
Max Design is a deep archive of technical articles by Russ Weakley covering HTML, CSS, and web accessibility, with dozens of entries ranging from ARIA roles to screen reader behavior and the browser accessibility tree. The breadth of topics, from practical modal markup guides to detailed accessibility tree analysis, makes this an invaluable reference for front-end developers and accessibility practitioners.
https://brucelawson.co.uk/2022/why-the-html-outlining-algorithm-was-removed-from-the-spec-the-truth-will-shock-you
Bruce Lawson is a veteran web accessibility and standards consultant who shares in-depth technical articles about HTML, CSS, and browser behavior. This particular post digs into why the HTML outlining algorithm was removed from the spec, a topic that will resonate with anyone who has wrestled with sectioning elements and heading levels.
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http://tilde.club/~loveallthis
Sarah's tilde.club page is an early personal slice of the tilde.club movement, capturing the excitement and learning curve of setting up a personal unix-hosted page in 2014. She muses on community, cheerleading for others, and the philosophy of the early web revival, with links to fellow tilde members and a webring.
https://er0gutz.neocities.org/
Alistair's Wonderland is a personal Neocities homepage built with old-web aesthetics, featuring blinkies, webrings, and a playful handcrafted layout. The site is sparse on visible content from the index alone but hints at multiple pages covering Alistair's personal interests and creative work.