A Cartoon Make Over - Cartoon Brew now better than ever
Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi have revamped Cartoon Brew. When I heard that changes were coming, I was afraid of the worst, but the new site looks and works great.
via Cartoon Brew:
It’s been a long time coming and here finally is the new Cartoon Brew.
Cartoon Brew launched in March 2004 and in the nearly three years that it’s been up, we’d never bothered to redesign the blog. When we finally decided to update the look, we not only wanted to make it more elegant and easier to look at (fixed column widths anybody), but also to add functionality that had been missing from the original design. To that extent, we’ve added post categories, individual page entries, article search/sharing capabilities, better organized monthly archives, and yessirree, the oft-requested ability for user comments.
None of this would have been possible without our incredible designers (Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman and Matt Lamothe) at Also Design. We’ve been working with Also on another big project as well so stay tuned. These guys can do it all whether it’s web design, graphic design, Flash or anything else you can imagine, and both of us Brewmasters are thrilled with what they’ve been able to do for us.
While not all cartoon makeovers are welcomed by the animation community, the new comments section on the Cartoon Brew website is a great addition. It’s nice to have a forum with which to turn “hey look at this” type posts into real discussions on animation. This is something that Channel Frederator has had for a while, and it’s nice to see that feature elsewhere.
Be sure to check out Cartoon Brew daily for the latest on all things animation… after you stop here of course.
![Indy Mogul (alt) poster [comp]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/3027776092_f8c8836fc0.jpg)
![Threadbanger poster [comp]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/3027662798_915b90d3fb.jpg)
![Next New Networks INKY poster [comp]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2878798303_57ff8570d3.jpg)
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On February 14th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Thanks for the nod, Floyd! We’re really excited about the changes to the Brew and even more excited that readers are enjoying the new look. With the changes to the site, I think it’s going to be even more fun doing the Brew now.
On February 14th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Yes, thank you Floyd (and Fred) for all your support.
But could you please find a better picture of me?
On February 14th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Jerry, Amid, you guys are the greatest. (JB, send us a picture you like, we’ll put it in the database!)
On February 14th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Behold the power of Google image search…
On February 14th, 2007 at 12:00 am
OK… I switched the image. Let me know if you want something else.
On February 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Thank you. That’s a better picture of me (hey, I’m sensitive!)