Heller Mountain - Homepage Archives
The Homepage Archives

Heller Mountain began waaaay back in Autumn 2001. The home page had a kinda cool bumper sticker look to it. The glyph that's made a comeback on the new home page was part of the original design, as was the GIANT font face. There was also a cool JavaScript that did some rollover text stuff ...

Alas, that page has been lost to the ages. But starting with the very next design, we decided to archive 'em. Knowing that we want to change this thing around fairly often, we thought it'd also be cool to be able to take a look back at where we've been. So here's what we've got so far:


Let ME talk to your agent... October 2005 - September 2006

Mission *still* not accomplished... This was going to be the last home page design for Heller Mountain. It was posted right as Heller transitioned from this site to his new digs over at notablog. Never say never, I guess, because the mountain is starting to rumble and shake again. God only knows what's coming next.
Let ME talk to your agent... March - October 2005

Who is that gorgeous redhead in the background? And what is Heller about to do to her? The sinister look on Heller's face can only mean one thing... BWWAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!
Yeah, we know... October 2004 - March 2005

People complained that Heller was trying to spruce up his image with this home page. They said he was trying to look like a cross between Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, and the late Lyle Alzado. To those critics, Heller had this to say: "You must be out yo f***ing mind!"
Another pretty face? September 2004 - October 2004

This one was for the critics. It was only left up for a short while, but was worth the effort for the laughs. The smirk on Heller's face is classic...

The missing link? April 2004 - September 2004

Heller hanging over a railing in Jerome, AZ. Notice the black crows circling above his head. Heller does a very authentic crow call (CAW! CAW!), which must have attracted these curious birds. (Yeag, right.) We call this the "missing link" home page, for what should be obvious reasons.
Eight ball, corner pocket. March 2004 - April 1, 2004

This was the "St. Patrick's Day" design. Short-lived, much like the euphoria Heller felt when this picture was taken. Soon after he was seen sluicing on the way to the Men's room. Ouch.
Eight ball, corner pocket. October 2003 - March 2004

Heller shooting pool in his living room. Pretty simple, but it worked. In fact, this is one of the favorites so far...
Ain't nothing but a party August. 2003 - October 2003

Ever been to one of those murder mystery parties? Everyone dressed up in suits and fancy dresses, toting plastic guns and cups of keg beer... Ahhh... that's essentially what this home page is about. "Ain't nothing but a party, y'all."

Hey King George... April 2003 - August 2003

We missed one. I'm pretty sure we missed one ... ah, well. We'll just move right on to the classic: Heller screaming in Dubya's ear. The secret to this masterpiece had nothing to do with computers. Heller snuck into a photo booth at the mall and Dubya was one of the goofy backdrops you could choose. Heller just did what came natural from there.

Camping Face Home page: Arrrgghhh! Feb. 2003 - April 2003

The last of the blue swap designs. There has been a lot of commentary about what, exactly, caused dear Heller to make this horrible face. The truth is, he was taking a dump. No? Okay, seriously, we were out camping and got destroyed by a late season monsoon. This is the face Heller made after climbing out of the tent, soaking wet, the next day.
Lions Home page: Go Linos! Nov. 2002 - Feb. 2003

Another swap design, this time featuring Heller as a Lion's fan who doesn't want to be recognized (can you blame him?). That's Heller's real hair, though. Haha.
Gun Home page: Black and White Fall/Winter 2002

This was our first "swap" with the new home page design. That's a toy gun in Heller's hand, if you were wondering. The real arsenal was left at home that day. If you're wondering why the dates on the articles are the same as on the page above, it's because our design template doesn't get updated with "live" links.
Wild Home page: Green Death Late Summer/Fall 2002

This new design can be fondly dubbed "the radiation page" or "green death". Besides the great facework and reappearance of the glyph, this page was also setup so we could easily swap in different photos while preserving the overall layout.
Mountain Home page 2: The Volcano Falls Summer 2002

Here's what the page looked like after crumbling to the ground. We also epxanded on the links/menu so more articles appeared on the home page.
Mountain Home page 1: The Volcano Stands Summer 2002

This was Paul's brainstorm. He asked if we could draw a mountain and then gradually tear it down over the course of the next 6-8 weeks. We started with this simple drawing, then added smoke, red-hot lava, and eventually made the thing tumble to the ground. We even included a nifty JavaScript to make the page tremble and shake. Paul also wanted Black Bart's likeness and famous poem scrawled on the page. I can't remember what the connection was.




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