Jeansgurl98's Resource Directory

RESOURCES FOR THE ASPIRING WEBMASTER

W3Schools My go-to HTML/CSS/JS reference site.
MDN Web Docs My other go-to HTML/CSS/JS reference site.
Stack Overflow When you're having trouble figuring something out on your own, there's a 99.99% chance Stack Overflow has multiple solutions with explainations + examples. Always go here first!
HTML Cheat Sheet
CSS Cheat Sheet
CSS Hell Common mistakes + solutions.
JSFiddle Test HTML/CSS/JS. Similar to Codepen, but without needing an account.
HP Sozai A GREAT resource for basic elements. This site has hundreds of different table and frame styles, plus each element has a million color variations. Navigating this site is very easy with a translator extension, and using/editing the codes is very straightforward.

Dynamic Drive (the GOAT)
The CSS3 Matrix Construction Set, ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOOLS! I used it to create the perspective effect of the homepage navigation menu. I highly recommend experimenting with it
CSS Box Shadow Generator
CSS Transform Generator (+ more)
FreeFrontend a good place to find ideas/elements with working examples. Most (if not all) have a codepen that you can play around with.
Randoma11y Generate random accessible color palettes.
hue.tools

This entire site was created using Brackets and Firefox on my ~~decrepit~~ vintage 2013 MacBook Air
Firefox is the only browser worth using as far as I'm concerned.

Kawaii Sozai Web Graphics (archived) This is by far the most comprehensive directory of sozai sites I'm aware of. They even give instructions on how to navigate each site! Unfortunately this site got taken offline very recently, but this looks to be a full archive of it.
Kawaii Attic Another one of my go-to directories to find sozai and cute sites.
Visit the "credits" tab on my info page for a large list of my favorite sozai websites

GRAPHIC DESIGN CAN BE YOUR PASSION, TOO

Use & Modify My favorite! Huge collection of interesting and unique open-source typefaces
The League of Moveable Type
Collletttivo
Velvetyne
UNCUT.wtf
Tiny Bitmap Fonts
Open Foundry
Font Library
Fontshare

Dither Me This One of my favorites, I use it very often. The hand taking a picture on the homepage was created with this tool.
Window Creator Make pop-up windows in a variety of OS styles
ASCII Art Creator Draw 2 create ASCII art
Pattern Generator
GIF_TEXT

SYMBL categorized lists of unicode characters
Fonts in Use Searchable index of... fonts in use.
WhatTheFont a tool to help identify fonts

I am, always have been, and always will be a GIMP user, stan, believer, defender, truther, etc etc etc and so on and so forth until the end of time.
Speaking of free and open-source Adobe alternatives, I use InkScape for all of my vector needs.
I use Procreate on iPad for the majority of my digital art creation, especially pixel art.

RECOMMENDED MEDIA and FURTHER READING

discussions on internet culture & society

When a School Shooter Becomes a TikTok Star by Kat Blaque
YouTube: Manufacturing Authenticity (For Fun and Profit!) by Lindsay Ellis
True Crime, False Morality: True Crime YouTubers Making Money Off Tragedy by Mika's Rhetoric
"Cancelling": A Culture of Retribution by Broey Deschanel
Why is "LeftTube" So White? by Kat Blaque
Children in an Era of Hyper Individuality and Late Stage Capitalism by Cheyenne Lin
300, Fascism, and The Angry Men of Twitter by Big Joel

recovering lost media, preserving niche or obscure subcultures & history

How Can We Bear to Throw Anything Away? by Jacob Geller
Doomed to Obscurity by Solar Sands
Disney Channel's Theme: A History Mystery by Defunctland
WHERE'S BUZZY? The Great Animatronic Caper by Jenny Nicholson

retrospectives on internet subcultures, communities, and events

The Last Bronycon: a fandom autopsy by Jenny Nicholson
Who Are the Girls of GirlsGoGames? by Li Speaks
The Most Cursed Section of GirlsGoGames by Li Speaks
The Glorious Reign of Girlsense by Li Speaks
Tumblr's FAKEST Story: The Tale of Oppa Homeless Style by Sarah Z
Whatever Happened to Dollz? - Nostalgia Goggles by You've Got Kat

art/media critique and analysis

Pinocchio is a Story About Art and God by Jacob Geller
Saltburn: The Tumblr-ification of Cinema by Broey Deschanel
Passing & the Nature of Identity by Princess Weekes
weaponizing aaliyah & the culture of female rivalry by Yhara Zayd
why this is the most brilliant scene in Mean Girls by art at midnight
Feeling Cynical About Barbie by Broey Deschanel
Not like other girls, Stereotypes, Colorblindness: How Disney Channel Shaped a Generation by Cheyenne Lin

miscellaneous (mostly tech and science)

AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway by Angela Collier
Doomed To Be Replaced: Is AI Art Theft? by Solar Sands

A GUIDE ON ACQUIRING SKILLS for the INQUIRING MIND
or, teaching yourself to do it yourself

This section will be added once i'm finished writing it, lol. I ended up writing WAY more than I initially planned... Check back l8r!

the official jeansgurl98 guide on harnessing digital power