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This layout marked Scene Point Blank's first venture into the online world! Marvel at how cute and naive we were back then, with a vast staff of 6. Back then, the site was updated manually by various staffers, and manually updated to reflect new reviews/news that were posted. Also, in true SPB tradition, we stole artwork to fill the layout out with.
This layout marked the introduction of the artwork that most older readers will know and love. It also introduced a measure of automation behind the scenes, meaning staff could login and update the site through their web browser. We still updated reviews by hand though - taxing work - which would be corrected very soon.
This layout was the first incarnation of a new SPB. For the first time, we made use of a pre-existing script, PostNuke, a popular portal script that allows automated running of the site. We loved the new abilities and easy usage this package gave us. There were a few problems, but overall, our control of almost every aspect of the site was improved.
This was a similar but slightly improved edition of #3 above. Essentially, we added panels of updated content so readers could see at-a-glance what was new on the site. Also, by popular demand, were album cover images again on the front page.
They say all wines mature, all violins grow sweeter in age, and all music websites reach an apex of beauty after several years of maturing. That time has come for SPB. Completely rewritten by hand by hardworking staffer Matt, the site utilises databases and PHP (as well as a 95% CSS-based layout) to offer quick page load times, appealing new features, and useful information sharing that just wasn't available in past versions of the site. What's next for SPB? Watch this space.
If the previous SPB redesign was a fine wine, then today's current implementation is a whole vineyard. Featuring beautiful new looks, a sitewide re-coding, glossy effects and exciting new functionality, the Scene Point Blank of 2007 is the website of tomorrow, today. For the full story of its creation, check out Matt's blog entry on the matter.
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