So, I've decided to knock the !Pass launch back a week because it's got to a launch on a Monday and I just don't think it will make as big a splash on a major holiday as it would otherwise. I think it's for the best, not to mention it gives me another week of cushion. But I assure you, I was totally ready to go on 9/5.
As far as progress, I had a ridiculoulsy productive weekend. Iron-On Club logo? Done. Subscription Message? Colored, lettered, paneled, done. New Kevin Analog cover? Done, and much more striking. Dude, I even finished stuff I wasn't planning on starting. To wit: The !Pass Letters Page. It's the first time I've ever fiddled around with actual aging in Photoshop. The Plan B and Lonely Information logos weren't actually modified in Photoshop to age them. They were scanned in and then I cloned out anything in the middle to give me a nice smooth working area.
I also came up with a postcard design which I'm pretty much happy with. Thanks to the developments I made with the Interstatements logo, I decided I wanted to do something similar for the postcard, something aged out. So I'm going to mock up the front side like a TV Guide cover and have a list of the main !Pass "channels" with a synopsis and a small piece of art on the back and make it look as much like a page of TV Guide as possible. I'll be using a piece of unreleased Plan B art for the "cover", which will be giving everyone a taste of this really gorgeous Genre City print image that no one's seen but is easily the best thing I've ever drawn.
I've also been looking into Newsletter solutions. Joey has said that it will eventually be built into the WCN engine but I'd really like to have one ready for launch. Also, the Email Notification, I think, would just be a bit too intrusive, as it would send out an email from me every day with nothing but a brief description of that day's update, as opposed to the weekly and robust "Note From The President" (or, in the this case, Beautification Association Chairperson) I'd like to have.
Also, you longtime readers will be happy to know that daily !Pass updates means daily content on this blog, albiet brief. There will be a link to commentary at the bottom of every strip on the site, all of which means you've got a lot to look forward to, both behind and in front of the scenes. So it's an great time to be a fan of my work. All of three of you should be very excited.
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