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5 Design Tips when choosing a WordPress theme

Ngaire Ackerley
August 08, 2016
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5 Design Tips when choosing a WordPress theme

A short presentation providing a few tips for those people that prefer to select a wordpress.org or wordpress.com theme than have a custom designed website

Ngaire Ackerley

August 08, 2016
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Transcript

  1. 5 DESIGN TIPS WHEN CHOOSING A WORDPRESS THEME Ngaire Ackerley

    Designer / Front-End Developer @ngaireackerley designack.com kiwifootprints.com

  2. 1. USE WHITE SPACE aka: EMPTY SPACE

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  4. 2. CHOOSE A RESPONSIVE THEME Preferably not a separate mobile

    site
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  7. 3. KISS Keep It Simple Stupid

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  9. 4. CHOOSE A THEME THAT REFLECTS YOUR CONTENT Imagery, video,

    long reads, short reads, business, blog
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  13. 5. FIND A USER FRIENDLY, ACCESSIBLE & EASY TO NAVIGATE

    THEME Imagine yourself as a user, using your website or blog
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  15. THANKS! Ngaire Ackerley Designer / Front-End Developer [email protected] @ngaireackerley designack.com

    kiwifootprints.com