What's the Deal?

Surprise, surprise, you finally get a taste of some activity here at Reminiscent Designs! Did the revamp sign shock you? You probably knew it would come sooner or later. First and foremost, I would like to give you my apologies for not keeping RD updated for the past few months. I know my loyal visitors will, no doubt, be eager to carry on reading. If you are a new visitor, RD is a growing anime graphic and resource website that may be going down in flames....or maybe not? Please read on ...

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Fork in the Road

Let me tell you what has been restlessly running through my mind lately. RD has been my prized project for quite sometime now, and I just can not seem to part with it nor close it down. Many of you who have come to know me will remember my determination and drive to keep my websites alive in the past, namely my former graphic sites: Pure Essence and Celestial Tears. Many times I have contemplated with giving up maintaining websites altogether. Why? Well, simply because it takes up too much of my time and with growing popularity, I have adopted the notion that more content must be supplied regularly to keep my visitors happy. As much as I would love to produce graphics more often, my busy schedule does not allow me, which is a downer for you, my lovely visitor.

I have come to a fork in the road. Do I take the path of revival and renewal or the path of no return for RD? I know what you will comment at this point of my message - No! Bring RD back! However, I have already made my decision ... After sleeping on it for a few days, I have decided to keep RD thriving for all my loyal visitors and new visitors to come. However hard it was to maintain, I know I can always overcome challenges - which is why I have come up with a solution for keeping RD without losing my mind. Webdesign has always been my favourite hobby - no my passion! - and parting with RD sounds too ridiculous, even for me.

A Possible Beginning?

In order to keep RD manageable for me and still enticing to my visitors, I have decided to cut back on the type of graphics and resources RD will offer. This will greatly sadden some visitors as I am terribly sorry to notify you that I will no longer offer as much as I used to! After talking it over with my sister, who advises and helps me with the site, I have narrowed down the content sections to the following: Icons, Designs, Textures and PS Brushes. I want to focus on providing you with top-quality graphics/resources in these four areas alone. Therefore, I will be deleting all the PNGs, Wallpapers, Forum Signatures, Signs, and Templates from my databases. If you feel a section that I have dropped will be greatly missed and, in keeping it, will satisfy the majority of visitors - feel free to leave your comments, however my mind is pretty much set on what was picked.

Open Hiatus: Reminiscent Designs

Do not despair yet, I will leave RD open until the actual changes will dramatically affect the accessibility of the site so you can grab the goodies before most of it is all gone! Click on the link above to enter.

New Identity

Along with creating RD all over again, I would like to formally address that I will no longer be known by my online alias, Quinn. Rather, I wish to be called by the name, Sarah. Why would I want to drop a name that has been with me since 2003? Although "Quinn" is such a lovely name, I have come to part with it because it does not reflect the real me. The name was not chosen by me, but given by a friend. Sarah is my second name and most commonly used by my friends, thus, it is perfect. Also, with a change in name, I have a sense of new energy and enthusiasm to rebuild my site as someone who is stronger, more creative and confident than ever before!

Letting Go

This next section is the hardest for me to write. In the process of revamping RD and completely re-doing the site, I have come to the decision of dropping affiliation with all my affiliates and cleaning out my linkexchange database. Please take down my link, and to my affiliates - I will send/have sent an email regarding this matter. This may come as a shock, but I feel I have deprived you of my part of the affiliation by staying inactive for the longest time. My past affiliates have all been loving friends and, like me, have shown dedication to their websites. I wish to keep you all, but I do not know if I will plunge into inactivity again and become nothing but a mere dead link on your lively, wonderful websites, wasting your visitors' time. One question you may ask is: "Will you open affiliation?" To answer this question, would mean I am certain of my decision, but the truth is I am not certain. There may be a chance for affiliation and link exchange in the future, but at the moment, I want to concentrate on renewing the site.


- Sarah // a.k.a. Quinn
Site Webmistress
June 30, 2008