New Year, New Look

1. Nikki

   14 January, 2007, 1:11 am

   Woohoo! Now, bring on the martini icon. :kiss:

2. jdepp

   14 January, 2007, 1:25 am

   I love the new look! 😛

3. Davezilla

   14 January, 2007, 1:25 am

   Yes, please submit any ideas for icons you want to see. These ones are getting tired. :dead:

4. Jason

   14 January, 2007, 1:47 am

   Simply fantastic!

5. Driver

   14 January, 2007, 1:59 am

   Great new look Dave .

   RE: Sexy English , Cockpit means Pussy , I’m still laughing and Blowing job , I hope she has big lungs cause a breeze is just never enough .

   How about a BEER icon Dave , bottle or mug .

6. cows go moo

   14 January, 2007, 2:33 am

   nice 8)

7. Sallie

   14 January, 2007, 6:23 am

   Very nice… :java:

8. sledge

   14 January, 2007, 8:24 am

   Not bad I would also like a beer icon.Thanks

9. Davezilla

   14 January, 2007, 8:54 am

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   Based on email, it looks like I will be drawing icons for beer, pizza, boxer shorts, PWNED, martinis, thumbs up/down and kittens.

10. Stevie C

    14 January, 2007, 9:04 am

    Hey Dave,

    I like what you’ve done with the place. Mind if a grab a beer and take a look around? :java: (…. ummm, yeah, I’ll be glad when you get your liquor license too)

11. Driver

    14 January, 2007, 10:08 am

    Dave , those are all great icons but if you do kittens dont forget a rabbid or just plain mean DOG mmmkay .

12. RedheadedJewishGirl

    14 January, 2007, 10:45 am

    I liked the old one better, but this sure isn’t bad.
    I like the commenty thing better.
    Also it is still funny.
    Cheers!

13. pablo

    14 January, 2007, 11:01 am

    New look works for me. Can we get a larger font? We old coots misplace our reading glasses quite often.
    Hey, we lost our bold, italic & underline, those were funny right?
    May I suggest a draw your own icon contest Who knows what this bunch will come up with.

14. pablo

    14 January, 2007, 11:02 am

    Hey, there’s a frame around my icon. You do love me!

15. bigboy

    14 January, 2007, 11:22 am

    :wang:

16. Bjorn Freeh

    14 January, 2007, 12:20 pm

    I tell ya, I was framed!

    [Comment ID #83740 will be quoted here]

    We need a geezer icon. You’ve added the larger print (just like Reader’s Digest!) for us, but we need an icon of our own. Maybe something based on William Shattner’s ugly puss?

    I like what you’ve done with the place, Dave.

17. Bigwavdave

    14 January, 2007, 12:23 pm

    Egad – Dave, you know some of us have difficulty accepting change. I’ll have to discuss this with my therapist.

18. Bigwavdave

    14 January, 2007, 12:25 pm

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    Vodka or gin?

19. Pablo

    14 January, 2007, 1:24 pm

    It won’t let me add to the poll. It lets me write it, but not vote for it.

20. Natalie

    14 January, 2007, 2:34 pm

    This layout is great. Nikki rocks.

    A bunny icon would be good, just for extra cuteness.

21. Brewcaster

    14 January, 2007, 2:39 pm

    I feel strange.

22. michel v

    14 January, 2007, 3:46 pm

    I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but I’m disappointed.
    This new layout looks like, what, 20000 other blogs? It does not carry what makes your blog a fun read: FUN. Gray doesn’t make me smile much, and the “Add to” bit reminds me too much of random technical blogs.
    I hope that CrazyHoh’s not done modding this theme, or better yet that you’ll end up with something truly original like your previous incarnations… to bring back the fun!

23. bigboy

    14 January, 2007, 5:26 pm

    :wang: :wang:

24. Meagan

    14 January, 2007, 5:57 pm

    Ya know, for a second there I wasn’t sure where I was. It’s a nice redesign, good layout, though I gotta say it could use a little brightening up in here. How about a nice happy sun icon? 😆

25. Spud

    14 January, 2007, 6:08 pm

    You know, every time you change the look of the site Dave, I don’t like it, I suppose that’s more to do with being comfortable with familiar surrounds more than any asthetic reasons.

    Having said that, after a little while each and every change has grown on me to the point that when it gets tossed out, I feel like I’ve walked into the wrong shop again.

    So, I’ll shut up at this point, allow this new design to wash over over me, absorb the new look an become used to it in good time.

    Signed

    The Old Fart.

    P.S. – Beer icon is good, a Jack Daniels Icon would be great and a free carton of Jack Daniels sent to every Davezilla reader who would like one would be terrific!

    :geek:

26. Flash Gordon

    14 January, 2007, 6:11 pm

    I found three Alabamans who could read and they
    approve the new look. I’m reserving judgment. 🙄 😈 👿 :kiss: :wtf:

27. Spud

    14 January, 2007, 6:21 pm

    In regards to the FedEx topic, FedUp would be a better moniker. Fear rules Fear.

28. Driver

    14 January, 2007, 6:28 pm

    Dave , whats up with the poll , I cant post on it either ?

    Hay Dave maybe a little color to the background what do ya think ?

29. Amber

    14 January, 2007, 7:11 pm

    love the new layout but it looks a tad sterile could use a little color 8)

30. Cara

    14 January, 2007, 7:38 pm

    Love the new look

31. Gladia

    14 January, 2007, 8:06 pm

    Hey Dave.
    I had to stop and check the address twice when I logged on, but it looks good!!! I agree it could use some color though. on the subject of icons, how about a cheese burger, and a slice of cherry cheesecake????

32. Davezilla

    14 January, 2007, 9:19 pm

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    Nope, we’re still tweaking things. Among them, color and the header. I will also be replacing the giant RSS icon with a random image. 😈

33. Spud

    14 January, 2007, 9:25 pm

    I think I should add that my comments are from an asthetic point of view, and not from a functional viewpoint.

    Knowing that the colour will change gives me hope and also that the header will change as well.

    But, to what?

    The suspense will be too much I fear, perhaps incorporating the old Zilla beastie?

    Things change so fast in design and coding practice, I mean, I still like HTML.

    😀

34. cronewynd

    14 January, 2007, 9:31 pm

    Hmmm….. I updated my blog, too… I think grey is the new color…

35. Davezilla

    14 January, 2007, 9:40 pm

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    Well, you know, I do usability testing for a living. I would rather have, as michel v said, “‘ooks like, what, 20000 other blogs” but is highly functional, than a clever design that gives certain readers issues. I have 16 visually impaired readers (that I know of) and I often make design compromised to ensure they can be read to.

    Yes, Spud. The Zilla dragon will return and CrazyHoh has some ideas cooking for the header.

36. Penguin Pete

    14 January, 2007, 9:59 pm

    Hmmm, kind of a shock at first. But not bad. Doesn’t it look too… serious, even ‘corporate’, for your content? I’d definitely expect something edgier. This looks like you’re trying to attract investors.

    The w3.org validator reports errors(28), but mostly they seem to be waterfalling off of a youtube link. Don’t you hate it when you have a perfect page and one bad URL throws a monkey wrench in it?

    Of course, I’m the last one to criticize function over form. In re-doing my site, I made it standards-compliant, fast-loading, cross-browser/system compatible, and ugly as a herpes-infected hyena’s ass. I love it! Studies have shown recently that ugly sites actually get more repeat traffic – because they stick in your mind!

    By the way, while we’re all admiring our framed icons… any way to get an icon *without* being a WordPress member?

37. Davezilla

    14 January, 2007, 10:20 pm

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    No, I don’t care. The site is still standards compliant. The only people who care about every part of their site validating every time are bored developers with no dates. Who are they trying to impress? The site will still be functional, right? The day I worry about an un-encoded ampersand, is the day I retire.

    No, you must sign up to have an icon. I don’t use the info. It just sits in your profile page that I have no access to. Sorry, that’s pretty standard.

38. cbatdux

    14 January, 2007, 10:57 pm

    I want to see my frame.

39. Penguin Pete

    15 January, 2007, 2:00 am

    *shrug* But I’m the Linux geek, I’m *supposed* to be the hopeless wonk!

40. Mitch

    15 January, 2007, 5:02 pm

    For those of us who are not WordPress literate…

    How would we get a WordPress account? Does it cost money? I’d sign up for something trivial to gain an Icon, but I also don’t want to be a drag on anyone else’s (or my own) systems.
    Let alone my Wallet.

    I like the site, looks good.

    Oh…And on the “Booze” icons….Don’t make a Jack, make a Jim Beam!

41. Mitch

    15 January, 2007, 5:04 pm

    Oh…and Please make user’s who have websites accessed through clicking on their names in a unique color.

    I never would have gotten some Wonderful soap if that was not the case before.

42. Spud

    15 January, 2007, 5:24 pm

    Just register and sign up Mitch, it’s a free and relatively painless and easy step by step procedure, and then upload a picture of your choice.

43. Timm

    16 January, 2007, 2:33 am

    Testing, Testing, Am I on? Sometimes with Webtv (Msntv) if a site changes I get a panel that tells me I’m screwed because Webtv is too outdated to use the site. The Webtv people even told me it’s old technology and they are not going to improve it. I’m pretty sure Microsoft wants to discontinue Webtv.
    Webtv on the information superhighway is like trying to drive a Model-T Ford on a real highway.

44. Mitch

    16 January, 2007, 10:23 am

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    Thanks Spud. I went to wordpress.com first, and didn’t see Dave’s local “Register” link.

    Thanks for the Shove! This is Fancy!

45. Mandy

    16 January, 2007, 11:35 am

    Ooh, pretty! Er, sorry, what a manly design, Mr. Zilla. :kiss:

46. Lisa

    17 January, 2007, 2:45 pm

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    What about a rabid dog with a martini glass?

47. Lisa

    17 January, 2007, 2:47 pm

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    *blush* Thanks!

    Glad you liked the soap, Mitch. Always great to get feedback. 😆

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