[THE LEVIATHAN]

I'll cut to the chase: I'm looking for a handful (5 - 10, maybe more) designers for a dreamwidth community.

link: hostclubs.dreamwidth.org/

If there's one thing I noticed, it's that on all types of resource sites, people always post requests. Fancy templates, fancy graphics, fancy skins, and fancy stuff.

But it's really hard to find someone always available to do it. If you want a really good skin, you'll always have to either do it yourself or beg your super talented friend to do it for you. Which is cool and all.

But how about just hiring a host to do it for you?

Want 100 icons of your favorite face claim that only you can use?

Why not hire a host to do it for you?

The dreamwidth community will be called the "Host Club", based off of one of my first shoujo I've ever read - Ouran Highschool Host Club. While we won't be delivering cakes n' shit to you and doing homoerotic things, we will be fulfilling all your graphic needs and desires.

Sounds dope, right?

DON'T LET YOUR SKILL LEVEL INFLUENCE TO YOU TO APPLY OR NOT.

Seriously. We're not elitists. All of the hosts will be ranked - meaning it's okay if you're not a super amazing designer! You'll be labeled as a novice and still be able to do requests as you see fit. Host Club is a place to get experience and please people (if you're a host) and a place to get a bunch of things done (if you're a requester).

If interested, please fill out the form below and post it or pm it to me. No experience necessary. ｡◕‿◕｡

[b]Name:[/b] Can be your real name, your internet handle, alias, etc.
[b]Dreamwidth Account:[/b] Do you have one? If no, please make one.
[b]Experience:[/b] Ever designed anything? Icon making, signature making, banner making, skinning, etc. This is a yes or no question.
[b]Programs:[/b] What programs do you use to make your stuff?
[b]Portfolio:[/b] List your most current works. We need at least 3 things so that we can get a grasp of who you are.
[b]Preference:[/b] Do you prefer to make signatures, icons, skins, templates, etc? If you're a jack of all trades, put that; if you want to be detailed about what you like to do, go for it (but be succinct).
[b]Style:[/b] Anime, Real Life, or both? some people only do anime stuff so y'know, gotta let it be known.

btw even if you don't wanna apply, feel free to comment w/ any criticism or comments

Thanks for reading y'all.

Current Staff Team:
- Matsuba
- Hawke
- Kat
- Skullbeat
- Redmancy
- Electric
- Snorlax
- Laika

[/justify]

[Deleted]

Ooo, this seems like a really cool idea *u*
I'D DO IT IF I UNDERSTOOD DREAMWIDTH.
but I just joined just for you so let's see how well skub can navigate her way around this new site :B

Although, is there anything the hosts gain from doing this service for people? Or is it just people doing it out of goodwill? Like maybe friendly challenges or a listing to see which host is more popular etc?

[THE LEVIATHAN]

Dreamwidth is LJ's hot sibling. So if you've used livejournal, then you can use dreamwidth.

You gain experience, which imo, is a big deal. You will never improve or get better unless you continue to make things over and over again. You also gain satisfaction from helping someone out and having your name out there (since you'll be credited for what you've done).

Challenges are a good idea, though I'm wary of the listing. I don't want to shame anyone who isn't as popular as another host because everyone is talented in their own right.

Edit:
Common question / concern is about activity. You'll only need to do one request a month. If you can make like 15 icons a month, you're good. Don't let activity stop you either - we all get busy at times and you can be a "HOH" which is a "Host on Hiatus".

[muffin]

i'm interestedd. ♥ but you already knew that.
like i said i promise to be active on this one lmaoo `w`
and i'm excited about getting more people for this! everyone should just swarm this topic

[THE LEVIATHAN]

Just a quick update: we managed to get 6 other workers within a day in a half. You guys are awesome!

We have a spot open for one, maybe two, other designers. If you're looking for experience or just want to give back to the roleplaying community, feel free to apply. Thanks.

Edit: Thank you to Laika for joining!

We have one more open spot and then I think we should be good.

[ORANGE]

Name: Orange
Dreamwidth Account: I do
Experience: Yes
Programs: For graphics I use gimp
Portfolio: 1, I made this for a request, and this little banner since I was bored, my friends told me to read Homestuck, and this was my favorite image of it on Zerochan. So naturally I made a banner based on the picture of it, because if I get into something usually I end up trying to make a rp of it.
Preference: Mostly templates and basic graphics, but I can do more sometimes. And I'm learning to skin, so in likely a few weeks I'll be able to make pretty skins (I hope)
Style: Mostly anime, but I'll do real life if need be

[THE LEVIATHAN]

orange - shit I'm sorry, but I'll have to put you on hold atm. I forgot to update this and everyone had PM'd me their apps, so we're actually full right now. I encourage you to keep your application and apply when we notify people that we're looking for more hosts. I really do apologize about this.

@everyone else - this is closed. We have all the staff we need. This garnered a lot more response than I had expected.

[Egao, Egao Everywhere]

*clicks link*

...YOUNG JUSTICE.

[THE LEVIATHAN]

we love young justice, it seems.