I adore using PNG graphics in my designs, but I hate the way IE6 handles them. We know all about needing a PNG fix and using one, but recently I encountered my first major problem using one. While working on my new primary site design…
Category: Wordpress
I’ve recently finished my new re-design for my main site, and am now converting it over to a WordPress theme. It occurred to me that one of the snippets of code I’m using might just help someone else also. For my new theme, I needed…
There are two new WordPress themes that I like online today, each one definitely in a different category. Todays winner in the minimal category, sporting a very Web2.0 color scheme, goes to Prisa from NofieIman.com. The only thing lacking in this one is an online…
There are two new WordPress themes floating around in cyberspace, and I really like them both for different reasons. The first one is called Into the Ocean, from Design Adaptations. I think this theme shines as a minimalist theme. What really caught my attention, however,…
Here are a couple of nice themes from the web community today: Ambient Glo 1.5 Fixed (Demo, Download). Fluid (Demo, Download). A very nice 3 column theme that has the option to be either fixed or fluid width. Good use of color and white space.…
The judging is over, the results are in, and now every WordPress/Sandbox fan has new designs to play with! I enjoyed being a judge for this competition, though it was definitely not easy to pick which my favorites were out of 46 submitted designs. Huge…
CollegeScholarships.org is running a WordPress design competition that is ending soon (August 13, 2007). The winning designer will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship for their college education! That is a significant amount and it is a great way to show off your design skills. The…
I ran across a new WordPress theme (Isolated) that takes a nice approach to using Mootools accordion code, and integrating it into a WordPress theme. I have always thought that accordion style sections can look really slick, and I love Mootools, and I think the…
AddThis is a popular tool for bloggers, and it has just gotten a little bit better. You may recognize this familiar style of AddThis widget from your favorite blogs: (not clickable, merely an example) If you are not familiar with what happens when you click…
There is a new design competition started by the Weblog Tools Collections that has stirred up a little curiosity. This is design, ala CSS Zen Garden style, will ask designers to create styles for the new version of the WordPress Sandbox theme from PlainText.org. That…