If you’re reading this on claritycomic.com, you’ve already seen that I just finished up a redesign of the entire site — phase 1 of a multi-phase revamping of the online presence of “A Moment of Clarity.”

The original design was not built at all for hosting a Webcomic.  The header was much too large, and forced readers to scroll down very far to read through a sequential series of comics.  The right-hand nav (which really should have been left-hand nav to better accommodate the way people naturaly scan a page) was cluttered.  The color scheme was bad.  But, what can I say, it was a quick’n'dirty conversion from an old custom PHP site to ComicPress.

Now, I’ve taken the time to properly redesign the site, incorporating the following design goals in this prioritized order (told you The Prioritizer would be soon used again!):

1. Show the Comic Title
2. Show the Comic Itself
3. Show ComicPress Manager
4. Show the Production Blog
5. Highlight & make easily accessible Convention Appearances
6. Describe the Characters (in progress)
7. Highlight the Online Store
8. Give information about the author (in progress)
9. Give links to other sites

This new design, based upon ComicPress 2.5, incorporates a large number of design, structural, and informational changes. There’s still a lot of information, graphical elements, and sections that I want to add, but that’s the great thing about the Web — I can do that whenever I feel like doing it. 

Additionally, a new feature, the Events Calendar, is in the left sidebar.  Instead of the unwieldy Conventions & Signings page, I’ve decided instead to publish an iCal-compatible calendar through WordPress.  That way, you can not only see the events here, but you can subscribe to the calendar in Google Calendar, iCal, Lightning, or KOrganizer.

If you have comments on the design or the new features, feel free to leave them below.

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