Website re-designed and re-launched
Posted on Jun 27, 2010

Thumb and Hammer has officially been relaunched with a new design and new features:


New colours: The earth tones are gone, replaced with teals, blues and greens for a cleaner look.
New sidebar menu: You are one click away from any topic on the website no matter where you are on the site.
Better navigation: Multiple page articles now have a pagination menu, so you always know where you are.
More white space: The website should be easier to read.
Photos rescanned: The old 35mm pictures have all been rescanned at higher resolution.
New Mascot: The new Thumb and Hammer DIY guy featured in the logo was created specifically for this website.
Pages re-written: Every page on the website was reviewed and revised. Content has been expanded or condensed where necessary to provide more clarity. In addition, all my code is standards compliant.
New content: The attic renovation is now complete, as well as an expanded section on structural issues. New articles appear in "Real Estate" More content will be added in the near future.
No more strobe effect: After careful consideration, I have decided to go back to the old-school way of displaying full size pictures. This means that when you click on a thumbnail, the picture will display on its own page. I was previously using Thickbox, which caused the screen to go dark while the picture was displayed over the content. This effect seems to annoy a lot of people, which is why I have chosen to discontinue it.


Comments are welcome. I would especially appreciate any reports of errors, dead links and any other problems.