Index
Index is a portal—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, I let idealism—always—dominate.
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.
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.
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.
Holodeck
I took the name from Star Trek. Basically, it’s a room—kind of like a lab—that simulates places and experiences and makes them feel real. That fits what I want this page to be. Everything here is personal—nothing work-related.
I saw this Encarta splash screen on X, and it made me feel nostalgic. I saved it to my moodboard app.
When I started designing the Holodeck header, I revisited my moodboard for inspo and thought the splash screen’s concept could be cool for the header. Collecting the images is one of the tiring parts. Even after I finished it, it still didn’t feel satisfying. I changed and tweaked the design a few times. In the end, the EXILE
もっと強くsingle cover inspired me to go with black and white. Plus a touch of dither effect. I’m kind of tired of all this dither stuff lately, though I still think it fits the concept.
After that, I wanted to add some animation or interaction, since every header on this website must have one. The opening of Kamen Rider Faiz immediately came to mind. A scene with many moving grids somehow stayed in my head—so I had to try adapting it.
