Since hearing about Wiby, I've been excited to poke around and have a look at the sites I might find using it. After finding a couple of pages that I just loved - due to aesthetic, content, or just Cause - I decided to do a little Wiby blog to document some sites I really like, and might want to check back on in the future.
I cannot really describe to you exactly why I love this site so much. There's no reason. I am not particularly interested in calculators. But something about the look of this site is so perfect to me, exactly the kind of aesthetics I love in old websites. It's just a little rough around the edges in the perfect way that makes it feel so obviously like a hand-coded passion project. I'm intrigued by the mention of old calculators specifically for pre-decimal Sterling too, so I guess I will be poking around at the content here haha.
I have no idea what Crimson Skies is, and I'd never heard of it before I was put onto this site by Wiby, but I do love the aesthetic of it. The alternate-history info, and the State-Countries they've come up with, is super interesting, and I just have to admit, the look of the site drew me in. The concept is very interesting and I appreciate the amount of detail put into it. Definitely a site for poking around at.
The intro of this page being written 'in character' for the Empire just really immediately drew me in. I love the look of it, the tone of it, everything. It feels very of its time, and I do love that. I haven't poked around at the essays and calculations, but I am intrigued by knowledge of their existence. Why not come back a few times just to poke around a little and read a handful of things? Either way, fun to have stumbled on!
I love this website. The design, the layout, the premise. The way it's written is so fun and well-themed, and interesting too. I've seen so many Furby mods, but not much which shows the inner workings of the Furby. I just had so much fun poking around this little site. RIP Toh-Loo-Ka, your death has served a noble cause - namely, online entertainment for strangers.
