Links
On this page, I've featured websites that I have enjoyed over a long period of time and have content and/or web design that I find unique and engaging. I tend to favor websites with a strong personal flavor that showcase the creativity of the people who make them.
Many of the websites listed here are hosted by or have mirrors on Neocities. I follow over 100 sites on Neocities because it's a great place to browse for or stumble upon unique content. If I see that someone has a promising website, or it has enough unique content that I think I'd like to come back to it, I'll favorite it basically as a means of bookmarking it. I used to list all of the sites that I follow on Neocities here, but that became too cumbersome after a while. You can find the whole list if you're interested on my Neocities profile.
My descriptions of these websites are often vague. In part that's because some of these sites are so unique that they're difficult to sum up. But I hope it's enough to entice you to visit. I think each one is worth spending some time.
Note that while I do my best to make this site mobile friendly, not every site that I link to is. For unencumbered browsing, you may want to explore from a computer.
Artist and illustrator, featuring the work of "meterological fiction," Reports from Unknown Places.
A oetry magazine that makes the art accessible.
Great resource for DIY websites and Web Revival community.
Personal website of Frills, a front end dev with lots of great web resources and personal content.
Thoughtful essays on pop culture with a personal touch. Top prize for fewest kilobytes on the web.
Personal website of Lost, with lots of resources as well as personal reflections. Someone whose web design I look up to.
Lots of content here. My favorites are the long essays about out-of-the-way cultural phenomena. I also enjoy the philosophy of suboptimalism as opposed to optimalism (which is different from optimism.)
Alyce's personal website with lots of interesting content. Unique web design.
The personal website of a nice and funny guy. Come for the summaries of classic literature, stay for the musings about the absurdity of life.
Lillith's personal site with lots of different shrines and personal projects, all set amongst insane imagery from Medieval manuscripts.
Personal website including essays on web design, personal identity, and the Twilight series. Very cool text-heavy web design.
Creative space of Max, including shrines, zines, and resources. Special shout-out to their concept of "zine therapy."
Amazing pixel art website that's fun to wander around in.
Website of Maya containing a lot of resources, content, and thoughtful writing.
Website of artist Lexia, featuring lots of zines among other things.
Mostly short fiction by Mike V. If you like getting your brain turned around by weird, dark scenarios, you will like this.
Personal website of Rosemary, in part a tribute to The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, but containing lots of other resources and art.
Personal website of Loren, sciency but also lots of personal content and resources.
Personal website of Xanthe. Very pagan-heavy vibe, tons of content about many different topics.
It's just...kind of an experience.
The personal website of Bon, including a number of shrines and other content about different topics.
Website of artist Madeline, who makes all kinds of fantastic queer art and crafts.
A directory of handmade websites.
Want to get in touch? Comment on my Neocities profile or email me at emilynhoward at proton.me (checked about once a week.)