cool sites

a repository of links i believe are worth sharing! chances are some may be known to you already, but if not, please give them a look around and share alike with others.

web tools

neocities search engine
marginalia search
oldavista
old web personal site search. you may think "ho-hum, so many of these sites are missing images..." that's authenticity! with dial-up most images would oftentimes never load anyway lol

irl tools

nifty services that you may not have otherwise known about! those that are *paid* i have personal experience and can vouch for their services. lettertrack
print a letter with a barcode that can be send and tracked through USPS' system pirateship
Stop buying postage at the post office! Saveup to 87% by pre-weighing and packing with a free shipping software for pre-negotiated mail carrier discounts. Often offer the cheapest shipping rates especially when shipping independent of a selling platform. They also offer better renegotiation if your package is mis-weighed, which is money back in your pocket. You can also message their chat agents for cheaper international shipping. "i hate tariff codes" master sheet by miaoyuen
"EU is now requiring that shipped goods have an accompanying tariff number and I wanted to make a mastersheet with all the info for my own reference but wanted to share since this is confusing"

hmtl & css

codepen
html & css sandbox. i do all my editing in here and host backups.

createblog.com
00s site for website templates. not only a resource but a design time capsule as well.

art, design, and crafts

doodlemancy's art reference list
"image searches are just junked up to hell. google, pinterest and duckduckgo's "no AI" filters do not fuckin work*. so, here are some places to look that will get you better results."
Art Resource Database
massive reference list
velvetyne.fr
free and open source typefaces, but they are weird and cool

bitfont maker
make your own font pixel by pixel
pixilart
pixel art in your browser

photopea
its photoshop in your browser!

photoroom background remover
free and fast background remover

salvaged.nu
"Salvaged.nu is a place on the internet that recovers, repairs, and reuploads Photoshop resources from lost personal blogs from the mid-2000's."
coolors.co
color palette generator
templatemaker.nl/en
custom sized shape templates to print.
terawell.net
free stylized posable doll program for art reference. loads of other features too like perspective and lighting simulation.

doll-a.net/terawell
premade poses for design doll program.
sketchfab.com
lots of 3d models to browse or download. good art reference.
artres.xyz/ideas
random art prompts and references

potpourri

the internet archive

"The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge."
Libby

All over the world, local libraries offer millions of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow them — for free, instantly — with a library card and Libby
explore.org/livecams
all sorts of live camera feeds. mostly animals.

film-grab
"Filmgrab's library comprises over 2500 separate films and 160k images all hand picked, representing the most comprehensive library of film shots on the internet."

fun

elouai.com
classic doll maker site. English mirror for mostly Korean games.

azaleasdolls.com
dress up game site. their exclusives are very expansive and fun time wasters.

otakuworld.com/kiss
one still functional KiSS (digital paper dolls, lots of anime) sites on the web.