Devlog 01

After attending Jenin’s Personal Site Workshop, I felt inspired to jump back into web design and push my limits. I am challenging myself to build a completely new website from scratch by the end of this evening, meaning I only have about 5 hours to do it. Using what I learned from the workshop and a bit of past experimentation with HTML/CSS on w3schools, the clock is officially ticking.

Project Vision

I don’t want to reveal too much personal information, but I still want to make a website that feels personal to me. At the same time, I need to keep it simple. I am constraining this design to all fit on one webpage and avoiding javascript usage so I actually have a chance at finishing this in one evening.

I had a general idea of what I wanted to make: a semi-anonymous digital journal website with monthly updates. A website I could use to quickly see my growth without having to read a lot of details. Yet - planning the html for the website was a bit of a challenge. I came up with two website drafts I scrapped mid-way before settling on an idea and finally finishing the html. The picture I took shows my general html outline. I have written each entry in greater detail on a separate document.

Next Steps

Next up is the CSS. I’m debating on doing a notebook style (line paper background, website looks like it’s all contained in a notebook) or a scrapbook style (a little bit more work but I can add some fun elements).

Thanks for reading!