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Watch Me Design a WordPress Theme: Colors, Fonts, and Design Decisions

Yesterday was a really eventful one for the design and development of NewsPlay. I can’t take all of the credit, either. There were quite a few friends and readers involved in different elements. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
I lost a lot of sleep developing this concept. And I think (hope) it was worth it. […]

Watch Me Design a WordPress Theme: Getting Started in Photoshop

It’s been a few days since I’ve updated this project, and I’m pretty excited about where this is headed now. The pressure is definitely on to develop something awesome, since Cory Miller has released NewsPixel and Adii has released Premium News Theme in just the past week or so, it seems. (Reviews of each will […]

Watch Me Design a WordPress Theme: Concept and Initial Sketches

After yesterday’s video blog announcing I will be entering Design Vitality’s theme design competition that I mentioned a couple of weeks back, it’s about time to get some specifics laid out. There are a number of prizes involved, but the best part: the winner is chosen by a vote. So, ideally, by making Theme Playground’s […]

First VideoBlog: Watch Me Design a WordPress Theme

Calling All Creative Uses for WordPress!

That’s right, consider this a public call for any particularly creative and/or innovative uses of WordPress. We’re running a couple of series at Theme Playground this month, and to top off the month I’d like to feature some…interesting ways that WordPress is being put to use.
Let me give you an example of what I’m looking […]