The Technodrome's Fifth Anniversary and New Site Design!

**Krang** · 10-31-2004, 06:45 PM

On this day in 1999, Shredder and I officially opened The Technodrome on FreeServers under the name "Krang and Shredder's Page," which means that today is not only Halloween, it's also The Technodrome's fifth anniversary! As usual, we have some updates to celebrate it.

First (and most noticeable) is a long overdue redesign! The site had been using the same design (with some minor modifications here and there) ever since we moved to TheTechnodrome.com in September 2000, and the coding and graphics were so outdated that it was beginning to bother me...

I had begun to plan a redesign in mid-2002 (which was never completed), but recently I had some ideas that I was able to use in order to put together a new design in time for the anniversary. A few new features have been added, and most of what was on the previous home page is still there (although alot of it has been moved around), but some less useful items were removed completely (like "Today's Date" and the now useless HitBox). Also, as you have probably noticed, the only page that has been redesigned so far is the main page, but eventually all the other pages will be converted over to the new design as well. Well, I hope you enjoy the new design, and feel free to let me know what you think on the forums or through email.

Also, the forums are now back up in a limited state. You can now read all the previous threads, but posting and registration are still disabled for now.

One more thing is that I also added a new poll! This new poll asks for your opinion on the new design as compared to the old one. Feel free to vote in the column to the right. As for the previous poll, 1552 of you (44%) voted Dimension X as your favorite location that the Technodrome was stuck in. The earth's core/underground came in a close second with 1338 votes (38%), and the bottom of the ocean came in third with 400 votes (11%). For the full results of this poll and all other previous polls, visit the Previous Polls page under Information.

**GK Punk** · 10-31-2004, 10:45 PM

This site design is too sexy.

愛 · 10-31-2004, 10:46 PM

I also agree with Alison Chains. The site design fits very well with the site. It's well-structured, the color goes really well, and everything falls into place nicely. A great change to a well-designed website. Great job, Krang.

**Machias Banshee** · 10-31-2004, 10:48 PM

Its a beautiful design, Krang.

The layout, just like PCF... which I always admired.
The Colors, Duke the colors!!! excellent use of blue... such a neat lil design with the title bands...

Its just all so... so...
professional..!

I love it.

(now we just need the mango emoticon...

*hides)

**Jo Dawn** · 10-31-2004, 10:52 PM

Love it, Krang.

...If you couldn't tell from me by now, lol.

**GK Punk** · 10-31-2004, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machias Banshee

Its a beautiful design, Krang.

The layout, just like PCF... which I always admired.
The Colors, Duke the colors!!! excellent use of blue... such a neat lil design with the title bands...

Its just all so... so...
professional..!

I love it.

(now we just need the mango emoticon...

*hides)

Yeah Krang you should swipe that from SK forums and add it here. Kameko already said its ok

Peanut · 10-31-2004, 10:53 PM

I love the site design. It's just so slick.

**Machias Banshee** · 10-31-2004, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Yeah Krang you should swipe that from SK forums and add it here. Kameko already said its ok

ohh... what an event...! Not only do you get a new layout for the anniversary... you get a Mango for an Anniversary present!!

*plunks down a mango with a candle*

I love this forum...

*KROW* · 10-31-2004, 11:18 PM

This is really great news. I am very pleased. I hope it lasts this time.

I promise I'll behave, too.

Thanks, Krang. Thank you very much.

((Yellow font is back....heh heh heh.....sorry. *ahem*))

NeoBix · 10-31-2004, 11:39 PM

Sweeeeet!! I like it!!

**Krang** · 11-01-2004, 12:14 AM

Thanks for the comments so far, everyone! Glad to hear you like the new design.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machias Banshee

(now we just need the mango emoticon...

*hides)

Here it is:

BTW, a note to our news posters: Please PM me with a 30x54 icon (or a description of one) that can be used as your news avatar.

Orochi Chimera · 11-01-2004, 01:06 AM

I was really used to the old design but this new design is welcomed change. It does look really slick.

11-01-2004, 03:17 AM

*gasp!* It's beautiful, Krang! I like it alot!

Aww...you're a sweet dear to re-open the forums. Here, have a mango.

((*giggle* Yay! A mango emoticon! I love it!

Heh, maybe a pocky emoticon would be cool too

))

*Anarky* · 11-01-2004, 04:28 AM

And I'm a mod. That's more news.

And Thank you so much for bringing my online home back up.

*Dr. Doom* · 11-01-2004, 05:31 AM

Jesus christ, everyones av's and sigs are all weird and outdated...

Man...I haven't been here in a while...

Glad to see things are pickin' back up 'round here. I like the redesign as well.

*Mecha Cow* · 11-01-2004, 06:19 AM

Not saying the old one was bad, but I like this one much better. Nice work.

**Barkworm** · 11-01-2004, 06:58 AM

I like the new design! It's also cool to see some news about this place.

*Kid Icarus* · 11-01-2004, 07:59 AM

I like the new design... It'll have to grow on me a bit more. Like Machias said, it just looks so professional.

Demented Utrom · 11-01-2004, 08:39 AM

It looks like it did before to me.

*Anarky* · 11-01-2004, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shredder utrom

It looks like it did before to me.

you talking about the page or the forums?

10-31-2004, 06:45 PM	#1
Krang Admin and Sega Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dimension X Posts: 3,753	The Technodrome's Fifth Anniversary and New Site Design! On this day in 1999, Shredder and I officially opened The Technodrome on FreeServers under the name "Krang and Shredder's Page," which means that today is not only Halloween, it's also The Technodrome's fifth anniversary! As usual, we have some updates to celebrate it. First (and most noticeable) is a long overdue redesign! The site had been using the same design (with some minor modifications here and there) ever since we moved to TheTechnodrome.com in September 2000, and the coding and graphics were so outdated that it was beginning to bother me... I had begun to plan a redesign in mid-2002 (which was never completed), but recently I had some ideas that I was able to use in order to put together a new design in time for the anniversary. A few new features have been added, and most of what was on the previous home page is still there (although alot of it has been moved around), but some less useful items were removed completely (like "Today's Date" and the now useless HitBox). Also, as you have probably noticed, the only page that has been redesigned so far is the main page, but eventually all the other pages will be converted over to the new design as well. Well, I hope you enjoy the new design, and feel free to let me know what you think on the forums or through email. Also, the forums are now back up in a limited state. You can now read all the previous threads, but posting and registration are still disabled for now. One more thing is that I also added a new poll! This new poll asks for your opinion on the new design as compared to the old one. Feel free to vote in the column to the right. As for the previous poll, 1552 of you (44%) voted Dimension X as your favorite location that the Technodrome was stuck in. The earth's core/underground came in a close second with 1338 votes (38%), and the bottom of the ocean came in third with 400 votes (11%). For the full results of this poll and all other previous polls, visit the Previous Polls page under Information. __________________ "My motherboard's microchips are chomping at the... 'bit'. A little computer humor." --Krang, Welcome Back, Polarisoids

10-31-2004, 10:52 PM	#5
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Love it, Krang. ...If you couldn't tell from me by now, lol. __________________

10-31-2004, 11:18 PM	#9
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,418	This is really great news. I am very pleased. I hope it lasts this time. I promise I'll behave, too. Thanks, Krang. Thank you very much. ((Yellow font is back....heh heh heh.....sorry. ahem)) __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

10-31-2004, 11:39 PM	#10
NeoBix Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Smacking Hamato Inya with nunchucks. Posts: 736	Sweeeeet!! I like it!! __________________ "Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative." —Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) from the movie "Scream"

11-01-2004, 01:06 AM	#12
Orochi Chimera Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,289	I was really used to the old design but this new design is welcomed change. It does look really slick. __________________

10-31-2004, 10:45 PM	#2
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,437	This site design is too sexy.

10-31-2004, 10:46 PM	#3
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I also agree with Alison Chains. The site design fits very well with the site. It's well-structured, the color goes really well, and everything falls into place nicely. A great change to a well-designed website. Great job, Krang.

10-31-2004, 10:48 PM	#4
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Its a beautiful design, Krang. The layout, just like PCF... which I always admired. The Colors, Duke the colors!!! excellent use of blue... such a neat lil design with the title bands... Its just all so... so... professional..! I love it. (now we just need the mango emoticon... *hides)

10-31-2004, 10:53 PM	#7
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I love the site design. It's just so slick.

11-01-2004, 03:17 AM	#13
Ryona Guest Posts: n/a	gasp! It's beautiful, Krang! I like it alot! Aww...you're a sweet dear to re-open the forums. Here, have a mango. ((giggle Yay! A mango emoticon! I love it! Heh, maybe a pocky emoticon would be cool too ))

11-01-2004, 04:28 AM	#14
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	And I'm a mod. That's more news. And Thank you so much for bringing my online home back up. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

11-01-2004, 05:31 AM	#15
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	Jesus christ, everyones av's and sigs are all weird and outdated... Man...I haven't been here in a while... Glad to see things are pickin' back up 'round here. I like the redesign as well. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

11-01-2004, 06:19 AM	#16
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Not saying the old one was bad, but I like this one much better. Nice work.

11-01-2004, 06:58 AM	#17
Barkworm Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,797	I like the new design! It's also cool to see some news about this place.

11-01-2004, 07:59 AM	#18
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	I like the new design... It'll have to grow on me a bit more. Like Machias said, it just looks so professional.

11-01-2004, 08:39 AM	#19
Demented Utrom Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 474	It looks like it did before to me.