Comments on: Project Files: Spotlight on Revolution

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:53:38 +0000

nice work you’ve done. maybe we can work together in the future

By: Christian Snodgrass

Christian Snodgrass — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:27:41 +0000

Those websites look great. What’s more is the system behind them look great as well. I remember how much of a hassle it was at times to tweak my custom WordPress theme to get it cleanly coded and web standards compliant. It seems to be the nature of dynamic content to not want to be compliant, but I think it’s important to make sure that it is.

These themes look like a great step forward and hopefully the will become a powerful tool and help bring the standard of the themes to a higher level. I’ll definitely be taking a look at them.

By: Iris

Iris — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:18:06 +0000

One of the best things,I like about this post is mentioning the theme. Most of the time,I really like the word press theme, but really get confused for what theme I use it.

This is the fist time I have seen clear specification of themes.

I really like this post, Please keep posting more.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:06:56 +0000

Those are some exceptionally nice designs. I’ve just recently started to use wordpress for some of my sites, I’m taken aback by how easy it is to build great looking full sites as well as blogs. There’s even an effective ecommerce system plugin. WordPress really do seem to have created a top notch open source CMS.

By: Char

Char — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:53:46 +0000

Clarinette – Thanks for the kind words. I don’t see free themes as a threat to my business in any way. I think web designers are in greater demand – because everyone now knows the importance of having a web site for your business, organization etc.

There is always a market for custom themes and there is always a market for designers to modify the free themes. I don’t know a single web designer who is looking for work right now. Most of us are so busy we are turning work away.

By: Clarinette

Clarinette — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:56:09 +0000

Fantastic portfolio. Question: do you see the advance of free professional themes be it on WordPress, Joomla or other as a threat to your web design business? With so many great products “out of the box”, surely web designers must be less in demand compared to say 10 years ago? On the other hand I imagine there will always be a market for custom themes..
Mathieu.

By: Char

Char — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:57:59 +0000

Paul – I think Revolution is easier to work with than Mimbo, however, in order to make Revolution really work you need to work through the tutorials, understand how to control your categories and be comfortable adding thumbnail graphics. Hope that helps.

By: Paul in Delaware

Paul in Delaware — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:10:33 +0000

For a beginner how difficult is it to set up Revolution and make it look like something professional? I know enough to be able to install wordpress and switch themes as well as ad plugins but I have never gotten into modifying any code.

Can a novice like myself make Revolution look great without manipulating code? I’ve tried to set up another magazine style wp theme called Mimbo II with no luck. I was just too confused.

By: Char

Char — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:15:32 +0000

inspirationbit – no problem – some days I juggle better than others.

Jimson – you did a great job on your site. The new Revolution2 themes are amazing – I’m playing with one now for a new project.

By: Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:58:19 +0000

I am a big fan and supporter of Brian’s work from Day 1. In fact, I purchased the developer kit and use it on all my new sites. I still have the original News theme, and have a hard time deciding which theme to “upgrade” to. So many choices!