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Monday, November 28, 2005
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I couldn't be bothered thinking of a title today. I have been pretty busy all day and yet I feel like this day just won't end. I'm not entirely sure why - I think a couple of things have been playing on my mind a bit today. But all things considered, I'm in pretty good shape.
Since I really have nothing to post today, I will instead comment on your comments. ~_^
CosmicSailor: I guess that's right, but then again, I've been to some terrible beaches and to some amazing beaches. Although I don't have the red hair/fair skin combination, I do find that I tend to burn relatively easily. Although I came home from the Gold Coast with a nice tan on my arms...so apparently I can tan if I want to. lol
As far as music goes, I am not the type of person to blast it so loud that it hurts. I actually like loud music a lot, but not when it's so loud that it's actually difficult to decipher.
I remember going to a dance thing at my high school one year and standing right in front of one of the speakers for only a moment. But when I came out, my ears were ringing for a good half an hour. That definitely wasn't nice. But I've never repeated anything like that fortunately, lol.
So, I would say that loud music has probably contributed to me having less-than-perfect hearing. However, I do see some people blasting music to a ridiculous degree all the time and I don't even know what the point is. Music can sometimes be so loud that you can't actually sit and enjoy it, because it's killing your brain. lol
Alan: I'm happy enough with it, really. It does the job it sets out to do. Obviously it's not highly artistic, but I'm going for something a bit more Google-esque here: function first, to the point where anyone can easily use it.
In terms of actual graphics, I'm guessing some things will change (that mockup is missing several icons and so on). And obviously, that's the logged-out screen, so it doesn't show the full inner menu and so on.
What will be impressive about this site, I think, is that everything should be easy to locate and use. I think the general cleanliness and organization will be key. I like minimalism, but not in terms of excessive white space or anything - my ideal with minimalism is for everything to have a purpose and for there to be a subtractive approach to design.
I guess it also kind of comes back to that whole idea of designing something for others, rather than for yourself. I am hopeful that a broader age-group will be able to use this site.
Jangalian: If you ever want to ask about this type of thing, it's probably best to use OtakuBoards.
Basically one of the two servers that theOtaku.com utilizes was down recently. So that caused some delays in terms of what was submitted versus what was displayed. But you'll find that the problem will be corrected soon enough.
Kat: Thanks. My approach to this was just to keep it very simple. Primary colours with black and white. Red on the most critical link on the front page, with left-to-right movement in mind. So yeah...I suppose the design is more technically-minded than what I usually do.
I hope things are going well with you. ^_^
Aaryanna: Thank you, I really would love to play Mario Kart with you when I buy it. That would be awesome!
As far as photos go, there are more, but I don't have them at the moment. I have to get the Canberra ones from my sister. Those ones are very impressive.
Oh wait, I did have something to mention. Just a little thing. myOtaku.com recently passed through the 250,000 member mark. That's a quarter of a million, folks.
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