I really enjoyed making the current theme I’m using on the site, which was a modified version of K2. However, when I created the skin/theme, I didn’t have the thought in mind of publishing it to the public, and with all the transparency issues, I would hesitate to do such a thing.
With that in mind, I’m really looking around for some nice layout/design elements/ideas that can get me moving on making a really great theme to release to the Wordpress community. I want to concentrate on a nice Web 2.0 feel, valid XHTML 1.1, and a full CSS layout of course.
More to come on the subject as I get my ideas gathered, and a generic layout sketched. I’m really excited to tackle this one. This will be only my 3rd Wordpress project, and I’ve got my beta install set up to test things out with, and get it hammered out in private without affecting any of the current functionality or layout on this site. Once it is complete however, it will replace this theme as the default theme for the site.
What I know so far:
- Hybrid 3 Column Fixed Width Layout
- Advanced jQuery Elements
Modified K2 Theme Core- Will make freely available to the public
Look forward to getting my skin up on your site… :D
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Spent a little time last night working on a new design for a business card. I always do my own design in photoshop, and then usually export into a proper 2×5 layout, and have them printed and cut at sucky kinko’s or somewhere, but I had a new service recommended to me that would cut the cost I normally pay in half or more…
OverNightPrints.com
Here’s the designs I worked out. I think they are ready, maybe a few more tiny touch-ups, and they will be off to the printer.
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I’ve also got to get the primary menu working still. It was lost in the initial phases of the layout, and I’ve only spent a few trying to get it back and configured and styled appropriately. That’s going to be the biggest part of the final checklist. I have a style from the original PSD file, but may have to conceive something a little different since the site took a turn after being skinned, and trying to push further on the alpha layer transparency.
Let’s hope I can get it all done today… I’ve got to get back to poodlebreedersource.com
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I’ve just got a few more things to really tidy up before I’m satisifed enough with the layout and styles cross-browser before I can start really trying to promote, and get some traffic in here.
- Footer Region
Have a nice idea for the footer, working on layout now.
- Clean up of the ‘Link’ category content layout on the actual page.
The font sizes are being rendered much larger when outside the homepage container.
- Add Social Bookmarks.
Haven’t found a plugin I like yet, so I might need to just do this one myself custom to my needs.
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