Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Josh Stauffer
I know you are thinking… you did what? But it’s true. I have reached a milestone in my life. I just created my first ever WordPress theme. I am also very pleased with how it turned out. It took me about 8 hours to complete but most of that time was spent waiting on the trial version of Photoshop CS3 to download and fixing an annoying CSS issue. I am sure there will be some bugs that I need to fix but so far, so good.
I would like to thank Small Potato for his very basic tutorial titled “So you want to create WordPress themes huh?” If you are new to WordPress or just want a fresh, clear view of stepping through a theme then I suggest you start with his tutorial.
I would also like to thank Photoshop CS3 for making my first theme beautiful. I couldn’t have done it without you. Wink.
Next on the agenda:
- Validatation of XHTML & CSS
- Checking design in different browsers with help from IE NetRenderer
- Finding and fixing any bugs
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Posted on January 8th, 2008 by Josh Stauffer
I’ve always known colors had meaning but I didn’t fully understand what each color represented. When designing, I usually just use the color combinations I like the most and not the colors that communicate appropriately. For instance, I like blue with grey, orange with grey, green with grey, crimson with grey, and so on. Can you tell grey is my favorite color when doing web design? And who knew a color could mean so much? I sure didn’t but am learning.
Here is a brief list of colors matched with their interpretation. For a well thought out explanation of colors and meaning read more about how color can affect your blog.
- Red - Energetic/Anger
- Blue - Calming/Trust
- Green - Living/Money
- Orange - Vitality/Fun
- Black - Serious/Sinister
- White - Purity/Cleanliness
- Purple - Royalty/Creativity
- Yellow - Warmth/Happiness
- Brown - Natural/Unclean
- Pink - Feminine/Sentimental
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Posted on December 16th, 2007 by Josh Stauffer
I am completely speechless. I have nothing to say. I only have things to do.
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Posted on November 16th, 2007 by Josh Stauffer
I have been meaning to post about the HBO Voyeur movie for a while now but obviously haven’t gotten around to it until now. I first came across it after reading one of Adobe Edge’s newsletters. In the newsletter they listed some of the most innovative and exciting sites they have have seen. All the sites happen to be created with Flash and this one stood out the most to me. I just love the fact that no matter what section of the building you are watching, the story doesn’t stop. It is fun to be nosy and see what is going on behind other people’s walls. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
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