I went through many website mock-ups and revisions to get to this new-fangled site and as time went on it got harder and harder to do so because we kept adding more content that had to be organized. So when I set out to design and program this new Dewoh site, I wanted something modern (I used to code with tables, now I would beat myself up for being so lame) but at the same time I didn’t want to forget where it came from. To do this, I went back and looked at some previous versions.
This is the first website mock-up I could find.
As you can tell, we’ve come a long way. You can see that I didn’t have a logo yet (just that horrible Arial Rounded font) and I definitely
had the green thing down. You can also see the tabs making their first appearance. Can I just say YUCK!
Version 1.0 of Dewoh.com
This is what the home page looked like when we launched. I learned how to make super fat logos, to put the navigation and on the wrong side, and how to make a gradient. Yay, me!
Dewoh.com when we went on hiatus in 2008.
This is what we looked like when we pulled the plug for the first time. We had added fancy forums and an iPhone version, but the navigation was still horrible. That top-hat-Dewoh-logo-man that Colby whipped up is probably the greatest thing ever, though.
First "Dewoh 2.0" mock-up
When I first started coding a new Dewoh, I started in a crazy-different direction. It was really media rich (with a video player right on the front page!) and really limited the green. I like the design idea itself… but it just wasn’t right for Dewoh. For one thing, we didn’t have enough video to actually make that player interesting, and I wanted to focus on shows individually more than I wanted to focus on the network as a whole.
Dewoh.com right before re-launch
Which brings us to the new site. I think it’s a great blend of Dewoh’s legacy and where we want to go. I’m sure I missed some things and made some typos on these 700+ plus pages that I wrote by hand, so if you find any send me a nice little note so I can get it fixed.
I have tons of plans for the site to enhance it and improve it. I’ll be rolling those out over time. The site will be forever improving, and I hope you guys will tell me if you see anything that should be fixed or should be improved.
I’m so excited to finally re-launch. I really hope you guys love all the new content and that you keep coming back for everything new that we add. You’ve probably noticed that some pages are coming soon. I didn’t want to put up anything that was not better than it was originally, so I just left some stuff off. I’ll talk more about that later.
Thanks for sticking around!
