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Index is the OG one and was built in 2022. The main concept was a mix of futuristic, space-themed, and terminal-style design. On the technical side, all the graphical stuff had to be made with only CSS and JS—no image files. It took some effort, but for something this personal, let idealism—always—dominate.

The 1996 Space Jam homepage with planets circling the film logo on a tiled starfield.
The Star Wars logo in yellow outline on a black starfield.
The Power Rangers in Space team riding through a starfield.

The Space Jam website, Star Wars, and Power Rangers in Space were the first things that came to mind.

The Space Jam website inspired the solar system I put in the header, as well as the concept of a site menu with icons. The big yellow “arkhlima” text style was inspired by the Star Wars logo. The “space” in Power Rangers in Space—I liked it and took inspo from it. And of course a starfield bg—one thing those three have in common.

A small blood seal painted in dark red inside an empty suit of armour.
Alphonse Elric's blood rune painted in red inside his armour.

I wrote a manifesto—the most serious shit on this site because it came from lots of reflection. I thought a visual statement could strengthen it. Something like a symbol or a seal… I don’t really remember my thought process on that, but it seems that I went with Al’s blood seal from FMA. That’s that.

  • A design reference sheet of the RX-78-2 Gundam head.
  • Shino Aburame wearing his signature visor and green jacket.
  • A close-up of the RoboCop reboot helmet with its red visor light.
  • A short clip from Ready Player One of a man in a VR visor that flashes orange kanji.

The next one was a bit complicated, but I remember wanting to put a figure that represented me—not entirely—more like 50:50. Showing my face was a BIG NO. Then I thought—let’s just draw it.

I liked RX-78-2 and thought it might be a good fit here. On top of that, my mind connected to another reference—the scene in Ready Player One where Daito transforms into the RX-78-2. It was rad scene and inspired me to make a human-to-Gundam transition too. Last but not least, I fused Shino Aburame’s visor plus RoboCop’s red visor for the human figure.