CSS is popular. Even I have jumped on the wagon. For those who want your own custom journal (if you're allowed to use css) May I suggest: Icy Worlds' CSS Test, all you need are picture (if you even want that) and choose a few matching colors , I use often use it to get started (it saves time in writing codes). There are also many good tutorials around dA including: `Lilyas's CSS Tutorial Part I: BASICS, Basic CSS tutorial by =DragonX141 and Journal CSS Part 1 byt *kuschelirmel-stock, to name a few. All you have to do is search.

...What? I already gave you some very useful tools on making your own journal, and if you just look there are some very nice layouts available....oh, you want customized? well...okay, fine!


I will take requests for journal coding. You make the design and I'll see what I can do.

Keep in mind my conditions:
1) Post your request on this journal only, I don't want have to deal with notes.
2) I am under no obligation to fulfill your request (but I probably will). Don't whine if I turn you down.
3) I will work on this at my leisure, I have a life outside dA and often it will take precedence (namely school). Though I expect it wouldn't take too long to fulfill your request: no whining about me taking a long time but a friendly reminder every couple of weeks is fine.
4) I will do what I can to the best of my ability but if I cannot, I'll point you to someone who hopefully can.
     I think that's it...

Now, when submitting your request I will need the following:
1) A picture of the overall layout. How do you want the journal to look? Be sure to include notes
2) Any pictures I will need for it. That includes at least a background and if you'd like title pic, section headers, etc. I have some cool fonts and can do some things in photoshop if all I get is a background. Such things is limited by my artistic abilities and knowledge of photoshop (as well as the version)
3) Link(s) to journals/layouts similar to what you want. I know some css but I need the reference(s) to figure what I don't.

In return you will get a .zip folder with or link(s) to the following:
1) A text document with the code. This you will obviously copy to your CSS area.
2) The pictures needed. Some may have been altered and some added.
3) A READ ME text file. This will contain notes as needed as well as references (if I used stock or other resources). For instance, this journal requires <*div class="scrollbox"*> <*/div*> around the content and in the footer I've given credit for what I used.

Well, I can't think of anything else. Let's see those requests!