While wandering through the colourful art world of #WAX NFTs the other day, I noticed a call for help from Artist Byron, @thebyron.
I thought I can
I thought I could do better, but I had my doubts about being able to tame the artist's incredible flood of thoughts and projects. And what can I say, it doesn't bother him at all, I'm hired.
Byron sent me a permit so that I could analyse the inner workings and structure of the site.
And I realised why I only thought I could do it better. The site was created with Google Sites. A concept that is completely unfamiliar to me and throws all the standards I have followed so far out the window. I had previously worked with WordPress, so there was a lot to learn, as the approach here is completely different.
The initial situation
Byron draws zombies, lots of them. An incredible amount...
He and the Horde infect a lot of blockchains with his art, including #WAX, #Solana, #Tezos, #Stargaze, #SEI, #Uncut, just to name a few. On WAX alone, the number of projects is so large that I'm missing at least one brainwave to keep track of everything.
The current page shows sub-pages for each project, which are integrated or removed from the menu as required and when needed for a recent project. In my opinion, there is a lack of structure and even if you know the page, it will look different tomorrow. This makes my brain itch, so I started to create a new structure.
The plan
We have to get to the essence of the artist's work.
- What characterises him?
- Who supports him
- Who enjoys collecting his art?
- Which blockchains are infected and with what?
- What is the Horde?
- What is $DHC, how to get it and how to use it?
- Are there benefits for collecting besides the art?
And so it begins
The structure of the editor is quite logical. One tab for design, one tab for pages, one tab for content. This is a great thing, as it means you can get to make design changes later without having to customise each subpage individually.
There are settings for colours, text, images, navigation, components and column spacing. The settings are self-explanatory and make it easy even for the novice to quickly put together a simple page. But that's also where a small problem lies. The deliberate simplicity means that many of the options offered by more professional systems are missing. But that's ok, you're never too old for a new toy.
So I chose the colours for backgrounds, buttons, links etc. and fonts (work in progress) and started to create some header images from my NFTs for testing. This is all work in progress. Byron will of course also contribute images so that the new site can grow.
Now we decide what information we want to show and collect the corresponding content, links, images, text, and horde it. (sorry)
We've got to create a structure that fits the rather limited menu structure of Google Sites to keep everything clear.
I'm pleased that @cherokee4life alias Tr0cPr0cL0ck is now also on board and will support our redesign with his art of writing. This is how the Horde works!
So far, so good, the work has begun.
Find out what happens next in the next part.
Thank you for your interest and see you soon!
