Hi everyone!  After all the changes to Torrid Art, I finally have my voice back!

Torrid Art has gone through some big changes recently.  One week ago this new site design was launched.  I think our webmaster, Martin, and his little helpers did a fantastic job.  They are still working out the kinks, so if you see anything that doesn’t seem to be working quite right, send Martin a note using the Contact form.

For site visitors, the biggest addition is the gallery previews. Every gallery thumbnail page can be viewed, which means now you can see every single photo on the entire site. Just go to a model page and click on a gallery cover.  Or go to Galleries and click on a cover.

I must admit that, as a photographer,  I was not too excited about the idea of revealing every photo on the site, albeit in thumbnail form.  It’s just that seeing all the photos is the reward of membership.  But now that I see the previews online, it isn’t so bad. The thumbnail images are good size, but they are thumbnails, and there’s nothing like seeing these amazing women in hi-res.

The idea behind the gallery previews is to allow visitors the experience of being a member.  I think that anyone who joins adult sites will be disappointed now and then.  A few sample images in a tour can be very misleading as to what you will see when you actually join, as can a single sample gallery.  But a preview of every gallery?  That’s as close to the member’s experience as you can get!

So far, the feedback regarding the gallery previews has been very positive, so I guess they are here to stay, whether I like it or not. 

For members, the biggest addition to the new site design is the member’s home page. Now this was an idea that got me excited!  Every member, after logging in, is presented with their very own home page.  The page has a “My Favorites” area where the member can collect their favorite galleries.  The concept behind this genius idea is that many members, for various reasons, don’t want to download and store images on their computer.  One reason is that other people might find them.  Within the privacy of their own member’s home page, they can keep their favorite galleries in one location.  Kind of like a storage area on their computer, but it’s not on their computer!  How convenient is that?

Among many other changes to the site brought by the new design is the loss of Bryan Borra as a regular blogger.  In addition, the article section, where all the articles were written by Bryan, is no more.  Bryan has moved on to better things.

In some way, I always knew this day would come.  Bryan’s talents were just too big for our little website.  He will be missed, but all of us here at Torrid Art understand his move and wish him well, and only the best of luck, in his new digs.

- RAP

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