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Written by Jason

Thursday, 17 April 2008

We've all been hard at work behind the scenes here at ZU, revamping all the content on the site and making sure the new layout is spectacular across the board. The last two writers have also joined the force - Hastina Fleegin Lish and Rew, as they are known on our forums. They've been producing some awesome stuff. But there's more to be seen...

So, please welcome Hastina Fleegin Lish and Rew to the ZU staff! I'll add them to the staff page when I feel less lazy. It took me like a week to make this newspost anyway! I should, however, mention that Kitsune has dropped out of staff due to excessive "real life" syndrome, which means we have one more slot open for another writer. Scott 'n I will peruse the applications once again and pick the final writer to join the force. And, of course, you can still send in applications anytime you want.

The layout has been progressing at light speed, and let me tell you - I expected something amazing, but I never expected it to be as good as it actually is. I'm blown away. I just got an updated version last night, along with the first concept art of ZU's new *logo* (yes, LOGO!), and I'm literally frozen in awe of this design. It's nearing its completion, and it's getting so hard not to leak it. I'm probably the worst guy to trust with information that shouldn't be leaked.

Aw, forget it. I'm leaking a bit of it. So, here is the official sneak peak of ZU's new layout:

I hope that makes you as excited as it makes me! We're getting really close to this relaunch... I'm expecting it to happen sometime in mid-May if we keep going at this rate. That's a rough, VERY rough estimate, so take it as just that and not as a promise. But things are looking great right now. Also, if anybody can actually piece together the ENTIRE layout from the 15x15px image above, you can become ZU's new official graphic designer. :P

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surfing_bowser said:

I thought the thing in the top left corner was the logo?

April 17, 2008

hylianhero5219 said:

It is. Also, I can harldy see anything, a sneak peek is a little bigger!

April 17, 2008

Jason said:

The thing in the corner is just a Zelda shield. Actually, it's the shield from Twilight Princess. The new logo is made just for ZU, and isn't a shield stolen from a Zelda game. In addition, it actually has "ZU" on it :B

April 17, 2008

Phobia said:

What the heck? Oh come on, you should have atleast made it a little bigger! Like, 10 times bigger!

April 17, 2008

HomeSlice said:

Sorry Jason, but the shield in the corner is NOT from Twilight Princess. The TP Hylian Shield didn't have that extra triangle at the bottom. In fact, the shield in the corner is not from ANY Zelda game; there was never a shield on which that bottom triangle pointed up. It points down. It's actually a little disappointing that ZU would use a flawed logo like that, but I guess that's just all the more reason to look forward to the new one.

April 17, 2008

Z-MAN7 said:

mmm...It's as if the Triforce itself is lending it's power to the site. I can't wait to see the new layout!

April 17, 2008

Nathan said:

As someone with insider information (I know and see all that has gone on with this project) I have to say: It will be worth the money, and the wait. Simply put, the layout is absolutely amazing. I hope you all enjoy it when it comes out, and be prepared. It's nothing like you have seen before.

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Hylie said:

Welcome to the new writers.

Hehe, Jase. Nice preview. I guess ya'll just have to wait and see it when the time comes. Trust us, it's awesome. ^_^

April 18, 2008

Jason said:

The layout was leaked - but that's nothing NEAR the final version, it's an unfinished concept. For those of you that had the pleasure of enjoying it, I do hope you like the direction it's headed in, since I sure do. Like I said, it's nowhere near finished and many parts are not done, so take it as a concept.

Be advised that if we catch you leaking the layout, you will be banned. If you leak it under another account, as this man tried to do, you can be traced back to your original account. And then all of them will be banned.

No leaking, please. Enjoy it in solitude.

April 18, 2008

Molrixx said:

Okay, sorry than. Even tho i didnt leak i just said "ITS COOL!" but yeah, if this goes even BETTER then I just don't know what to do...seriously, this will be the BEST ZELDA SITE EVER!!! I mean, who wouldn't just stop when they're flippin through the zelda sites and then--BAM! ZELDA UNIVERSE and their jaw drops and they lose breath. I! CANT! FLIPPING! WAIT!!!

April 18, 2008