One year since reopening9/8/2024
In my first update re-opening Vizune.com I mentioned I lost my website back-up files and WIP work but I recently found it on an old USB! 🥳 I finished 2 web templates that I was working on back in 2016/17, added a few more icon PSDs I found and have more WIP banners that I will finish and use for new templates coming soon 😊
Here's a sneak peek:
I'm so happy to finally change the look of the site. Inori was only meant to be temporary whilst I was getting the site setup and it's been over a year now 🤣 This version is called "Obelisk: Nocturna" which I started working on back in 2017. I'm continuing the style similar to the template Dolly where it's kinda art noveau, ornate, floral, gothic styles with a mix of psychedelic. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a big inspiration. I describe Vizune as my other-world sanctuary tried to illustrate that in this design.
I built a custom template for Tainted Wingz however Salya and I were having difficulties installing the new theme on her server 😠so I plan to repurpose the code for another template on Vizune. For now, there is a PhotoShop tutorial on how I made the header and working on some coding tutorials.
Site updates
Site rebuilt in Vue framework, Nuxt and all future templates will be built using Nuxt
New site theme, Version Obelisk: Nocturna
New pages: Archive (all previous blog posts), Link exchange and Credits & Resources (moved from About page tabs)
+4 PSDs: Queenie, Arina, Summer & Agnés
+1 Photoshop tutorial: Flora header
+2 templates: Kantai + Obelisk: Nocturna
+1 Affiliate: Aestharis
Story time
So a lot has happened since my last update:
Went paragliding in Teneriffe with my mum in March
Upgraded my PC in May
Met my dad for the first time since 12 years old in June
Went to hospital with Pneumonia and was on antibiotics for a week in July
Hiked Trolltunga in Norway in July
Boyfriend proposed to me in July
Spirited Away theatre show in July
I'm considering making a personal blog on Neocities to go in more depth about personal life and I still want to do anime reviews which might be on this site. We will see... 🤔
What I wanted to talk more about more in this part is I can't believe it's been a whole year and a bit since I re-opened Vizune! 😲 Here's a quick rundown of what's happened since:
Site and templates now built in Vue 3 / Nuxt
Replaced Wordpress with Contentful
Replaced Bootstrap with Tailwind
Site hosted on Netlify
Web templates stored on Github
Downloadable resources (Renders & PSD Downloads) stored on Google Drive
Partnered with Salya @ Tainted Wingz. My wallpapers can be found there and I created a Halloween themed template available there too.
Reached over 200 renders
Growing collection of PSD Downloads (almost double amount)
Regarding future updates, I reckon the avatars and renders section is looking pretty healthy now. I might be in the mood to make more animated / larger avatars once in a blue moon though. Got a few web template ideas (about 7 🙈) so that's one of my priorities as well as coding tutorials (feel free to request any) 🙌
