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- Artisteer Tips
- Add Button Class to Widget
- Add Style to Text Widget
- Add a Sidebar in the Header
- Create Custom Post Header
- Create Unique Page Template
- Create Secondary Menu
- Create Styled Donate Button
- Create Widget Style – Part 1
- Create Widget Style – Part 2
- Hide Category Titles
- Styling Featured Image
- Styling Sheet Borders
- Using Theme Options
- Design Tips and Tricks
- Recent Projects
Two Great WordPress Plugins
As I was working on redesigning theStock411 WordPress blog, I implemented two fantastic WordPress plugins. One of these plugins is WP-Sticky. I’ve known about this plugin for a while, but had never used it. It’s a nice simple way to keep one post at the top of your blog at all times. Now, there are a couple of items to note if you are using this plugin after creating your theme in Artisteer: You must change a tiny bit of php if you want to hide the date. I found a couple of forums that had parts of the following information:
Logo & Blog Design for Annie Kennedy Photography
I so enjoyed working with Annie from Annie Kennedy Photography as we helped to give her a presence as she starts her new business venture.Annie has a wonderful eye for photography and a great sense of style, so it was easy to come up with a great design that matches her personality that would make sure to draw complete attention to the great photos she takes acting as the centerpiece. Continue reading
Making Your Blog Eye Friendly and Easy to Navigate
I was just browsing through some new twitter followers blogs, and I couldn’t help but notice some well designed themes, and some very poorly designed WordPress and Blogger themes. Most of these have great content, but a lot don’t really make you want to stay on their site very long because they are either not friendly on the eyes or they are difficult to navigate through.
Here are some simple tips to help you make your blog or site keep more viewers. (Note: not all of these tips are even used on my own site, but should be.
Backgrounds, Icons, and Buttons
I LOVE Layers!
Here is another Christmas card that was a “spur-of-the-moment” job. I’m posting this one to demonstrate a few simple Photoshop tips that can help you turn around designs quicker for customers just like this one. As the title suggests, there is great advantage in using many layers in Photoshop. I’m just going to focus on the background of this card itself. There are 3 separate layers used just for the green background.
The bottom layer is actually a black and white plaid I found online and turned into a pattern. Need a refresher on creating your own patterns? (NOTE: if you are using Artisteer and want to know how you can make your own textures, this is it!) Continue reading
Customized Family Christmas Card
This was another Christmas card I just did for a family who wanted a very customized look. They also needed a few different versions of the same card for their business, close family and friends, and others on their Christmas card list.
The image to the right is the family version, but you can view their business version in my gallery.
This is what they requested: Continue reading
Esthers Cakes and Cards
I just finished designing a blog for my sister-in-law who makes the most amazing and creative cakes! She also makes adorable handmade cards, and both are done inexpensively and simply (which is a key when you have a family of… Continue reading
Making the Most Use from Photoshop and Artisteer Part 1
Backgrounds and Glare
I purchased Artisteer back in the spring, and it has more than made up the money I invested into it by the ease at which it allows you to create templates for WordPress, Blogger, Dot Net Nuke,… Continue reading
Customized Blogger Theme
I just created a completely customized blogger theme for someone blogging about money saving tips. You can view this Money Matters blog by clicking here. My design was based around a vector image of a woman shopping that I purchased from iStock. (As a note, your designs should always be based around one theme or element that ties the design together and sets your design apart from others). The rest of the graphics and design are my own including the signature dollar sign circle graphic. Continue reading
Fixed Image Viewing Problems in IE
OK, so I somehow managed to fix the issue I had with my image showing up in IE. After scouring internet forums, I discovered that this is a common issue with IE users, and there are multiple potential issues at… Continue reading
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