It's been a month now since I announced that The Josh Effect was getting a complete overhaul. Let's take a look at what's been done so far and what's on the way.
So far we've rebuilt the entire Photo-Album from scratch. I'm still going through old photos that need to be organized and uploaded, but what we've got up looks great. Also, we made some small coding changes, but none of you are going to really notice any of that. We've also added a PayPal donation button, just in case some of you folks like what you see and want to contribute to the cause.
Now, that doesn't sound like a whole lot of work, but cut me some slack: I still don't own a working computer. I'm still saving up for that, so in the meantime, we're focusing on things we don't need the computer for just yet (such as artwork and shooting the raw footage for upcoming videos).
So what's coming next? Well, I've got a few exciting things in the works. First of all, I'm still working on a mobile version of the site. I know what I need to do to get it up and running, I'm just working on the how. The whole website will be viewable and easy to browse on most smartphones, however, the videos will not be iPhone or iPad compatible (not my fault, blame Apple). Also, I'll be building a new section here for Josh Reviews, my movie reviews that originated on TheEpicSandbox.com and will now continue here on The Josh Effect.
Secondly, I've decided to rebuild and re-open the Dark Jester Network as its own website (in the form of a sub-domain of The Josh Effect). The reasoning for this is because while it was up, the Dark Jester Network was a beast all of its own. It's simply too big and too dear to me to reduce it down to simply a section of The Josh Effect. The Josh Effect will focus mostly on me and my own works while Dark Jester Network will feature the collaborative works of everyone we've come to work with in recent years. However, to keep visitors from having to switch from one site to the other, both sites will share the same video section so all of our videos will be available no matter which site you're viewing. Each site will also have a menu button leading back to the other site for when you do wish to switch between them, as sections such as the comics, artwork, photo albums etc. will differ between the two.
And finally, speaking of comics, we've come to an agreeable arrangement for how we'll be handling the new comics we've got in the works. Each site will be featuring its own "flagship" webcomic that will update twice a week. The flagship comic for The Josh Effect will be a comic I've been drawing since high school titled Empty Space. The Josh Comic, in my personal opinion, just doesn't work as a webcomic. I'm proud of the webcomic I made, I just think it worked better in the full-page format I drew it in for the school paper. Empty Space, however, is perfect for the webcomic format. I originally drew it for the school paper (under the pseudonym "James Gross") to literally fill the empty spaces in our layout, should they have appeared. The jokes are short, sweet and to the point, whereas The Josh Comic was usually a long narrative peppered with little jokes here and there building up to a bigger punchline. Don't fret, though, Josh Comic fans. I'll still be doing The Josh Comic, it'll just be on a "whenever I feel like doing one" basis.
As for the Dark Jester Network, we'll be running a brand new series titled Stale Cracker Inc., a comic written by our own Bric Mitchell and illustrated by me. This comic will be handled entirely differently than Empty Space. Firstly, the comic will be drawn as a traditional comic book would be, page by page, with each page being released twice a week. It will be a very story driven comedy that will probably drive me to insanity while drawing (due to both the style and detail we plan on putting into this one). This comic will take a lot of work, so don't expect it to launch anytime soon. We really want this one to shine.
God, that was a long entry.... The keyboard on my Droid probably hates me at this point. 'Til next time, friends.
So far we've rebuilt the entire Photo-Album from scratch. I'm still going through old photos that need to be organized and uploaded, but what we've got up looks great. Also, we made some small coding changes, but none of you are going to really notice any of that. We've also added a PayPal donation button, just in case some of you folks like what you see and want to contribute to the cause.
Now, that doesn't sound like a whole lot of work, but cut me some slack: I still don't own a working computer. I'm still saving up for that, so in the meantime, we're focusing on things we don't need the computer for just yet (such as artwork and shooting the raw footage for upcoming videos).
So what's coming next? Well, I've got a few exciting things in the works. First of all, I'm still working on a mobile version of the site. I know what I need to do to get it up and running, I'm just working on the how. The whole website will be viewable and easy to browse on most smartphones, however, the videos will not be iPhone or iPad compatible (not my fault, blame Apple). Also, I'll be building a new section here for Josh Reviews, my movie reviews that originated on TheEpicSandbox.com and will now continue here on The Josh Effect.
Secondly, I've decided to rebuild and re-open the Dark Jester Network as its own website (in the form of a sub-domain of The Josh Effect). The reasoning for this is because while it was up, the Dark Jester Network was a beast all of its own. It's simply too big and too dear to me to reduce it down to simply a section of The Josh Effect. The Josh Effect will focus mostly on me and my own works while Dark Jester Network will feature the collaborative works of everyone we've come to work with in recent years. However, to keep visitors from having to switch from one site to the other, both sites will share the same video section so all of our videos will be available no matter which site you're viewing. Each site will also have a menu button leading back to the other site for when you do wish to switch between them, as sections such as the comics, artwork, photo albums etc. will differ between the two.
And finally, speaking of comics, we've come to an agreeable arrangement for how we'll be handling the new comics we've got in the works. Each site will be featuring its own "flagship" webcomic that will update twice a week. The flagship comic for The Josh Effect will be a comic I've been drawing since high school titled Empty Space. The Josh Comic, in my personal opinion, just doesn't work as a webcomic. I'm proud of the webcomic I made, I just think it worked better in the full-page format I drew it in for the school paper. Empty Space, however, is perfect for the webcomic format. I originally drew it for the school paper (under the pseudonym "James Gross") to literally fill the empty spaces in our layout, should they have appeared. The jokes are short, sweet and to the point, whereas The Josh Comic was usually a long narrative peppered with little jokes here and there building up to a bigger punchline. Don't fret, though, Josh Comic fans. I'll still be doing The Josh Comic, it'll just be on a "whenever I feel like doing one" basis.
As for the Dark Jester Network, we'll be running a brand new series titled Stale Cracker Inc., a comic written by our own Bric Mitchell and illustrated by me. This comic will be handled entirely differently than Empty Space. Firstly, the comic will be drawn as a traditional comic book would be, page by page, with each page being released twice a week. It will be a very story driven comedy that will probably drive me to insanity while drawing (due to both the style and detail we plan on putting into this one). This comic will take a lot of work, so don't expect it to launch anytime soon. We really want this one to shine.
God, that was a long entry.... The keyboard on my Droid probably hates me at this point. 'Til next time, friends.
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