Previous Layouts
Simply Streep has changed its face quite a few times since its opening in 1999. Unfortunately, not all previous layouts
have been saved, but you can clearly see how the site has changed through the years. Here's a collection of the good, the
bad and the ugly :-)
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Layout 10 (July 03, 2010 - date) |
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Layout 09 (September 20, 2009 - July 03, 2010) This one featured one of my all time favorite photos of Meryl by Brigitte
Lacombe. Other than that, I remember trying to convert most of the site to php instead of html (in case anyone cares ;-)
and then throwing it all out again. So this layout I rather connect to frustration. |
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Layout 08 (June 22, 2009 - September 19, 2009) One I wasn't content with for long. The celebration layout for Simply Streep's 10th birthday - and Meryl's birthday - took quite some time, but didn't look like I've imagined once it was done. Too clean, too cold. So it didn't take long until I started on sharpening my skills once again. |
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Layout 07 (December 19, 2008 - June 21, 2009) With the hype on "Mamma Mia" descending and the critical praise for "Doubt" starting, I gave the site a clean look (not that the previous ones weren't ;-). I feel that this version was never really quite finished. So Meryl's 60th birthday in June 2009 was a nice occasion to change it once again, hopefully for longer. |
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Layout 06 (June 01, 2006 - December 18, 2008) This version stayed online forever, at least it felt like that. It had different looks throughout the years since the header was easy to change. Since this layout was online during the "Devil Wears Prada" and "Mamma Mia" periods, the site gained most attention - and content - with this look. |
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Layout 05 (April 1, 2005 - June 1, 2006) I liked this version A LOT! It lasted for quite over a year and again, the site really grew with this layout, a perfect example for "less is more". Looking back, it had a great balance of gray shades and colorful images, and with a good capping card the video archive was largely extended. |
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Layout 04 (June 1, 2004 - April 1, 2005) This layout took quite a long time to be made - but it was also the most approved version of the site so far, around this time the "fansite" thing really exploded on the worl wide web and offered quite some inspiration. Also, the discussion forum was opened with this layout. |
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Layout 03 (2003-2004) Another simple looking layout, showcasing the many faces of Meryl's movie roles. With this design, the site got more and more extensive, the Image Library opened, a first few clips were added and the idea of an in-depth biography was born. |
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Layout 02 (2002-2003) With the release of "Adaptation" and "The Hours", the site received a major makeover and returned with this look - although I'd recall this an original opening of the site. Its content was rather limited at this time, offering general info and media on the above films. |
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Layout 01 (1999-2001) Probably not the very first layout, but the first one I've made a screenshot of. Seeing it today, its funny to acknowledge that this is how it all started - although I'm pretty sure that back in 1999, the only visitor to this site was myself :-) The site also went on hiatus in late 2001. |
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