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Zaharenia Atzitzikaki
September 26, 2011
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Not just another Wordpress blog
My presentation for Wordcamp Greece 2011 @ Thessaloniki.
Zaharenia Atzitzikaki
September 26, 2011
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Transcript
Not just another Wordpress blog Wordcamp 2011, Thessaloniki
Not just another Wordpress blog Wordcamp 2011, Thessaloniki
Some stuff about me (I’m interesting. I think.)
My name is Zaharenia http://sugarenia.com – @sugarenia
My name is Zaharenia http://sugarenia.com – @sugarenia ≠
My name is Zaharenia http://sugarenia.com – @sugarenia ≠
...and this is Gadget, my cat (he doesn’t like walking
on a leash)
I think I want to be a freelancer... – Me,
circa 2009
None
The problem
terrainnova.gr/αν-το-περιεχόµενο-είναι- βασιλιάς-το-design-τ/
Αν εποµένως το πιο σηµαντικό είναι το περιεχόµενο σε µια
παρουσία online (...) µήπως το αντίπαλο δέος το οποίο για χάρη συντοµίας θα το πω design πρέπει να είναι αυτό που θα ‘θυσιαστεί’; “ „
Πλέον η ουσία βρίσκεται (...) να βρεθείς µέσω των social
media µπροστά στους χρήστες ή τους καταναλωτές σου (...) Και κανένα design όσο και να λειτουργήσει ως ‘κράχτης’ και όσο καλό και να είναι δεν πρόκειται να βοηθήσει σηµαντικά επ’ αυτού – ειδικά µακροπρόθεσµα. “ „
Arras (arrastheme.com)
Everyone. Whom is this presentation for?
This. So what’s your problem anyway?
Bueno by WooThemes
Aurora Borealis by Themeforest
Topzglow by simplyWP
MyWordpress by Themeforest
Fresh News by WooThemes
Header
Header Fat Footer
Header Fat Footer Most popular
Header Fat Footer Carousel Most popular
Header Fat Footer Carousel Featured Most popular
Header Fat Footer Carousel Featured Most popular Tag clouds
Pffffft... Wait, tag clouds?
Whut?
Hey, I’ve seen it before... The dreaded Wordpress look
Tight deadlines. Why do we do this?
Tight budgets. Why do we do this?
Laziness. Why do we do this?
Let’s change this.
Art Direction The elephant in the room
alistapart.com/articles/art-direction-and-design
Art direction brings clarity and definition to our work; it
helps our work convey a specific message to a particular group of people. “ „
This is not your aunt’s travel blog...
...and this is not a pharmacy website.
Design Research You. Need. It.
Moodboards Capture the mood of the website
viget.com/inspire/perspectives-on-mood-boards
The purpose of a mood board is to set the
tone & style of a design effort, without the distraction of flow and architecture. “ „
None
None
None
Use whatever suits you OneNote, Curio, Photoshop, LittleSnapper...
Best-sellers? Stay away. So generic it hurts
(Plus they all look alike)
Striking by ThemeForest
inFocus by ThemeForest
Display by ThemeForest
Go stylish minimal But only if you have to
Dandelion by Themeforest
Briefed by WooThemes
Modest by ElegantThemes
Penelope by cssigniter
Practical by WPBundle
Don’t copy. Not too much anyway
Almost 89,2% of tutorial sites looks like PsdTuts or Smashing
Magazine. – Me
Frankly, it gets boring.
None
None
None
No more magazines. Especially when you don’t have content
It will show.
Macalicious.com (design from 45Royale)
Delicious Magazine by WooThemes
Diverse by WPBundle
Vetee by Themeforest
Hipstr Tumblr It is popular for a reason
Slanted by WooThemes
Nimble by WPBundle
Auld by WooThemes
Shelf by The Theme Foundry
None
Recap time! (This is what you should write down)
Don’t Wordpress look Marketplace best-sellers Magazine themes without content
Do Design research Minimalism & personality Lean ’n’ mean original
themes
No more of this. Don’t make me spank you.
Thank you! You’re cool. Zaharenia Atzitzikaki UI designer http://sugarenia.com @sugarenia