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Typeface Lust: Vitesse from Hoefler & Frere-Jones

13 Jan

Okay ladies and gentlemen, Hoefler & Frere-Jones has blessed us with a brand new slab-serif typeface entitled Vitesse. For only $199 (one PC) you can add this delicious typeface to your collection. I know there’s a few months until my birthday, but I accept early birthday presents. See more of Vitesse below.

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Currently Loving: Moleskine Icons

7 Jan

I’ve decided to share some very inspiring resources every now and again. These high-quality Moleskine icons have caught my eye for the past few days. I have yet to purchase my own Moleskine notebook, but these icons are pretty inspiring and fun to use in any design! Best of all, they’re available for download free. Click the picture below to visit the artist’s download page.

Free Valentine’s Wallpaper: Love Is In The Air

12 Feb

I may be a little late, but I finally finished the wallpaper this morning. It’s a little grungy but still sweet. I like things grungy sometimes, what can I say? Also if you’re interested in receving a Valentine’s Day e-card from me, comment in this post with your e-mail address.

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Upcoming Themes: You Decide

25 Jan

I’ve been working on a few sketches and blank templates for themes, but then I realized I have no idea what people want. So I decided to create a few polls to help me out or any other designers who make Wordpress themes. Polls are fun after all. Happy Sunday!

What collection of themes should I create?

  • Spring (47%, 15 Votes)
  • Valentine's Day (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Other (22%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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What type of theme are you looking for?

  • Fixed Width (80%, 20 Votes)
  • Full Page Width (20%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 25

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What features are most important to you in themes?

  • Customizability (68%, 19 Votes)
  • Valid coding (18%, 5 Votes)
  • User interface (11%, 3 Votes)
  • Widget compatibility (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 28

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What do like you like best in theme design?

  • Nice Header Image (74%, 20 Votes)
  • Patterns (15%, 4 Votes)
  • Custom CSS Headings (11%, 3 Votes)
  • Nice Footer (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 27

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What type of theme are you most likely to use?

  • Minimalistic (29%, 8 Votes)
  • Professional (21%, 6 Votes)
  • Dark (14%, 4 Votes)
  • Retro (14%, 4 Votes)
  • Vintage (11%, 3 Votes)
  • Light/Pastel (7%, 2 Votes)
  • Grunge (4%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 28

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When using themes do you leave the credit on?

  • Yes (92%, 24 Votes)
  • No (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Sometimes (4%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 26

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Do you use widgets?

  • Yes (50%, 12 Votes)
  • No (50%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 24

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Optimize Your Wordpress

21 Jan

I know a lot of designers/bloggers use Wordpress as a blogging platform and a CMS. When I began using Wordpress two years ago, there weren’t many tutorials or specific guidelines to use the program. Most of my Wordpress themes had been coding failures in the past. I thought converting simple layouts made to fit Cutenews could be  compatible with Wordpress. I also did not integrate my outside pages with Wordpress until the middle of last year. Wordpress is a powerful and helpful system, so why not make the best of it? It may seem difficult to use but really it’s easier than many other blogging platforms, especially for beginners.

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