Website Redesign V.2
Howdy all!
Welcome to the new site! I’ve been busy the past few months and haven’t had time to do much beyond work and, well, work. Got married too! So there’s been a lot goin’ on over here.
Just wanted to let you know that we’re still going to tweak a few things on the site but for the most part, this is what she’s gonna look like for the foreseeable future. Let me know what you guys think!
Congrats to you and Mrs. Bug!
Thanks!
Disappointing to see one of my favorite webcomics go the other direction in terms of responsiveness. The comic is nearly unreadable on this site on my current laptop (work, Macbook Pro), which is a fairly average-sized screen dimension. Hoping for future updates to alter this, keep up the great work on the comic!
Sorry to hear that. Is it just my comic that is unreadable or does that include the blog posts?
I think it would be. Resize your browser and the blog posts (and comics) start to get cut off, not to mention all those links in the header. You can still scroll to the right, but that’s not ideal.
You can have this layout (which is nice!) and also have another layout (or two) that only show on smaller screen sizes. Maybe the random and follow buttons shrink and pop to the top of the middle column. And the top header /really/ needs to be able to shrink or wrap lines or something.
I read this site mainly on my Android phone which is about 4-5″ (it’s one of the smaller ones) and I see about the same layout as with the old design. Yes, I have to zoom in, but doing so doesn’t shove any elements around. It works just like the old design did.
Adam,
The top tab font is rather “comic sans ms” like, and I don’t really think it fits with the styling of the fonts you use throughout the rest of the site. I suggest changing that tab font to some less curvy/bubbley. I think it would be a significant visual improvement. Otherwise I like the changes you’ve made, although I must admit I always was a fan of the simplicity and the old sites design. Reminded of unchanging practical styles like Craigslist or Reddit. Anyway, great comics, keep it up!
Thanks! I actually think this site is has more simplicity than the previous one. But I get it. Everyone gets used to the original style of things.
I like it! Much cleaner, easier to follow. I like the custom font on the menus. Very friendly.
Awesome! Glad you’re digging it!
Everything is so big!
Is that a bad thing?
Yes! It makes it very difficult to work with the website on small screens, or with a window that isn’t maximized for multitasking. Basically anyone who views the new website in a browser window under ~1300px wide has buttons and content going off the side of the screen.
The only thing you gotta promise is to bring back random strip.
On an unrelated note, random strip sounds like a fun poker variation.
Check the left side bar.
Congratulations on getting married! Did I miss a bug wedding planning week? If not, you should do one.
Don’t tempt me.
I second that!
Too wide for my vertical screen. Are both the left and the right mostly empty spaces needed?, especially since the right one points to Twitter, same as the first icon in the bottom.
I’m guessing it’ll be the same (horizontal scroll bar) on mobile devices as well. Other than that, very pleasant.
A minor suggestion: bugify social media icons. 🙂
Sorry about that. It’s sounding like it looks different for a lot of people depending on their monitors. I don’t see the empty spaces on my end. And yes, bugifying social media icons is a change I plan down the road.
Congratulations on your wediing!
Thanks!
I think it looks nice, but my favorite thing was being able to just navigate with the arrow keys. Great for binging. And congrats from a years-long lurker, I appreciate your work and have for more than five years now.
Thanks, man!
I hate change but love the Bug.
The big red button that says ‘Buy the comic’ is extremely distracting to me to the point that I have to do something to not see it anymore. This is not relaxed viewing at all :-(.
I agree with Arlette. I can live with the once-a-week “support me” pitch on Sundays, but the incessant “Buy…!” placed like a caption under the comic is even worse than third-party advertising.
PS – Congratulations on getting married!
I think people would like to see the comment font be bigger.