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One of the reasons we use the Genesis theme framework at WM Web Design is because Genesis has a large and sharing community.
That means that whatever problem you’re having you’ll be able to find a post, an article, a forum or even a real live person who will provide you with a solution or at least point you in the right direction.
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It’s easy to take a WordPress theme and strip it down to its bare essentials… but it’s not easy to make it look good.
In fact the more you strip a theme down the more the remaining elements have to work together perfectly.
A great example of how it should be done is Runway the latest Genesis child theme by Heather Jones of Viva la Violette. [Read more...]
One of the big problems for any WordPress theme designer is coming up with something original. If you’ve tried it yourself, you know how difficult it is.
One guy who comes up with original themes and who does it theme after theme is Wes Straham of Appfinite themes.
I’ve no idea how he does it, but as if to prove me right, he’s just brought out a real honey of a theme… Epik 1.0.
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Eh… come closer and I’ll whisper a secret.
I’ll tell you where you can find stunning free and premium images for your websites and blogs.
Why do you need to know that?
Because images are becoming more and more important in modern web design.
They’re getting bigger, more creative and much more professional.
The days of touching up an old image on Photoshop and uploading are long gone.
So where do you find great images?
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I have a client who runs a local re-upholstery business.
In his work he deals mostly with women so for his new website we needed to find a theme that was artistic and feminine and at the same time modern and packed with features.
I looked long and hard before I found the perfect theme and that theme was by Shannon Dow of Eight Crazy Designs and the name of the theme was… Fabric8ted 1.0.
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WordPress developers love the Genesis theme framework.
They love it because they can create their own child themes using the Genesis sample theme, dabble with custom WordPress loops, produce dedicated Genesis plugins and wax lyrical about custom post types.
Now saying that the devs love Genesis is what Basil Fawlty would call stating the bleeding obvious, but it’s not just the devs who love Genesis.
Every day non techies start up Genesis websites and blogs or move over to Genesis from other theme frameworks.
There was a time when all you had to do if you wanted a blog or a website, was setup a WordPress install, install a free theme, write a few pages and posts… and you were hailed an internet genius.
Unfortunately… those days are gone.
There are now so many professional sites out there that in order to get your share of the action and attention your site has to be fast, mobile responsive, easy to navigate and look absolutely stunning.
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I first came across Bob Dunn and his wife Judy over on Danny Brown’s blog “For Bloggers by Bloggers”.
I learnt most of what I know about blogging from that site via great posts from Bob and Judy, Danny Brown himself and other A list bloggers such as Sarah Arrow, Brankica Underwood and Joey Strawn.
But Bob didn’t make it onto my Genesis people list because of his blogging skills, he made it because he’s produced some of the best Genesis related videos that you’ll find on the net today and… they’re absolutely free.
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I don’t know how good your geography is, but you may have heard of a little state in the good old US of A called Texas.
It’s famous for oil, the TV series Dallas (didn’t you just love JR), the battle of the Alamo and… Genesis WordPress theme designers.
Genesis WordPress theme designers?
Yes… and if you don’t believe me head over to twitter and take a look under the Genesis hashtag #genesiswp.
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This is my first post in a series about Genesis people.
Who are Genesis people?
They’re the people who work with the Genesis theme framework, the people who develop Genesis, the people who teach Genesis, the people who give their time and are involved in the Genesis community in short… the people who help and inspire the rest of us.
So the big question is… who gets to start the series?
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Please feel free to contact WM and ask for Keith or Hilary.
Contact details are:
Chelveston Crescent
Solihull B91 3YH
Tel: 0121 705 6502
Email: info@wmwebdesign.co.uk
