HissTank.com has relaunched with a revamped look and some new features! This is our 5th refresh and our 9th year in action. Our last one was in 2011, so it was about time. Check it all out below, and make sure to sound off on the forums.
Overall
New Look & Logo
Mobile Friendly(er)
Unified drop down menus going to all the new areas and features
Recent threads now on forum in sidebar
Sidebar wraps around when screen is small, no stretching
Front Page / News
New System
Intro block with featured stories
Larger “splash” images on key stories
Categorization by character and company, when relevant (still working on back stories)
Social sharing icons on all stories
Updated categories
Database
New System
50th Anniversary updates
Club and FSS sections started (still under construction)
Forum
Images show full size in threads, without stretching
Other than the new colors, some slight structural changes, and the logo there isn’t much new. Most folks will be able to carry on as usual. However, this is phase one of a longer term plan. Eventually, we will be adding in new functionality to the Database, and making our Vintage sections live. We will also be upgrading the forums to newer technology, giving us all better features for day to day flow on the forums, as well as full mobile support. But those will be later down the road. For now, enjoy the new digs, and let us know if you have any problems or just think it sucks (or, hey, is good) on the forums.
New ish. Round up of what other than the skin, in a bit. Carry on.
Word! BOOM
Almost 9 years we have been doing this...... Toy Fair 2015 = Birthday
My 2Cents for what its worth
Good:
1) Modern, Cleaner look
2) Better top banner
Bad:
1) Significantly smaller/harder to read font
2) Worse colour contrast (my eyes hurt already)
3) Having to dig down the right side of the page past sponsors to find recent threads
4) Less Intuitive navigation menu
5) The cycling news stories on the main page takes longer to load than the old version
6) More narrow area for actual forum posts making each post longer than need be.
The links to threads on the home page aren't working.
Just my opinion, I'm not liking this. Yes, only because it's new and I'm use to the old format. It just looks kind of weird.
Does the homepage look like mobile on desktop? I never liked the mobile look on my 'smart' devices.
Time will tell. I'm never a fan of change, but I don't think that's healthy. lol
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