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Design

Meet the new Offbeat Bride character: Betty!

Remember last fall when we launched the new Offbeat Bride header illustration characters? Remember this comment thread? Well, now it’s finally time for you to meet Betty, the newest face of Offbeat Bride.

The new illustrations are full color, and full awesome

The new faces of Offbeat Bride are totally up ‘n’ at ’em! Yes, Geeky ended up not quite as big as I might have wanted, but we’re getting there!

First glimpse at the newest faces of Offbeat Bride

It’s been four years since we last redesigned the header of Offbeat Bride, and while those three ladies (who I thought of as Lite, Gothy, and, well, ME) had a great run, it’s time for some new faces at the top of Offbeat Bride. We’re still in the process of finishing up the illustrations, but I’m too excited about them to keep them a secret any longer, so even though they’re not yet done being inked and colored… HERE THEY ARE!

And here’s some backstory…

Why our links don’t open in a new window (and how to make it so that yours do!)

Once a month or so I get an email from a well-intentioned reader, politely complaining that it would be much more convenient for them if we would make it so that all links on Offbeat Bride opened in a new window. My response is always the same: Not having links open in new windows is a very conscious decision based on my 20 years of internet use.

Here are a few reasons why we don’t default links to open in a new browser tab or window: