helpful resources
resources and tools that i've either used in the creation of this webbed site, or might be helpful in the creation of yours!
- - helpful webmaster resources, HTML guides, and layout templates. the bulk of Beyond the Sky is adapted from sadgrl's template!
- W3Schools - HTML and CSS tutorials; comprehensive and very accessible as a complete newbie
- The Cave of Dragonflies - additional HTML and webmaster guides; also just a comprehensive and incredible Pokémon fansite i spent many hours on as a kid!
- Codepen - site that lets you code your pages and see changes in real-time. this is now where i code the entirety of my site. legitimately could not work out how to position elements until i started using this lol
- SCM Music Player - create a playlist for ur website
- Glitter Graphics - all the banners, blinkies, GIFs, dividers, and stickers you could want! many of my blinkies were found here
- Adrian's Blinkie Collection - more blinkies!
- Web Neko
- Coding tools and resources
- Graphics Collection - pixels, graphics, and various coding resources
- Old Web Graphix - hoard of graphics from the 90s/00s web
- Scripted - various quirky code snippets
- Snazzy Space - backgrounds, cursors, banner maker etc
- Internet Bumper Stickers - funney bumper stickers for your webbed site
- ID Buttons - tiny identity button maker; also has a database of pre-made buttons!
around neocities
cool places on neocities !!
- randomly-generated rats - which rat will you be today?
- youth culture 2000 - Y2K nostalgia that's sure to hit home if you grew up in the early-mid 2000s. highly recommend reading both the zines!
- Nintendo DS shrine - the DS is such a wonderful little console that brought joy to so many people, and the author’s enthusiasm for the DS is evident in every part of the shrine. the level of attention and creativity used to emulate the feel of the original DS visuals is a very comforting nostalgia hit :’)
- Mythra Xenoblade 2 shrine - a very loving dedication to a character who often feels overlooked in favour of her counterpart. i love the layout of this shrine!
around the web
swag sites off the beaten track
- kitten game - you are a kitten in a catnip forest
- retro redrawn - re-imagining of beloved retro games from years gone by. incredible pixel art with such a high level of detail and love put into it!
- Animal Crossing hourly music - plays the Animal Crossing hourly tunes in real-time! you can choose between the music for all games.
- yesterweb - old-school web search engine
- webmaster
- web design museum
- The Death Generator - create your own video game screenshots with custom text (not just death screens!)
- Internet Artifacts - an interactive gallery showcasing the history of the world wide web
- Earthbound Text Generator - generates custom Earthbound textboxes
- Pokecharms - lets you create your own custom Pokémon trainer card!
- myNoise - a library of FREE white noise/ambient noise soundscapes for every purpose you can think of. fantastic for ADHD bitches who need non-distracting background noise to Get Shit Done. i’m a big fan of Irish Coast and have it running whenever I need to do tedious computer work like applying for jobs >:(
- the Creative Independent - vast resource of emotional and practical advice for creatives, by creatives — whatever your discipline
- Creative Uncut - concept and official art for a huge variety of videogames! it’s where I found a lot of the official art used on my Xenoblade page
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - vintage website created to advertise the upcoming Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue team games! neat little snapshot of internet / video game history — makes me feel like a kid again, when i’d obsessively frequent sites like this one in anticipation of upcoming games :’)
- the Adventures of Bidoof - simple MS Paint comics chronicling the adventures of Bidoof. silly fun. also the source of the infamous ‘I’m dying Squirtle’ image
- Pokencyclopedia - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon portrait sprites! the website at large also has sprites for basically every Pokémon game, but PMD is my one true love so that’s the page i’m linking to