SiliCon With Adam Savage has finally updated their website for the New Year.
Out with the old content for Silicon Valley Comic Con 2019.
In with the new content for SiliCon With Adam Savage 2020.
Not that the in-person event took place this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
But there were virtual events to make up for it.
I'm going to review the website redesign on the front page and explain the changes.
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The first thing to notice in the redesign
is a white background for a cleaner look.
The top bar of the header has links to other parts of the website.
I'm not looking at these links since they are somewhat redundant to what is on the front
page.
The title is "Silicon With Adam Savage" and the subtitle is "Maker, Science, Tech & Pop
Culture".
The background image has old comic pages fanned out with a gold-to-blue gradient.
The background image may be a homage to Silicon
Valley Comic Con and Big Wow ComicFest.
The predecessor shows to SiliCon with Adam Savage.
The biggest compliant about Silicon Valley Comic Con that it was no longer about comics.
It didn't help that the big comic book vendors paid $50,000 USD for Stan Lee to sign 400
comic books at the 2018 show.
If you haven't seen my video about that scandal, a link is in the description below.
The big comic book vendors weren't there, and smaller comic big vendors complained about
extra fees at the 2019 show.
Beneath that is a row of logos that represents
the sponsors for the first workshop bundle.
Animation Legends Amazon Alexa
Monster Energy Drinks TNT Cosplay Supply
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Like many comic cons this year, SiliCon With
Adam Savage switched to virtual events.
Divided into three groups: maker workshops, live panels, and celebrity meet and greets.
There have been four monthly virtual events to date.
A virtual panel with Adam Savage about spacesuits and cosplay.
A maker workshop with Adam Savage building a fantasy helmet.
A maker workshop with Beverly Downen for building a Baby Yoda cradle.
A Mandalorian watch party with Adam Savage and Daniel Logan, who played Boba Fett as
a kid in the prequel series.
Below that there are three large sponsorship ads.
TNT Cosplay Supply
Animations Legend
Plaid FX Paints
If you're into making stuff, check them out.
Below that is the event info for the
Mandalorian watch party.
That event was from last weekend.
If you click through the "sign up now" button, it will take you to GrowTix website.
The only item available is the Baby Yoda cradle bundle from the previous workshop.
Don't expect this part of the frontpage to be up to date until the next event announcement.
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The final section of the website has several different related and unrelated items.
A statement from Adam Savage about his commitment to making things.
If you click on the "maker workshop" button, it will refresh the frontpage.
That should change to the GrowTix website for an upcoming workshop event.
A mission statement that the founding of SiliCon With Adam Savage took place in 2014.
Not quite.
The partnership between Steve Wozniak, Stan Lee, and the organizers took place in 2014.
The announcement that Big Wow ComicFest would become Silicon Valley Comic Con happened in
2015.
Hey, Steve.
Wow!
It's good to see you.
You're looking terrific.
It's been awhile.
How you been?
I'm great, Stan.
Hey, you remember a few years ago we talked about doing something together?
I have an idea.
With the two of us we can bring our friends in Silicon Valley their very own comic con.
You mean a Silicon Valley Comic Con?
Oh, man!
I like that, Woz.
I knew you would.
Silicon Valley Comic Con ran from 2016 to 2019.
But with the death of Stan Lee in November 2018, the 2019 show was lackluster at best.
Adam Savage, who served as a panel moderator during that time, became the new face.
Below that is a link to the SiliCon Store
and a form to sign up for the email list.
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What to expect from SiliCon With Adam Savage
in 2021?
We have the dates for SiliCon 2021.
The dates are August 27th to 29th, 2021.
Will the in-person event still happen in August?
My answer to that question can be found in a future video.
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