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I'm starting a little project with the site...
I kicked it off with a revamp of the Fan Artworks page the other week.

Something that really grabbed me lately has been sites like Frutiger Aero Archive which grab you and throw you into an age from about 20 years ago, when our consumer hardware and software wasn't just there to do a job, but to look good while it was doing it, and add something decorative to life: other than grey menus, bland colours and RGB lighting.

This site has had a bit of a grunge sci-fi design all its 23-year life, so adding a retro futurism aero aesthetic to it might not be too easy, but I'm going to give it a shot anyway.

One thing is to gradually replace the cool but slightly brutalist Mnemo Filetype Icons with anything that I can bundle together that looks more like ABUR's Frutiger Aero icon pack, which, to me, looks a lot more joyful.

I re-did the site's favicon and x-impulse upvote button, based on Felice's great Blender logo that she did for the game some time ago, and which I will always love.

Hopefully, I can make the site a little fresher and friendlier, and it can, in a small way, take us back to an era of computing, from which I think a lot of people miss certain aspects.
I would very much welcome any feedback.

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