A while back I mentioned that the much delayed redesign at Wizbang is back on track thanks to Sadie and Phin at Apothegm Designs. We're still hard at work on the new layouts, but I did want to give you a draft preview of a portion of the new header.
One of the goals is to move content up the page and better utilize space, while retaining a unique and stylish look. I think we're well on on our way toward that goal.
More updates soon...
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I like it professional and ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by LifeTrek | July 1, 2006 2:50 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I like it professional and sharp, but please capitalize the W. I hate it when someone goes all out to be professional but fail to follow one simple rule that helps bring respect to a brand.
DKK
1. Posted by LifeTrek | July 1, 2006 2:50 AM |
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2. Posted by RickH | July 1, 2006 3:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I like the look as well, although when looking at it for too long one can see the muslim crescent and star, but that is probably because I have been reading about the way they are trying to "honor" the victims of the Pennsylvania flight and also because I look at everything way too closely.
2. Posted by RickH | July 1, 2006 3:20 AM |
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3. Posted by Kevin M. | July 1, 2006 5:27 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Please put the bang back on the logo. Something about that '!' makes me laugh, like it's making the 'bang' louder or something :). Other than that, it's very nice!
Ooh, also, dot the I with that lit fuse. That would look cool. And try to work in a picture of Bucky Katt from that 'Get Fuzzy' comic strip. He tests well on the east coast.
And it never hurts to add a little Homer Simpson. Here, I did it for you. Feel free to use it if you want.
3. Posted by Kevin M. | July 1, 2006 5:27 AM |
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Posted on July 1, 2006 05:27
4. Posted by snurfle | July 1, 2006 5:40 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
... And what are you going to replace the pink-bikini girl with?
4. Posted by snurfle | July 1, 2006 5:40 AM |
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Posted on July 1, 2006 05:40
5. Posted by Henry | July 1, 2006 5:43 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
throwing in bucky from "get fuzzy" was pure and utter genius Kevin M.
5. Posted by Henry | July 1, 2006 5:43 AM |
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6. Posted by Hershey | July 1, 2006 5:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kevin M I dig your design minus the cartoons. I like the dotted I with the "bang" as some have called it. I would also say Wizbang not wizbang.
6. Posted by Hershey | July 1, 2006 5:52 AM |
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7. Posted by Candy | July 1, 2006 6:04 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kevin, after being a parent for almost 20 years and doing web design for about two years, as well as a host of other things in life, I know this: if you ask ten people their opinion on something like this, you'll get ten answers. I shudder to think how many opinions you'll get here, and there is NO pleasing us all!
(My two cents worth is that I LOVE it, and I love the small "w". It looks great. But do whatever YOU like - it's YOUR blog.)
7. Posted by Candy | July 1, 2006 6:04 AM |
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Posted on July 1, 2006 06:04
8. Posted by Kevin M. | July 1, 2006 6:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I was just kidding of course. I had a bucky katt all chopped out of the cartoon and needed a picture to put him in is all :)
Even without a giant homer head, Mr. Aylward's pic is very nice.
8. Posted by Kevin M. | July 1, 2006 6:20 AM |
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Posted on July 1, 2006 06:20
9. Posted by Cindermutha | July 1, 2006 9:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I like it. Nice and neat.
9. Posted by Cindermutha | July 1, 2006 9:03 AM |
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10. Posted by Oyster | July 1, 2006 10:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I always wondered what that thing was around the "W" in your logo. Doh...
10. Posted by Oyster | July 1, 2006 10:46 AM |
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Posted on July 1, 2006 10:46
11. Posted by TC@LeatherPenguin | July 1, 2006 11:43 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Very cool, though I'd cap the "W", add a degrading, shaded colorfill inside the bomb, and pick a different font.
Other than that? Golf claps!
11. Posted by TC@LeatherPenguin | July 1, 2006 11:43 AM |
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Posted on July 1, 2006 11:43
12. Posted by Jay Tea | July 2, 2006 6:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Needs more cowbell.
J.
12. Posted by Jay Tea | July 2, 2006 6:17 AM |
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13. Posted by TC@LeatherPenguin | July 2, 2006 6:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Tea wins the thread.
13. Posted by TC@LeatherPenguin | July 2, 2006 6:42 AM |
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Posted on July 2, 2006 06:42
14. Posted by Tom Blogical | July 2, 2006 8:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jay Tea, thanks for making me spit coffee all over my screen!
I gotta fever! A fever for more cowbell!
Kevin, it looks great, as a daily reader I'm looking forward to the new design.
14. Posted by Tom Blogical | July 2, 2006 8:51 AM |
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Posted on July 2, 2006 08:51
15. Posted by Tom Blogical | July 2, 2006 8:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
...not that there was anything wrong with the old design...
15. Posted by Tom Blogical | July 2, 2006 8:52 AM |
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Posted on July 2, 2006 08:52
16. Posted by Lee | July 3, 2006 1:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Looks nice Kevin.
16. Posted by Lee | July 3, 2006 1:04 PM |
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Posted on July 3, 2006 13:04
17. Posted by TC@LeatherPenguin | July 3, 2006 1:24 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I look at this RSS feed and my eyeballs practically weep scream "Christopher FARKING Walken."
17. Posted by TC@LeatherPenguin | July 3, 2006 1:24 PM |
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Posted on July 3, 2006 13:24
18. Posted by Peter F. | July 3, 2006 5:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
New tagline to replace "Explosively Unique": "Blood for Odin!"
18. Posted by Peter F. | July 3, 2006 5:28 PM |
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Posted on July 3, 2006 17:28