About me

My name is melankorin, but most people just call me Kori. I'm a woman of the year 2002, an eternally sleep-deprived graphic designer and the autistic loser in command of this virtual dumpster you found yourself gazing upon.

If you'd like to reach me, do it at melankorin (at) pm (dot) me.

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Questions and answers

About the website

  • Why did you make this website?

    I think personal websites are an awesome form of virtual self-expression and a neat way of putting my design and code skills to use, and... yeah, that's it. I don't think I need a pointless long-winded statement on how I'm defeating evil cyber megacorporations with the power of shoddily written HTML and CSS here.

  • How did you learn how to code?

    I picked up the essentials of web dev with freeCodeCamp, and from there I branched out, experimenting by myself. At some point I grew frustrated at how tedious maintaining a website is, so I learned Jekyll with this fantastic video tutorial series. Learning web dev takes time, it takes dedication and it takes a willingness to keep on experimenting endlessly.

  • What did you use to build this website? / How did you do [thing]?

    Built using VS Code, Eleventy, Sass, esbuild, Gulp and a lot of rage. Read the credits for more information, or feel free to e-mail me if you have a specific question.

  • How often do you update this website?

    When I feel like it. (and when my perfectionism allows me to)

  • Who's the character on your banner?

    My character Haki! She's from a yet unrevealed project. It's been more than 10 years since I've created her.
  • Why is this website not accessible on mobile devices?

    This is my silly little art project, made by me for me, and I envisioned it this way, a desktop-first experience. I'm not entirely opposed to adapting it, but I'd need to see how viable that is.
  • What were your inspirations when designing this website?

    Yes! Awesome question.

    My aim for this version of melankorin.net was a early to mid 2000s cool angular techy Vectorheart-ish look, like what you'd see in designers' websites from that time period, with some of my personal touch. I spent a horrendous amount of time browsing through and collecting old websites, reverse-engineering them, studying and dissecting the shit out of them, all in hopes of getting closer to replicating that style... I don't think I'll be able to truly replicate that style, and that's fine, I learned I'd rather use bits of the past to build something new instead.

    If I have to name any specific designs and designers that helped me make sense of that vision the most... new-model, delicious-daim, the Caterpillar website circa 2000, the Australian INfront website circa 2003 and the Kaliber0000 website circa 2003.

About the webmaster

  • What does your name mean?

    melankorin is a combination of the word "melancholy" and Korin, my silly little worldbuilding project. Most people just call me Kori though.

    And no, I did not name this fictional surveillance state of mine after myself, it's the other way around. lol

  • What are your pronouns?

    I'm a woman so... she, I guess. But preferably Your Majesty, thanks.

  • Where are you from? What languages do you speak?

    The land of palm trees and where the thrush sings. Spanish with a Russian accent, English and nonsense. Maybe Finnish one day if I ever dare to pick up a textbook.
  • What's this star thing you use everywhere?

    It's (nerd emote) not a star, it's a seven-pointed asterisk! It's a personal "brand" of sorts, and it has seven points because the number seven has special significance to me.

  • Why haven't you replied to my e-mail / comment / message?

    I'm a busy woman, a bit of a scatterbrained recluse, and I have a lot of trouble keeping track of things. Sorry!

  • Can we talk / Can we be friends?

    If you are above the age of 18, feel free to send me an e-mail. No promises, though. (see above)

  • Can we do an art trade?

    Of course! Reach out to me if you'd like to (if you don't know where to do that, try my e-mail). Although please be aware that it might take a while (again, see above).

  • What's your favourite R.E.M. album?

    Murmur my beloved <3 Actually, the answer to that isn't as clear as I thought. I love Murmur, but I love New Adventures in Hi-Fi to death, too. And I love Document, it's the album that made me fall in love with them in the first place. I can't choose. Oh well.

  • Are you [label]?

    I am Kori!

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Quizzes

What Dere Type Are You?
What type of otaku are you?
What Anime Hair Color Best Suits Your Personality?
What Genre Of Manga Are You?
Which Of The Mane Six Are You?
you are seagreen #2E8B57

Your dominant hues are cyan and green. Although you definately strive to be logical you care about people and know there's a time and place for thinking emotionally. Your head rules most things but your heart rules others, and getting them to meet in the middle takes a lot of your energy some days.

Your saturation level is higher than average - You know what you want, but sometimes know not to tell everyone. You value accomplishments and know you can get the job done, so don't be afraid to run out and make things happen.

Your outlook on life can be bright or dark, depending on the situation. You are flexible and see things objectively.

Cor blimey, I taste like Tea.

I am a subtle flavour, quiet and polite, gentle, almost ambient. My presence in crowds will often go unnoticed. Best not to spill me on your clothes though, I can leave a nasty stain.

What Flavour Are You?

You are Windows 98. You are the second oldest of the windows girls. You're neither beloved nor despised, but many people still use you. You also have a box you keep with you at all times, for reasons known only to you.

Which OStan are you?
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Colophon

Colophon is stinky nerd speak for "what I made this with!"

development tools

front-end libraries

code snippets

fonts & graphics

Webmaster questionnaire

Very interesting questionnaire. You can find the blank one here.

Silly questionnaire

This is burypink's fun and not serious at all questionnaire, answered by me. Enjoy.

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