Really feeling this right now. There's very specific skinning styles in right now, because they tend to be done by the same people. And their work is beautiful. But when you try to do something else you stare at it forever like 'Does this even look good? Will people accept deviation? Or should I add more low contrast blocks with lower contrast background images??'

honestly i still feel this way all the time with stuff i code and it gets worse when im looking at other people's designs and going ugh why can't i do that but.... i've kinda found that having friends who will both praise and critique my stuff helps me feel more confident in it? i always appreciate critiques (no matter how small) b/c they help make the positive stuff feel that much more genuine u know?

my other solution?? yell at your brain. ur brain is stupid and it deserves to know that. look at your codes and when your brain is like THIS ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH / THIS ISN'T WHAT I WANT / F U G L Y then go: who cares it's mine i made it and that's ENOUGH.

(also sometimes stepping away from things you make for a bit and coming back helps you be like oh i do like this!)

THERE'S also nothing wrong w/ your stuff reminding you of other people's. design is so heavily trend based that certain things are always going to draw on a lot of similarities and that's okay!! it's a lot harder to figure out your own style when you're not utilizing the things other people do, yknow??

(and also also ur stuff is super lovely and so clean looking -- clunky is not a word i would ever think 2 use for it. )

i would make love to flex every day of my life if i could tbh

bros, just make what you want. make ugly stuff. make derivative stuff. make stuff that breaks. make stuff that you and everyone else hates. cause you know why? every time you make something, you learn. you get ideas to try out on the next awful thing. eventually, without even realizing it, you're making really cool stuff that maybe you still hate but everyone else is excited about. sometimes you might even like the thing yourself.

so just do. if you're scared to show-and-tell, then you don't have to. what's important is that you're practicing and learning. you'll be glad you did someday.

ready to die on that "float: left;" hill, idc.

if somebody could just design layouts for me, i'd happily put it into code.

i got u fam :handshake:

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i’ve noticed that in animanga, sans serif is the preference definitely, but rl sites the most popular that aren’t kpop i think tend to use serif fonts. so they’re underrated maybe in animanga, but overall ? i think sans serif actually r more underrated in the rpc at large.

tbh tho would love to see more serif fonts with animanga skins. they can really be so beautiful ✨

i love serif fonts but every single time i try to use them i look at what i've made and go ugly


ppl who can pull them off are powerful and not 2 be messed with

tbh sans serif is actually preferred in web design because it's easier to read on a screen.