Lookit that, almost missed A Dribble of Ink‘s fifth birthday. Silly me.
It looked a little something like this:
So, some cake to celebrate:
Thanks, to everyone who reads, contributes to or supports A Dribble of Ink. There might only be one name in the URL, but, by golly, this is a joint effort all around.
Cheers.
So, my new official bio:
Aidan Moher, erstwhile and infrequent contributor to the Hugo Award Nominated SF Signal, editor of A Dribble of Ink.
Thoughts?
Welcome to the new version of A Dribble of Ink!
As you’ve likely noticed (and if you haven’t, refresh your browser!), A Dribble of Ink has a whole new look. I felt that the previous design (which had been around, in some form or another, since the start of the blog four-and-a-half years ago) was starting to look a little long in the tooth; so, it was time to re-launch A Dribble of Ink with a whole new look, an early celebration of its fifth birthday.
I coded the template myself from scratch using HTML5 and CSS3, which has a lot of benefits for you guys, my readers. It’s a heck of a lot faster (this template is 50% the size of the previous template and relies on far fewer image files), it’s easier for search engines to find content (semantic coding and streamlined structure), and, overall, the design and ‘look’ of the site is simpler and cleaner, allowing the content itself to shine.
If you want to experience all the new fun stuff, and have A Dribble of Ink look its best, make sure you’re using a modern browser like Chrome or Firefox. It’ll work just fine in Internet Explorer, but Microsoft are a little behind the curve in integrating the new HTML5 and CSS3 features.
In addition to this, I’ve switched away from my previous webhost (GoDaddy *shudder*) to a new host that is more friendly with WordPress, meaning general performance of A Dribble of Ink should improve immensely. I was aware of the lagginess and slow load-times of the site in recent months and have worked hard to fix this.
Feel free (and encouraged) to leave your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section here. I hope you like the new design!
Hello, everyone!
As you might have noticed, one of several new changes/additions to A Dribble of Ink (can you spot the others?) is the addition of a new Facebook badge on the sidebar. I’ve long neglected starting a Facebook page for A Dribble of Ink in fear of cannibalizing my audience and spreading them too thinly across several platforms. But, In the past several months I’ve spent a lot of time with social networking and very much appreciate its ability to help me improve my current audience’s experience and appeal to a new audience who doesn’t yet read the blog.
So, if you enjoy A Dribble of Ink (which I assume you do, given that you’re reading this) please us on Facebook. If you’re really kind, share the page on your Facebook profile/twitter and spread the love to your friends and family.
Even if you’re not on Facebook, you can still access the A Dribble of Ink page or subscribe to it via RSS. So, you have no excuse not to join in the fun!
