This reminds me of the old Friendster times where you could customize your page with different backgrounds and themes just like this, and with music too if you want lol. Those early 2000s design (Y2k?) era is also something that I miss since right now everything has become bland and minimalist.
I do agree that sometimes it would be more preferable to have a simple UI especially on sites like this where a lot of reading is needed but customization is a great option too.
I don't have design experience so I would only rely on my observations and pattern recognition if I am to do so, but if someone reaches out to ask for some advice I would be willing to help. Whether it be from an artist's perspective or just a regular user. :D
I understand readabily is important so it makes sense if people don’t wanna go crazy on fonts, but i think a wildly colored default skin with other skin choices at the very top of the page would be cool. “Wanna tone it down? Spice it up even more? (Skin 1) (skin 2) (skin 3) (or go to precerences for more) “
I would totally go for 1990’s homepage aestetic!
I won’t push any more but I think there aren’t many people doing it that have real design experience and having a good eye is something entirely different from having experience, and in these parts its a rare thing, at least since the NFT bubble burst
Ah another cool idea is “refresh for a different skin”. Half wild skins, half easy to read simple ones.