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Competition Theme Design Almost Done!

It’s been a hectic few days. We had a pleasant few days with our friends, and then it was back to porridge on Tuesday. However, I had quite a number of things to do, which has prevented me doing what I said I’d do…keep you up-to-date on the development of the theme.
Well, I sat down [...]

The Grid for the Theme Competition

This is my first time, so please don’t laugh…
I’m trying to keep this theme for the competition to a horizontal grid. Going on the few comments left on yesterdays post, I’ve constructed a 6 column grid, with a 20px gutter, designed to fit within the optimal 960px width.
I think I’ve done it right. However, because [...]

One Effective Strategy To Increased Pageviews

Did you ever enter into a shop because it looked cool from outside? I know I have. However, in some cases, I’m out the door within a few minutes, and it may be for a variety of reasons, but, one of the main reasons is, I just can’t find what I’m looking for.
For some of [...]

Linear EX WordPress Theme

Ok, so this isn’t so much a new theme, as it is a variation. I like my Linear theme, and so far it’s proving to be the most popular. However, I was looking at it the other day and figured the original background didn’t really do the good layout much justice. Therefore, I now present [...]

Mellowed WordPress Theme

I’ve a really bad habit of designing around black, white, and grey, with just a hint of straightforward reds or blues. If it’s done well it’s nice, but, it’s not everyones taste. So, I decided my next theme would use a colour palatte competely foreign to me. The result? A clean, pastel coloured theme, using [...]

The Mother of All Resource Lists For Web Designers

Are your bookmarks in a bit of a mess? Well, now is the time to clear them up a bit. I just know your Design, CSS, and Photoshop Tutorial folders are so full of links, you can’t keep track of them.
I’ve just done a bit of a clearout of my bookmarks, and decided to create [...]

Verso WordPress Theme

Verso is a free WordPress theme, which is actually a simplified version of the design I’ve been using for the past two months or so. It’s clean and chic, with a contrasting dark fat footer to accomodate more links and widgets. It’s fairly basic, but it has the potential of being a really chic design [...]