![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chanifrances_lievens and I are making a LJ community to fit my idea of a Salon in which we could discuss everything, like they did in the 18th Century.
I'll keep this LJ as an interface between my LJ friends and me and for fandom stuff, but the community will be devoted to films reviews, tv reviews, book reviews, art and discussions on everything philosophical or sociological, or meta etc...
I hope the community will be operational from Wednesday on, but neither she nor I are very versed in computery stuff (ok she's far better than me, she's doing the customizing !) so we could use some help from LJ users who have mastered html, artwork etc...
For instance we'd need an icon for the community, an icon that would suit the idea of a Salon. A header perhaps too?
If anyone could help, that would be great. Thanks in advance.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 11:27 am (UTC)(and for what I've done now, you don't need to be very html-savvy...)
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 11:32 am (UTC)It would be cool, to have one that would look like a real Salon...wouldn't it?
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 11:34 am (UTC)I have a couple of bits written already...one film, one music thing...
so yeah...
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 11:38 am (UTC)http://www.sailthesounds.com/images/Main%20salon%20H380%20web.JPG
http://www.le-guide.com/belleza/photos/salon-g.jpg
http://saintandredesarts.com/Images/Salon/a/g.jpg
And for the piano corner:
http://www.britta.com/mardigras/2004/piano.jpg
http://www.gimmeshelteronline.com/images/arch_details/sullivan_stair.jpg
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 12:02 pm (UTC)I'm currently working from pictures by P. He promised to make some for me later in the afternoon. It will be lots of mugs. ;-) I've uploaded one and made it default, so you'll get the jist of most of them.
Still looking for something with couches etc. I'm tempted of photographing my own...
P.S.: How much I like
P.P.S.: Currently there won't be any words on the icons.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 12:29 pm (UTC)BTW I'm explaining what our inspiration was in the user info page. I'll need you to check it out!
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 12:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 12:59 pm (UTC)It's a picture I took in Versailles...no don't worry it isn't a 18th century salon. It's something else...
BTW I wanted to use a Pascal's quote for the loaction, you know the one defining God: "a circle whose circumference is nowhere and centre everywhere", but oculdn't make it show.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:54 pm (UTC)I like that userpic. I'm making some more and will upload those in my photobucket, so you can view and choose there...
(some are 18th century, though... I'm breaking my own rules!)
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 11:43 am (UTC)Also I think this is a great idea for a community and I will definitely be joining. :-)
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 12:45 pm (UTC)http://community.livejournal.com/salon_virtuel/profile
no subject
Date: 2006-06-05 09:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 12:49 pm (UTC)I don't know much about those topics, I mean, I don't think I'd have anything interesting or valuable to add to those types of conversations, but I'd like to join and listen in occasionally if that's alright. You can count on me to be supportive. :)
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:01 pm (UTC)And you may be surprised by yourself, I'm sure you'll have valuable things to say on various matters.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 02:29 pm (UTC)This has to be the funniest product site ever. (http://shaveeverywhere.com/)
Don't forget to turn the sound on!
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 02:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 03:01 pm (UTC)I've had a few people ask me about how men can get rid of hairy places without waxing. I think I might link this on the links section of my LJ. Right after the brazilian wax link. :D
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 03:12 pm (UTC)The world is going to be divided between the countries of hairy men (even the gay ones) and the others.
See, this totally could become a dicussion in our Salon, under the coffeetable-discussion tag.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 03:31 pm (UTC)It's over at http://community.livejournal.com/boob_nazis/1746937.html
no subject
Date: 2006-06-05 12:18 am (UTC)Shit, I'm sunk.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:00 pm (UTC)And this is a lovely idea. :)
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:03 pm (UTC)En plus nous avons décidé que le Salon serait bilingue pour garder un lien avec le 18ème siècle.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:27 pm (UTC)CharlesX handing out Prizes at the Louvre
Maybe something like this.....
Salon-alaMairie2004
Oh well....
...
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:31 pm (UTC)And you'd better join it when it's ready!
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 01:55 pm (UTC)Even something like Manet - Le dejeuner sur l'herbe, which might make a nice icon.... or not.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 02:06 pm (UTC)Check our user info page and you'll understand that what I meant by Salon was different.
http://community.livejournal.com/salon_virtuel/profile
"Le déjeuner sur l'herbe" is very nice as an icon indeed, but I am not sure it's tied in with the idea of a Salon. It would be great for the discussions about painting though.
no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 02:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-04 08:15 pm (UTC)... don't hold your breath, pet. Don't want to be blamed for giving Chani appoplexy!
Good on you for doing this, truly. As Tom Hanks nearly says in, Field of Dreams,
"Build it, and they will come..."
Go Chani, Go Frances!
no subject
Date: 2006-06-06 04:24 pm (UTC)Only just got round to reading this
Date: 2006-06-05 03:44 pm (UTC)Re: Only just got round to reading this
Date: 2006-06-06 03:27 pm (UTC)Re: Only just got round to reading this
Date: 2006-06-07 07:37 am (UTC)Re: Only just got round to reading this
Date: 2006-06-07 10:09 am (UTC)The pic is here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/frenchani/salon_virtuel.jpg)
Re: Only just got round to reading this
Date: 2006-06-07 10:11 am (UTC)Re: Only just got round to reading this
Date: 2006-06-07 10:20 am (UTC)It's S2 and the layout is "Smooth Sailing". It's Frances who did it so you'd better ask her. She should be around.
Re: Only just got round to reading this
Date: 2006-06-07 10:29 am (UTC)