Blog - Website Refresh

Published 2026-04-10

arlie.dev

This might be the 8th iteration of this site so far. It's been reworked from the ground up to look okay. I've been working on turning this into a static* site generator of sorts, so if you or anyone end up liking it, you'll be able to run it and customise it for yourself, when I eventually release it.

*not actually static, it uses PHP for some interactive elements because I don't like JavaScript

Granted, there are already hundreds if not thousands of SSGs that exist, but none of them really behaved how I liked them to. It's also fun to program stuff, even if it's redundant.

Previous iterations weren't really that featureful at all, displaying some basic information about myself with very little navigation options.

screenshot of old design of website

"Starfield" - star sheets moved slowly in the background on multiple layers. previous iterations also included a rainbow border, however this was considered distracting.

screenshot of old design of website

"Purple" - partially inspired by the Wii U's interface, particularly with the wide curves on the header/footer, this one was never published.

Maybe now that I've finally published something, I might continue? Maybe? I should finish the HMD project...