Welcome Back
Notice anything different?
I’ve been working behind the scenes for the last several weeks to completely redesign the Abominable site. It’s streamlined, allows for easier navigation and quick access to comments and, coolest of all (at least to me) it’s searchable! I’ve tagged a bunch of the strips and I’ll be finished with the rest of them soon, so if you’re looking for a specific story or a particular character, they’re only a keyword search away.
I’ve also added a new sidebar on the left which I’ll use to feature Abominable items in the store.
Speaking of which… we’ve also constructed a new, unified storefront for the TX crew. All of our shirts, prints and assorted merchandise will be there for you to browse, and it’ll grow rapidly as we populate it with everyone’s stuff. This is particularly exciting for all of us because it’s the first real step in moving our careers into the world of webcomics and the characters we love. Reducing reliance on mainstream publishers and work-for-hire means we can devote more time to bringing you regular, frequent updates, and we’re extremely grateful for your support.
I’ve already done a new print to commemorate the event!
So, welcome back. It’s going to be an exciting year.
-karl
February 24th, 2010 at 9:20 am
I love whatever you did. Before, this site was blocked at work. Now it lets me in. WOOHOO!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Ah, WordPress. Got to love it.
February 24th, 2010 at 9:27 am
bravo!
February 24th, 2010 at 9:39 am
looks great! nicely done…
February 24th, 2010 at 10:05 am
I’m interested in the ‘A Far, Far Better Thing’ Limited Print, but none of the previews actually shows the detail of the print
February 24th, 2010 at 10:20 am
very nice redesign. great job!
February 24th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Hi Bryan. Would it help if I told you it was really, really nice? ;)
Seriously, though, what kind of details would you like? I took a few photos of the print, but I can try to snap some closer shots of the paper and print texture if it helps.
February 24th, 2010 at 10:50 am
Oh god, Karl, this is BRILLIANT! I absolutely love the redesign! Wow! And today’s comic? *clappy hands*
February 24th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Love the new design. I hope you put up more items in the gift shop. Perhaps a shirt with just Townsen and/or Christopher? :D
February 24th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
The new icon with CCs head is pretty sweet.
February 25th, 2010 at 3:02 am
Love the new site, great layout and design. The new print is also beautiful.
February 25th, 2010 at 10:41 am
It’s very beautiful Karl. The color scheme is wonderful. I never thought brown could be so striking. Too bad I’m not hosting my own site. I would LOVE this template for my blog, (replacing ACC with my pictures of course:) Have been addicted to ACC from day one. Thanks!
February 25th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
As a student web designer, I give this site my own A approval! GREAT JOB. :3 I love it! Much better than the old version.
^_^ And I love the characters marching down at the bottom of the template. SO CUUUUUUTE!!
February 25th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
I’m just excited to have a bookmark icon! I really like the redesign. Thumbs up!
February 26th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Thanks, everyone!
I secretly love building web sites – it’s kind of a design hobby of mine.
I should mention that the site was built on Tyler Martin’s awesome Comicpress theme and borrows heavily from his design of PvP, which is, in my opinion, one of the most efficient and elegant webcomic site designs out there.
So, thanks to those guys!