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Topic: CrewPatches.com website additions, updates
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Member Posts: 3221
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 02-07-2011 12:34 PM
   
I've just (Feb. 7, 2011) put online the new look version of my Crew Patches site.The most obvious difference with the site is the change from a black background to white. This is something I've wanted to do for a while but never got around to. More importantly, the content has changed to provide more consistent information for each patch that's listed. Instead of vague descriptions of crew patches and very limited information on others in the gallery section I've introduced a standard format for everything, although crew patches still get a little more space. The beta cloth patches have been moved to a single page, so the mission pages now apply only to embroidered patches. The old buttons that made up the menu at the top of the original site have now been moved to a full page menu accessed by clicking on the Embroidered Patches tab in the top menu bar. It may take you a little while to get used to but the new format will allow me to easily expand the site in future. I've also added a new page covering Contractor patches (Grumman and North American Rockwell for now) and one covering some of the individual Project patches. These can be found on the Embroidered Patches full page menu mentioned above. Finally, I've moved the content of the original Lion Brothers Space Patches mini site into CrewPatches.com. The pages remain basically the same (apart from the color scheme) and can be accessed by the last button in the top menu bar. Eventually I may integrate this stuff in a neater way but for now I just wanted to combine my two patch pages into one. |
Harald Kraenzel
Member Posts: 325
From: Dinslaken,Germany
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted 02-07-2011 01:04 PM
Chris, congratulations for this new look of your great Crew Patch site. I was and am a friend of a light(er) background. |
STS9-1983
Member Posts: 426
From:
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 02-07-2011 02:17 PM
Chris, great site, cheers. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2486
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 02-07-2011 03:06 PM
Well done Chris. |
j0s9
Member Posts: 142
From: Zuasti, Spain
Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 02-07-2011 11:12 PM
Chris the site looks awesome, but it would be nice to have a section for the Ascan patches. They are also "rare" patches and there are a few differences between the originals and the replicas being made. |
Besixdouze
Member Posts: 236
From: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 02-08-2011 04:37 AM
Excellent work Chris. This comprehensive resource just gets better and better and is probably now the most definitive guide to NASA and associated patches on the web. It has certainly enabled me to buy more confidently. Just wish I didn't have to stay up so late/get up so early for those US ebay auctions! |
Skyforce1
Member Posts: 223
From: Port Richey, Florida
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 02-11-2011 11:58 AM
Chris, site looks great, the lighter background is a lot better. Best wishes to you. |
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Member Posts: 3221
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 02-14-2011 01:27 PM
Just added a new page to the site dicussing a few of the terms commonly used when referring to embroidered patches.You can find the link to the Patch Terminology page above the mission specific tabs on the embroidered patch menu page. It's probably nothing new for most patch collectors but will be useful to beginners and might be helpful as a place to define terms that are open to discussion. |
hoorenz
Member Posts: 1051
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-14-2011 02:00 PM
A very nice addition! Caught one error in the patch manufacturers list: Randy Wagner (the GOOD Randy) was Eagle One Aerospace first, when he passed away, his wife continued the business for some time as Cargo Bay Emblems. |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3221
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 06-04-2025 08:14 PM
A mere 18 years after its launch, I've finally updated my CrewPatches.com site to have a responsive design that is more compatible with viewing on mobile devices.It's not a perfect job, and the site still works best on a full browser, but at least the basic layout should now adapt to a small screen. Note that the content of the site is largely unchanged. I realize that things like price examples and sales data are not up to date, but I really don't have the time to track sales like I used to. |
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