carisma_sensei: (Papa Emeritus III)
It's been ages since I've made any layouts, so I started by editing an old one (which was the one I was currently using). I gave it a Scream header because, why not? Haha! Truth is, I started this one year ago and never finished it. So today I finally found some time and inspiration and finally, here it is. I hope to make more things soon, although I don't think that will happen. So sad.
carisma_sensei: (Default)
Hi! So I still want to take up a course on coding because I feel my skills are totally rusty as of now. But, I'm craving coding lately, maybe a DW layout or two. So if you have any requests on a layout you would like to see, I'm open for them :D.
If there's anyone out there still reading, because this feels like a wasteland! Which reminds me of SS501's song named Wasteland.

I'm digressing. I'm using an old layout of mine because I wanted a change but didn't know what to make for myself. So I'll explore on what I like lately and maybe start making my own design first. Please tell me if you have any ideas for new layouts! I might even reopen my old layout community... we'll see...
carisma_sensei: (Tobias Forge)

Edit: Since I was requested to share the layout, you can find it here!.
I was quite bored yesterday, so I gave my journal a different look. It features Alice from Please Save my Earth. How fitting is that? Even though it's already Spring, I don't seem to get out of my Autumn mode haha. Oh well.

Spain is having a rough time with the virus. We are super confined and it's been a bit tough to just get out and buy groceries. It's been almost 3 weeks since I last saw Aaron... I don't know how much I'll be able to wait, honestly. Rumour has it we are going to have this bad situation unhandled until SUMMER. This year couldn't be worse.

2020 is cursed. At least to me. So much crap happens and I can do next to nothing about it.
carisma_sensei: (Roland Orzabal→Down Again)

I made this Mobility layout the other day to unrust my skills a little bit. Today I decided I had to let go of my "Break it down again" header (will reuse it sometime again hahaha I love it), so I made another eerie Roland orzabal header to dress my journal. And here it is!
carisma_sensei: (Roland Orzabal→An animal not a mineral)
After my last entry, old layout archive, I found new inspiration! I created some schemes of what I want to make! It's a special kind of layout so I don't know how it will come out, but some RP journals and people who want to do something special to their page, may find it useful!

I also need to finish a layout I'm making for [personal profile] sexycazzy! It's great practice to help others out :D
carisma_sensei: (Default)
As mentioned in this entry, I'm posting here a small archive of old and cringey layouts I still have the previews of! Most of them were Livejournal S1, with some of my first S2 incursions.
The dates in the screencaps are of the time when I created the test entries so they don't reflect when they were made!!

Anyway, my goal with this is to show my improvement if we compare THIS to my current work over at [community profile] inconformista. Mind you: these were obscure and cringey as hell times. You are warned!!

Read more... )
carisma_sensei: (Nao→All in all is all we all are)
Since 2009, which is when I opened up [community profile] inconformista, I've made more than 20 layouts. This may not seem like a lot, but for a hobby and for something I make to share with everyone for free, it is!

Looking back at my past works, I've evolved a lot. My first Dreamwidth layout was a bit wonky, but it started everything and I loved it. I took it down because the coding was a bit meh and I wasn't fond of it anymore. I also took down some other layouts as well because they were also outdated.

I even submitted one style to Dreamwidth as official: Ciel. It's been such a long and tortuous ride! I also stopped creating altogether for a while at various points so that's why there aren't more layouts... But all in all, I think that I've done a pretty decent job in 10 years and have learnt a lot.

Oh my, how time goes by. Someday I'll post my OLD layouts (the ones I started making at livejournal lol) for you to laugh at. I love to see how much I've improved, honestly. This is the hobby I've had since I was a teenager and I love it.
carisma_sensei: (Roland Orzabal→Special kind of knowing)
As much as I love Tobias Forge, I need a new design for my network (fanlistings and shrines collective). But I don't know who it should feature!

The design and man in question. My kryptonite. The genius behind Ghost. The guy who sports black gloves with golden nails to the Grammys. My favourite singer.

The obvious answer would be Roland Orzabal. From obsession to obsession. HAHAHA. But I don't know. What should I do?
TALKING OF WHICH, have you seen the incredibly beautiful icon I'm WEARING TO-DAY?! hahaha. I wish I could use all of the amazing icons that [personal profile] alwaysbeenasmiler makes for me at once. But I can't. Oh Roland ♥ That face should be declared art and a treasure. I don't know what I'm saying anymore. But it's a fact.

I also need more time to work on my shrines and fanlistings D: I also have some cliques in the works! AH and, by the way, you should join SHEROES if you still haven't!

carisma_sensei: (Dean Ambrose→Natural and gorgeous)
Sometimes I run out of ideas or whatever I'm making decides to not work out as I planned. But today I got some inspiration and got an idea that could work! This is a sneak a peek of the work in progress.


I used to always disable titles and subtitles. Now I like working with them as inspiration!
I'm very busy lately, so I don't make much for Dreamwidth *sad*. I need to finish the course I'm taking. And I hope it will be worth something! I don't know if I'll get a job, but at the very least I expect to finish it and feel happy with how it goes.

Aah~ I don't have much time to do anything lately. I wish at least I got paid for it lol.
carisma_sensei: (Jon Bernthal→Talking)
  • I got 3 new Jon Bernthal icons thanks to [personal profile] alwaysbeenasmiler
  • I finished the layout I talked about in the last entry, you can get it over at [community profile] inconformista and here's the preview!

  • My dog Foc is behaving better and better lately! I'll post pictures tomorrow :3
  • I ate my mum's turkey stew and it was d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s
  • carisma_sensei: (Angle Slam)
    I just wish I had taken that professional route instead of teaching, since teaching here in Spain is impossible mission (and I'm poor). Or not! Because maybe that would have killed my love for the hobby! Hmm...

    I'm making a new layout. I won't be able to finish it tonight, but I like being back to making stuff regularly.

    Here's a small preview of how the thing is going!

    I still need to code the navigation and modules. I'm liking it so far, I feel like I'm in a black / white / grey mood lately. So next layout will be something colourful!

    If you have any ideas for layouts feel free to let me know. I often just code up anything that comes to mind! And sometimes I inspire myself in moods or songs :3

    I've been creating layouts since 2006. Come to think of it, it's been a long journey! I've improved in so many ways, I wish you could see my first layouts for livejournal HAHAHA. You would have laughed, a lot.
    I think I do have some old layouts saved, I'll make an entry about them so you can see and have a laugh ^^
    carisma_sensei: (Ryo Hazuki (Shenmue))
    So yeah, I ended up spending the day in making a new layout which I just posted at [community profile] inconformista. Which isn't a bad thing to spend the day in, mind you! I just get too carried away with this hahaha! So I'll postpone my icon making for tomorrow, although I don't know if I'll be too tired for it.


    This is the layout I made today. You can get it here
    Except for that, my day has been a bit on the boring side. I've been listening to music, reading stuff on the internet and then walking my dog. He's a cutie pie, but he's SO big and just won't behave. We are trying really hard, we adopted him because the girl who had him was going to take him to the shelter :/. He's always been alone for the most part. It's so sad. But we need him to behave, he must learn. He will learn, let's have hope. He's just 8 months old!

    It feels good to be back at journaling again. If I close my eyes it feels a bit like when I used to write each day back in livejournal times! Except, you know, Dreamwidth is way better hahaha.

    Hmm this entry became a total mess of random stuff! xD I'll try to write something more on point next time ^^
    carisma_sensei: (Gackt→Ice Cream dropped)
    I'm experimenting making a new layout and I got stuck to the point where nothing is working the way I want it to! I think I'll have to start over hahaha.

    I'm trying to make something cool and useful, not the usual layout. But I'm so tired right now, I think I'm going to take a nap. I woke up at 6am today! Crazy.

    Maybe if I try with a different style... hmm...
    carisma_sensei: (Cardinal Copia (Ghost))

    I made a new layout (the one I'm currently using). Do you like it? I'm planning on sharing it over at [community profile] inconformista once I come back from New Year's.

    I'll be gone for like a week or so. I hope everyone has a happy ending for 2018! Which proved to be a tough year for me. Let's hope for a better 2019!

    carisma_sensei: (Danny Zuko→Grease)
    I've created a new layout today that I posted at [community profile] inconformista for everyone to use ♥ And I decided I NEEDED to use it (not just because the header is a picture of Subvision and I love Tobias Forge :D but THAT TOO). And it feels good, feels like starting anew.

    Anyone needs a layout? :D I'm offering requests at the community and no one requested anything and I must be the kindes people ever offering layouts for free but damn if any of you want one, just ask ♥

    Anyway, how are you? I feel like I never talk to anyone on Dreamwidth much and I want that to change when possible :3
    carisma_sensei: (Default)
    Hi! How's everyone? I hope you are alright.
    I've been making layouts and graphics here on Dreamwidth since last week. It feels great to be back! I'm also offering graphic and layout requests over at my layout community, [community profile] inconformista. Which, by the way, has a new and sexy design featuring the members of Ghost :D



    I hope you like it and don't be shy to go there and request something :3
    carisma_sensei: (Default)
    Hi everyone. I don't know, this is weird. Today I found myself making graphics and layouts for livejournal again. I felt like I was 15-16 years old xD Ah~

    Then I revived my graphics and layouts comm at lj and also another old community I have...

    And just now, when I started writing this entry, I started thinking... why did I end up writing my LJ and DW in english?

    Then I remembered I started livejournal as a mean to learn english. Also, everything fandom related I could find that wasn't crap back then, was also in english. So yeah...

    Now it seems I'm stuck at blogging in english hahaha. But, at least, I can say it served it's purpose :D

    I don't know who I am writing for right now. I guess just to myself. Like I used to do back in the days... only that some people happened to read me.

    Oh well. Should I just open this journal for everyone to read? I guess I'll start with this entry :D

    So, to anyone reading me, old or new... welcome :3

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