vigils

The Code

This is a pretty basic floating div setup. It's designed to work as a single entry in the default dreamwidth skin. The left column is 275px wide, and your image should be 275px as well for best effect. Remember to disable auto-formatting!

<raw-code><div style="background: #fff; width: 90%; color: #000; clear: both; padding: 2em; margin: 1em auto; font: 1.1em/1.8 Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;">
<span style="display: block; font: bold 2.5em Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cato.</span>
<span style="display: block; font: italic 1.2em Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase;">Chains or conquest, liberty or death</span>
</div>

<p style="font:italic 1.2em Times New Roman, serif; text-align: center;">“I guess you'd put something here.”</p></img>

<span style="display: block; background: #000; color: #fff; font: bold .8em Helvetica; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; padding: .25em .5em; margin: .5em 0 1em 0;">Heading</span>

<div style="display: table; margin-bottom: 2em;">
<div style="display: table-row;">
<div style="display: table-cell; padding-right: 1em; font: italic 1.1em Times New Roman, serif; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .2em;">Name</div>
<div style="display: table-cell;">Porcia Catonis filia</div>
</div>

<div style="display: table-row;">
<div style="display: table-cell; padding-right: 1em; font: italic 1.1em Times New Roman, serif; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .2em;">A.K.A.</div>
<div style="display: table-cell;">Something else</div>
</div>

<div style="display: table-row;">
<div style="display: table-cell; padding-right: 1em; font: italic 1.1em Times New Roman, serif; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .2em;">Canon</div>
<div style="display: table-cell;">The Late Republic</div>
</div>
</div>

<span style="display: block; font: italic 1.2em Times New Roman, Times, serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em;  margin: 1em 0 .5em 0;">Alt. Heading</span>

<div style="display: table; margin-bottom: 2em;">
<div style="display: table-row;">
<div style="display: table-cell; padding-right: 1em; font: bold 1.1em Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; letter-spacing: -.05em;">Name</div>
<div style="display: table-cell;">Porcia Catonis filia</div>
</div>

<div style="display: table-row;">
<div style="display: table-cell; padding-right: 1em; font: bold 1.1em Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;  text-align: center;">A.K.A.</div>
<div style="display: table-cell;">Something else</div>
</div>

<div style="display: table-row;">
<div style="display: table-cell; padding-right: 1em; font: bold 1.1em Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;  text-align: center;">Canon</div>
<div style="display: table-cell;">The Late Republic</div>
</div>
</div>

<span style="display: block; font: bold 1.5em Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: .5em;">Heading III;</span>
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</div>

<div style="width: 65%; padding: 1em 0 1em 1em; box-sizing: border-box; float: right;">
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<span style="display: block; font: bold 1.5em Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 1em 0 .5em 0;">Personality;</span>

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<span style="display: block; background: #000; color: #fff; font: bold .8em Helvetica; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; padding: .25em .5em; margin: .5em 0 1em 0;">What a pity it is / That we can die but once to serve our country.</span>
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<span style="display: block; font: italic 1.2em Times New Roman, Times, serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; margin: 1em 0 .5em 0;">Character Background;</span>

Customizing

This profile styling is designed to be pretty flexible. I've coded a lot of sample styles in the document that you can mix and match at leisure.

Heading 1;

<span style="display: block; font: bold 1.5em Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 1em 0 .5em 0;">Heading 1;</span>

Heading II;

<span style="display: block; font: italic 1.2em Times New Roman, Times, serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; margin: 1em 0 .5em 0;">Heading II;</span>

Heading III;

<span style="display: block; background: #000; color: #fff; font: bold .8em Helvetica; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; padding: .25em .5em; margin: .5em 0 1em 0;">Heading III;</span>

Feel free to modify this however you like, and follow me at vigils for more coding.