I’m Greg Douglas Principal of Premium Interactive Designer / Front-end Developer Organizer of Hollywood WordPress Meetup Designing for the web since 1999 @premiuminteract
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Themes Thematic Theme Forest WooThemes Genesis Okay Themes Some are more newbie friendly and are easier to child theme where others are more developer friendly meaning that you will need to know how to code before designing for them. Some popular frameworks/themes include...
To Keep In Mind When Selecting A Theme Things to Keep In Mind: * Choose a theme that already has some of the page templates you need or that you know you can easily customize to fit your needs * We now live in a responsive online world and selecting and designing for themes that are responsive is where it’s at
Your Vision Board What Goes Into Your Vision Board Drawings or sketches of your proposed solution Design inspirations Proposed font choices Proposed color scheme
For Your Design Inspiration Google Search “Great WordPress Website Design” Pinterest (Follow Design, Web Design) Other Design Studio Website Portfolios Communication Arts or Other Design Magazines Create An Inspiration Folder To Save Found Inspiration Tools To Inspire Your UI Website Design Friendly Fonts Google Fonts, Typekit, @fontface Color Scheme Color Scheme Designer, Google search three/four colors Inexpensive Design Sets Creative Market, Design Moo Design Inspiration
Your Graphics Setting Up Your File Open Screen Grab In Photoshop Set guides and establish main graphic assetts Organize Your Layers/Folders Cool Tools Page Layers App Adobe Captivate 7 (HD screen shots)
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