Cold Hard Relaunch!
The People’s Republic of Cold Hard Flash has been reconstituted! Our latest face lift was a collaborative effort that’s been in the works since (gulp) Fall 2007. The design and animation maestro known as Jez Hall set the tone with a mascot design. Meet ‘Federov,’ a cosmonaut bear named after one of my favorite hockey players – Sergei Federov. Just looking at Jez’ blog, I knew he was the right guy for the job, but then I saw this post of Russian-influenced design, and my jaw nearly dropped. The guy is simply a wizard. Behold his design exploration for Federov…
The site was designed and built by a fantastic company called Dizzain, who I can’t say enough about. I highly, highly recommend sending your web design business their way. They have a special skill set for Wordpress blogs, but they’re well equipped to handle all types of website design and production. Thanks to the entire team – especially to Nicole, who answered my every question with calming expertise.
And a pair of shout-outs for Sean McKenzie and Kathleen Quaife, who helped immensely in the design and production phases. They’ve also been two of the more involved community members, and I can’t thank them enough.
As you may have noticed, it’s still a little dusty around here. We’re still fixing bugs, uploading content and applying the finishing touches. But when we get there, this new site will set the platform for an amazing ride. I’ve got some excellent interviews in the works, a huge animation launch under way and the Flash animators of the world are growing by the thousands.
Thanks for joining me on this site for over 3 years, and for many great years to come!
January 25th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Fantastic new look! Go Bears!
January 25th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Nice new site man! It looks much more mature. Not too crazy about the shades of beige. Looks alittle on the dull side, but overall man, I think this is a much better version than you had.
January 25th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
No Aaron, thank you! The site looks great!
January 25th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
congrats! it looks great!
January 26th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Nice revamp!! Let the revolution continue on in 2008!
January 26th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Congrtas on the relaunch dude! Took us by surprise we must say but everything looks awesome!
January 26th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Awesome new look Aaron!!!
You are the patron saint of the Flash community.
And this is our new cathedral!
January 26th, 2008 at 1:44 am
great new site!!! love the bear too!!! thanks for all the work you put in here, it’s awesome!
January 26th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Nothing goes better with flash then a healthy dose of Russian Futurism. Congrats dude.
January 26th, 2008 at 2:03 am
The new site looks fantastic, Aaron. Congratulations to you and the team.
January 26th, 2008 at 2:06 am
Congratulations on the re-launch, Comrade Aaron! I look forward to more Flash goodness to launch from this site into the hearts of Capitalists everywhere!
January 26th, 2008 at 3:31 am
What the!? The sites all backwards now, I feel lost…..Good job Aaron!
January 26th, 2008 at 4:01 am
looks great man!
January 26th, 2008 at 4:02 am
Congratulations…looking sharp. Now the flash world needs to up the ante!
January 26th, 2008 at 4:12 am
My God !! This is fantastic !
Good work Aaron !!
January 26th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Whoooaaaa. Spiffy!
January 26th, 2008 at 8:08 am
nice!
looks great!
January 26th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
The site is decked out in my favorite colors! Beige, dark green, and dark red!
My eyes sing and dance and explode with joy!
January 26th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Ah-HAH!! THIS is why I couldn’t access the site yesterday. It’s gone bigger, better, and hairier! When can I get my own Federov plushie? I know that’s next on your list! Keep up the good work, Aaron.
January 26th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
In the wise and sage words of Sasha from Bratz the new website is “scorchin’” and possibly even “super stylin”
January 26th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Bears! That’s all it takes to win me over. More bears!
January 27th, 2008 at 1:25 am
Splendid! Hands down winner best looking animation site on the net! Thanks!
January 27th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Killer logo!!
January 27th, 2008 at 5:45 am
Wow – amazing look and feel – great job!
January 27th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I love the new look comrades
January 28th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Nice job!
looks great
jez is the bez!
Joost
January 28th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Congratulations Aaron, the site looks fantastic.
Long live the republic!
January 28th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Hot and sexy, Aaron! Love the bear.
January 28th, 2008 at 11:09 am
I love the new look Aaron, and that bear mascot kicks ass!
January 28th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
AWESOME!
January 28th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Aaron, the new look is awesome, but I wouldn’t discard those earlier character sketches completely! Some of those would make excellent logos for shirts, calenders, etc! The second one would make a shirt design I would definitely purchase. (Assuming you carried them in my size).
January 29th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Very nice!!
Thank you daddy…
January 29th, 2008 at 6:09 am
very cool redesign. congrats!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:35 am
pwetty!
thank you again for all of the great work you do for the community! huzzah!
January 29th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
The new design looks great! A nice new start for the new year.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I love the new look. The bear looks awesome. However the ads are a drag. the top banner? Come on!
January 30th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Awesome drawings and awesome relaunch
February 4th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Love it love it love it!
February 6th, 2008 at 9:12 am
P.S. We need Federov shirts and plushies. Now.