Not just another Wordpress blog

My presentation for Wordcamp Greece 2011 @ Thessaloniki.

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1. Not just another Wordpress blog Wordcamp 2011, Thessaloniki
2. Not just another Wordpress blog Wordcamp 2011, Thessaloniki
3. Some stuff about me (I’m interesting. I think.)
4. My name is Zaharenia http://sugarenia.com – @sugarenia
5. My name is Zaharenia http://sugarenia.com – @sugarenia ≠
6. My name is Zaharenia http://sugarenia.com – @sugarenia ≠
7. ...and this is Gadget, my cat (he doesn’t like walking on a leash)
8. I think I want to be a freelancer... – Me, circa 2009
10. The problem
11. terrainnova.gr/αν-το-περιεχόµενο-είναι- βασιλιάς-το-design-τ/
12. 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’; “ „
13. 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. “ „
14. Arras (arrastheme.com)
15. Everyone. Whom is this presentation for?
16. This. So what’s your problem anyway?
17. Bueno by WooThemes
18. Aurora Borealis by Themeforest
19. Topzglow by simplyWP
20. MyWordpress by Themeforest
21. Fresh News by WooThemes
22. Header
23. Header Fat Footer
24. Header Fat Footer Most popular
25. Header Fat Footer Carousel Most popular
26. Header Fat Footer Carousel Featured Most popular
27. Header Fat Footer Carousel Featured Most popular Tag clouds
28. Pffffft... Wait, tag clouds?
29. Whut?
30. Hey, I’ve seen it before... The dreaded Wordpress look
31. Tight deadlines. Why do we do this?
32. Tight budgets. Why do we do this?
33. Laziness. Why do we do this?
34. Let’s change this.
35. Art Direction The elephant in the room
36. alistapart.com/articles/art-direction-and-design
37. Art direction brings clarity and definition to our work; it helps our work convey a specific message to a particular group of people. “ „
38. This is not your aunt’s travel blog...
39. ...and this is not a pharmacy website.
40. Design Research You. Need. It.
41. Moodboards Capture the mood of the website
42. viget.com/inspire/perspectives-on-mood-boards
43. The purpose of a mood board is to set the tone & style of a design effort, without the distraction of flow and architecture. “ „
47. Use whatever suits you OneNote, Curio, Photoshop, LittleSnapper...
48. Best-sellers? Stay away. So generic it hurts
49. (Plus they all look alike)
50. Striking by ThemeForest
51. inFocus by ThemeForest
52. Display by ThemeForest
53. Go stylish minimal But only if you have to
54. Dandelion by Themeforest
55. Briefed by WooThemes
56. Modest by ElegantThemes
57. Penelope by cssigniter
58. Practical by WPBundle
59. Don’t copy. Not too much anyway
60. Almost 89,2% of tutorial sites looks like PsdTuts or Smashing Magazine. – Me
61. Frankly, it gets boring.
65. No more magazines. Especially when you don’t have content
66. It will show.
67. Macalicious.com (design from 45Royale)
68. Delicious Magazine by WooThemes
69. Diverse by WPBundle
70. Vetee by Themeforest
71. Hipstr Tumblr It is popular for a reason
72. Slanted by WooThemes
73. Nimble by WPBundle
74. Auld by WooThemes
75. Shelf by The Theme Foundry
77. Recap time! (This is what you should write down)
78. Don’t Wordpress look Marketplace best-sellers Magazine themes without content
79. Do Design research Minimalism & personality Lean ’n’ mean original themes
80. No more of this. Don’t make me spank you.
81. Thank you! You’re cool. Zaharenia Atzitzikaki UI designer http://sugarenia.com @sugarenia