new default userpic icon

[brightknightie]

My new default userpic icon is a variation on the banner graphic on my journals, a stylized blue-and-black-and-white Toronto skyline (circa 1992-1996), plus the moon that somehow seems always to hang full over FK. I've had this icon on my hard-drive since at least 2011, I see, in my giant file of miscellaneous attempts at crafting userpics.

Until just now, I'd used the same default userpic icon on DW, LJ and AO3 since at least 2007. That previous, long-familiar, blue-and-black image of a sun's corona around a mounted knight came from the logo graphic on my FK fansite, which I must admit to not having updated at all in several years now.

It's occurred to me that I might clean up and reformat my old FK fansite for today's browsers and uses, if only I can find the time (which is always the rub!). And with that came the realization that the site's aging pseudo-3D design would have to go, but that the banner graphic on my journals might yet lend itself to a fresh look, compatible with today's design standards.

Comments

[lightbird]

Pretty! I always love the super moon. :)

[brightknightie]

Thank you!

[pj1228]

Looks nice, your new user pic. Like a painting.

[brightknightie]

Thanks! Yes, it started with a photo, and went through many filters and adjustments to simulate a painting.

I wonder what it might seem to be to someone who doesn't recognize Toronto's skyline. :-)

[greerwatson]

Finding the time is always a challenge. However, it would be lovely if you did update your website—if only by adding your newer stories.

We keep losing FK sites, which is a pity. An archive such as AO3 (though wonderful to have as well), is no substitute. Not only is each website individual in style; but sites usually have more than just the author's fanfic. Certainly yours does!

[brightknightie]

Actually, if I get to update the website, I plan to redirect my story listings to the AO3. I'll make sure that the old links don't break, but I've edited and curated the copies on the AO3; there's no point trying to maintain them in two places. The AO3 is from where I do all my own fanfic reading.

Mainly, I'd like to restructure my fansite for today's mobile devices, replacing the old-fashioned giant pages with something much more consumable and app-like, especially for the FAQs and recommendations!

I taught myself HTML for the first iteration of my fansite, and CSS for the second. Perhaps I might even teach myself app-building for the third! :-)

Time, time, time...