Have you ever wanted to create your own Wordpress theme? If yes then you must know of all the tutorials out there. The problem is that most of them are incomplete. But not any more! Ian Stewart from ThemeShaper released, what I consider, the best step-by-step tutorial series for those who want to learn how […]
Continue ReadingWordPress started in 2003. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on hundreds of thousands of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. But you already knew that! By itself this blogging tool used to be just that: a way to put […]
Continue ReadingStreet is something that was created from a spark of inspiration, something that I felt should look like this. This wasn't thought out nor planed. It uses the beautiful Vegur Free Font for the headings and main menu, implemented by Cufon (text replacement technique). I've spent a great deal of time searching for the perfect […]
Continue ReadingI had the luck of running into this book by accident. It managed to draw my attention mainly because it was a newly published book (February 4, 2009) compared to other books that discuss the web-design industry and user experiences. The editor and author of some of the chapters, Linda Leung (a senior lecturer at […]
Continue ReadingSpring is at it's end and makes room for a promising Summer. Finishing the new design was a fulfilling moment for me. When you put so much effort into something, your personal expectations are always high. Building something for myself and things are prone to be problematic. In the initial stages nothing really feels right […]
Continue ReadingI've updated Commune Child Theme to version 0.2. This is just a bug fix release, most of them css related. Thanks to everyone that submitted bugs through the comment form on the original Commune page.
Continue ReadingPhoto by divemasterking2000 I want a redesign. I need it to be forward thinking with easy access to most sections of the site. Although this sounds like I'm trying to sell something to a client, please bare with me. Creating an effective landing page (in my case the front page) is a must. This is […]
Continue ReadingI have Author's Block. I doubt it's contagious so if you're reading this no need to worry. Now to the mater at hand, why blog about it? For some particular reason I don't want to write that much stuff anymore. My fear is that I don't write enough interesting posts! Why write about something that […]
Continue ReadingUpdate 11.17.2010 The category image was removed and all thumbnails are now created using the Featured Image default functionality. If no Featured Image is added a default image appears in place. Simply put I have been lazy lately. I know this isn't the best way to sell my self but a little bit of honesty […]
Continue ReadingWith the launch of Thematic 0.9 we now have out of the box drop-down menus to work with. This is one of the many features added to 0.9 that was requested by the community. However sometimes one might want to replace the default Thematic menu with a menu composed with the categories and sub-categories of […]
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