Not just another Wordpress blog

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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
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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. “ „
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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.

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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

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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