My Marilyn fansite has been online since October 2003, and had a lot of make over since then, including 3 name changes.

Version 10
Online from October 23, 2007 - current

A new color, such a suprise :) I used orange instead of pink in this layout,
which is something I rarely do. The theme is 'The Misfits', Marilyn's last
completed movie. The main image changed with every section you clicked.
The idea and inspiration for this layout came when I got the book
'The Misfits' by Serge Toubiana. It's packed with gorgeous behind the scenes images
and beautiful text. I highly recommend this book!

Version 9
Online from August 4, 2007 - October 23, 2007

I had new content for the fansite and I wanted a new layout to go
along with it. I also wanted a more modern look on the fansite, so I
added some shadows and gradients.

Version 8
Online from February 6, 2007 - August 4, 2007

A bright layout with pink again!
The picture in the layout is by Cecil Beaton.
There's not much to say about this layout,
it didn't have any special tricks or something like that :)
This layout has been online for the longest time in Marilyn Fan history: 6 months.

Version 7
Online from October 7, 2006 - February 6, 2007

I was going for a dark, winter theme with this layout.
I've always used pink in the layouts but this time I used
only black, grey tints and aquablue. The layout contained
pictures of the Bert Stern shoot, right before her death.
I was very content with it but after a couple of months I
thought it was time for something more bright.

Version 6
Online from july 4, 2006 - october 7, 2006

MarilynFan.org had been offline for a while and I started
with a fresh new layout, containing candid pictures of a
happy Marilyn. I was playing around with shapes, like
circles and blocks to create a playful screen.

Version 5
Online from march 18, 2006 - june 1, 2006

I've always wanted to use candid pictures of Marilyn in a layout.
So I did that with this one. The header was changing every time
the page was reloaded, so that was nice aspect. I used pink again
on purpose. By this time I thought I would use pink in every layout,
so people would recognize it.

Version 4
Online from november 2, 2005 - march 18, 2006

I think this was a completely different style, compared to my previous
layouts. I tried to make something simple, but elegant. Not too many things
on the screen, but a good overview. It even had moving images, yay!
Pictures I used are made by the wonderful Milton H. Greene. I used it
for the guestbook and gallery too.

Version 3
Online from july 1, 2005 - november 2, 2005

So this is the result. I used pictures from Halsman wich is a very known
photoshoot. Marilyn did it for Life Magazine at that time. I was really
happy with it and I still am. I think I was getting better at making layouts.

Version 2
Online: never

I was working my ass off for the new layout and after a couple of
days I got it finished. I showed it to my boyfriend and he didn't
like it AT ALL. So I was thinking: is this a good layout? I asked
my friend Mels and she thought things could change a little. So, I
started over again. Result? Layout number 3 :).

Version 1
Online from may 15, 2005 - july 1, 2005

This was the first layout I did after I bought the domain. I worked
real hard on it, I remember spending several days on it. But after
2 weeks since it was online, I was already tired of it. So then I made
the second version.

Can you still remember the old ones? :) (2003-2005)

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