Site/Shrine Updates for August

These past few days since my migration from Livejournal have been spent getting everything on my domain pages in order—from getting rid of old and useless files, to creating new ones, archiving and formatting. If I’m going to migrate, I’m going to do it fully, and I’m going to do it correctly.

On Darknightdestiny.com:

• Aesthetics: A new layout with new graphics. The formatting has changed to that of the Shrines; the navigation is on the left along with an mp3 player which will not be affected during the visit by anything other than the viewer’s actions. Also a new color scheme and some neatly laid-out tables that are easy on the eyes.
• Content: I’ve added and deleted some of the sites to which Darknightdestiny.com was linked (ex. check out The Final Fantasy Fanlisting), fixed the link to the Fantasy World Net web-page, and added the fanfiction archive of which I was speaking. My stories currently link out to other sources, but as I get the time I will be replacing them with my own pages. Best to have everything in one place and secondary copies elsewhere, just in case. I’ve also added a fanart section, though it is currently void of content. I am waiting until I can finish a few of my newer pieces, which I’m not so ashamed of posting. Also, five new tunes (one is familiar to those who visit the VinxTifa Shrine).
• P.S. I like guest-book entries. Also, if anything does not show properly in your browser, or the color scheme is hard to see on your screen, leave me a message using the e-mail address provided.

On Beneath the Stitching, the VincentxTifa Shrine:

• Aesthetics: I’ve changed the color scheme for the authors pages, and the stories themselves are within more colorful tables. Now that I’m looking at it, I think I will do the same for the indexes. With the grey there was not a chance of anything clashing, but it’s so dull. Also, removed the banners from the links section. Banners are nice and pretty, but they were throwing off my placement horribly. Maybe one day when I have the time, I’ll figure something out.
• Fanfiction: Added Allegory by Ayezur, Café Noir by Jess Angel, and Asphyxiation and Nightmares by Tijuana Pirate. Because this is the first newsletter, be sure to check for anything else you missed inbetween—I’d been adding little things here and there for a while.
• Fanart: Tender Greetings by The Tiramisu of Impending Doom. Because the “About” section of the site looks a bit dull, I’ll be sending the official Square-Enix art to that page, and eventually creating pages for the artists. I had not done this, because we only have three artists so far, and each of them have only one picture on the Shrine. Since then, I have received a second from one of them, so I will have to think up a proper layout for the Images section.
• Other Additions: Added Breathless, a VxT Shrine and ShinRa Electric Co. to the links list. Added ten new VinTifa lyric-icons by Cendri to the Iconic/Graphics section.

On Explosive: The VincentxVeld Shrine:

• Aesthetics: This is the big one. This Shrine has also taken on the layout of the other two sites, complete with navigation sidebar and music. The Index tables have kept their blue on blue color scheme, and the author pages have changed a small bit as well. The background of the site however, will remain black, as I find that works best with a wide variety of content; there are tables for that sort of thing. Also took out the banners for the sites to which the Shrine is linked, just to keep things neat.
• Fanfiction: Added And the Radio Plays… and The Love Song of V. Michael Dragoon by Cendri, and Gomen Nasai and Killing Mrs. ShinRa by Drakonlily. I have plans to add more stories tonight. Ladies, I’ve got your lists right here. But I also have a wanted list, which I need to talk to you about. This includes a collaboration done between Drakon and TP, and an old duet between Cendri and Drakon featuring Vineld and Cid. I will try to be on chat tonight.
• Fanart: Still no fanart. I need to talk to Cendri about getting me some cool graphic to represent herself, or a doll that Drak’s made up, to put on the “Capslock of Love” section. I want to lay that out like a comic book, and I also want to move any official art to that page, like with the other Shrine. The only problem is that I’ve got nothing else to fill the Fanart section with until someone sends me a submission or I finish my own! If you have any Vineld fanart, send it to vxv@darknightdestiny.com!!
• Other Additions: Added The Veld Fanlisting, The Jenova Project and ShinRa Electric Co. to the links section.

It’s a start, but I’m not nearly done.