About

The Name

Never Established just came to me one day. I really liked the way it sounded, and the more I thought about it the more I liked it. It just seemed right. It refers to those signs you see; "Established 1687", "Established in 1909". "Never Established" was just so whimsical that I amazed myself. It's the fear of every person with ambition -- to die without making a difference in one person's life, to never be published, to never make a name for yourself.

The Site

Never Established is the personal blog site of me, Kathryn. It was first invented early 2004, in the form of a Blogspot blog. That was quickly deleted and I assure you that you will not find it, no matter how hard you look. I drifted for several months without a blog, occassionally popping into MyOtaku. Then, around the same time [or perhaps just after] Alan started working on his site, Dead Seraphim, I once again decided to blog. And thus, Never Established was reborn.

The Changes

This is the fifth version of Never Established: Fragile. The other four versions were very different; the first mellow, the second bright orange, the third almost an in between [but a very blue-grey], while the fourth was actually called 'Shockingly Colourful' by a friend who hated the design. It was the first version I had designed soley, and while I liked it, it did start to wear on me.

This version was fully designed, coded and uploaded by myself. While I didn't make the graphic, I absolutely adore the site and when I saw the graphic I immediately thought, "I have to make a site for it!" And thus; it's here.

Version 1: From The Ashes

January 8, 2005 -- August 14, 2005

Artwork by: Stephanie Pui-Min Law
Coded by: Alan.
Fonts Used: Verdana, Adine Kirnbirg

Version 2: Abandon

August 14, 2005 -- January 3, 2006

Artwork by: Crimson-Petal
Coded by: Myself, with some help from Alan.
Fonts Used: Verdana, Silkscreen, Heather, Elfar

Version 3: Young and Unafraid

January 3, 2006 -- July 15, 2006

Artwork by: Willko
Coded by: Alan.
Fonts Used: Verdana, Freebooter

Version 4: Shockingly Colourful

July 15, 2006 -- July 18, 2007

Artwork by: Me
Coded by: Me
Fonts Used: Verdana, Freebooter

Version 5: Fragile

July 18, 2007 -- Present

Artwork by: Nabhan
Coded by: Me
Fonts Used: Verdana, Freebooter

Credit

The artwork for the layout belongs to Nabhan.
Design by: Kat
Graphics Edited In: Photoshop Elements 2.0
Coded by: Kat.
Coded In: Notepad
Fonts Used: Verdana, Freebooter Script
Hosting: Velegant
Domain Registration: Velegant
FTP: SmartFTP