I was watching random videos on YouTube when I came across several about Neocities and the "indie" internet. This caught my attention, not just because of the old-school aesthetic, which I really love, but also because of the concept of returning to the old way of making websites.
It made me reflect on how boring the internet has become, where everything has the same style and aesthetic. As a developer and web designer, I've been facing this kind of challenge: we get limited when it's time to create, thinking only about the conventional things, and we forget to be more creative.
It's about breaking free from the "grids" a bit and allowing ourselves to explore new ideas—ideas that aren't conventional, but that convey a feeling, a message, that current minimalist designs fail to deliver.
So, with all this, I decided to create a website on Neocities as well. But what to do? I explored a few sites there, and wow, so many incredible things! Things I have no idea how they were created, but they inspired me immensely.
Anyway, with all that in mind, I decided to create a site on Neocities too. But what to make? I explored some sites there and, wow, so much incredible stuff! Things I have no idea how they were made, but that inspired me immensely.
I was already trying to create some kind of journal to exercise my mind and de-stress from daily life. I ended up settling on a "Diary." I'm not sure what to call it yet, maybe a "blog"? I tried various styles, but none captivated me. That's when I thought, "let's go all-in on retro" and recreate Windows XP, which was a huge part of my life and has a charm that Windows completely lost in this new minimalist era.
I guess this will be my first post here. For now, I'll be updating the site over time, still not quite sure how it will be. Let's just experiment and create.
I decided to make the site in two languages:
I don't know, maybe so it can reach more people? Not sure, I just make it. That's it, until next time!
-- Cley