Category Archives: Design
The Bhudeva Story – Launch
When people hire me to help them create websites they do so usually because they've seen other websites I've created and like something about what they see ... they want me to design a website "like that" for them. I then explain that there is a process that I can guide them through that may eventually lead them to such a website - but it isn't going to appear out of a single "design" process ...But people have a short memory - especially when they realize that most of the work involved is more on their shoulders (content) then mine.
Creating a Teachers Directory with WordPress 3.0
A project I've been working on created a need and opportunity for me to explore WordPress 3.0 Custom Posts & Custom Taxonomies. There is already plenty of thorough information on this online so I will refrain from repeating. Instead I will focus on the application I found for these capabilities and my experience in creating it.
re: Designing for WordPress
I believe that in order to relate to the topic of designing for WordPress the first question you need to ask yourself is "Do you want to be a blogger or a designer... or maybe both?". It's kind of like asking "Do you want to be a driver or a car mechanic.... or maybe both?". The skills, tools and discipline required for the two tasks are very different. Designing for WordPress often comes across as simple - because so many people are playing around with it - but there's really nothing simple about it.
What is A WordPress Theme?
A WordPress Theme is like an outfit for your WordPress blog - it contains information that tells WordPress how your website should appear and function for visitors. Besides your content, your Theme is what makes your blog unique and special ... A WordPress Theme usually contains: (1) Templates that that say what content should be displayed on your web-pages; (2) CSS files that indicate how that information should be visually presented together with Images that may be needed/used to decorate your web-pages.
WordPress Design
The look of your blog is probably the first thing that comes to mind because it is what our senses experience directly - the visual experience. This aspect of design determines the visual elements of your blog - this includes a general layout of your web-pages within which colors, fonts & images are used to create an overall look ... How your blog works is at least (if not more) as important as how it looks and yet this is often a neglected issue ... know what your options are and know what options you need.
The Bhudeva Story – Adding Sections