I have been working on new WordPress themes and getting used to working within the WordPress structure. I really enjoy designing in the knowledge that there is a plethora of plug ins and goodies that you (or the user) can utilise later to suit their own needs (not to mention a rock solid CMS). Although the majority of websites I design are designed for selling goods online, and the simplicity of the designs reflect this, it is still good to get out of my comfort zone and expand my knowledge of designs and designing.
I wanted the process to be a mind expanding and allow me to embrace new designs with the same vigour I do when getting stuck into a Paypal payment implementation or something else more ‘backend’. It hasn’t been easy and I really do take my hat off to the designers who rely Continue reading →
I have been reading about the great artists and Mondrian struck a chord with me and looking at his work inspired me to do this in Photoshop.
I have been working on making WordPress themes over the past few months. I have redesigned Look Web Design using a new design and based on the WordPress framework. I made the design from scratch in Photoshop and then cut-up the design for Dreamweaver, it was an excellent learning process and I was pleased with the result as a showcase for my websites. I worked hard to keep to the original design created in Photoshop.
I had designed the opening page to be a small rectangular thumbnail Continue reading →
Life is a series of choices strung together by the consequences of those choices.
I think that part of being a successful designer is learning compromise. If you are trying to design something and you have a particular image in your mind and you stick to it religiously you are going to end up frustrated. Inevitably there is going to be something in the design process or audience that requires change. This change may detract from your vision of the end product.
You must remain open to new things or you will end up doing the same thing over and over again. There is a difference between having a particular style and doing the same things again and again.
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