Wow, five years. I hadn't redesigned the main Thomz website in five years. In art terms, that's an eternity. So, I figured it was time to slap on a fresh coat of paint.
The first thing you might notice is that the site is much more blog-driven. I use the great WordPress engine to run my main weblog, and I've folded some of that in. So, when I post something on my blog that has to do with my caricature work, that post will appear on my caricature page on the main site, too. It'll serve to generate new content with very little work, and I'm all about that.
It also means that some of the pages have one generic post on them right now, but that will change soon. And I'm making this post appear in all the newer pages, too.
The portfolios have been changed around, too, so there's new content there. The calendar has been updated in all locations to go to my iCal page. So, if you're looking to book me for an event, you can find my schedule there. The phenomenally successful Commissions page has been linked to the main site, which it wasn't earlier. The Con Reports section, which hadn't been changed in four years, now grabs the blog feed as well.
Also gone is the little Thom Zahler cartoon from the main page. I didn't want him to overstay his welcome, but the main viewer on the home page is swappable, so maybe he, or some of his cartoon brothers, will reappear some time. The idea is to show a representation of what I do, but also have a plank I can swap out, maybe even make rotate again, so I can highlight a particular project or event on the main page. And, the shape of said plank lets me have a lot more freedom to do so. That's a little inside baseball, but I thought I'd share.
So, sit and stay a spell. Walk around these digital corridors and see what there is to see. And let me know how you like it.