a study of old web kawaii aesthetics
the aim for this section is to look at old web aesthetics through an art historical lens. this will cover a subculture of the web focused on cuteness, pixel art, and websites made by young women during the early and mid 00's. much of this will be a work in progress as i organize my thoughts, but the end goal is eventually a comprehensive zine. i wrote a bit about this on my bearblog.
- introduction: history & demographics
- kawaii web: aesthetic & cultural definition
- cuteness theory
- web surfing: affiliates, directories, topsites, link exchanges, & more
- layout conventions
- button mania
- web goodies
- adoptions & toyboxes
- scribbles
- dolls&dollz
- fanlistings
- cliques