WordPress Custom Theme Design

on 12-21-2010 in From My Other Sites, Graphic Design, Wordpress

[SinglePic not found] I’ve started designing my own custom themes for WordPress. Though I know HTML like the back of my hand, it’s only recently I’ve been feeling more comfortable with CSS, which is the design structure of WordPress. So creating these themes is new (for me!), fun and I plan to continue doing it, so I thought I’d make a formal post about it.

I like that I can control so many design elements through CSS and then include my own graphic design choices in the background and header, as in the example above which I created for my FromKarlyn.com website. It’s about time really. I’ve been using WordPress software for most of my sites for years now. I have enjoyed using many wonderful themes offered by other talented designers and always thought: “Someday…” Well someday is now, and over the last few weeks, I jumped in and started creating.

I plan to overhaul the look of all my own domains over time, but for now, I have most of them converted to some of my first custom designs. I created a Themes page so that I would have a designated area for sharing new theme designs and then, after a while.. offer them to others for use on their own websites and blogs.

That’s the plan anyway. If you have a chance, let me know what you think. Thanks!

5 Comments

Debbie Stevens December 22, 2010 at 12:11 am

Absolutely brilliant news, and I wish you well in every new design :)
BTW…LOVE this one!
Christina Ellis December 22, 2010 at 4:29 am

I just came across your site and you are so creative! I hope to one day in the near future contact you about some work on my website http://www.ecigchic.com. I’m a single Mommy chasing my entrepreneurial dream as my second job. I’ll be saving this information so that I can contact you when my finances allow me more creative fun with my site :)
Quinn December 22, 2010 at 8:11 pm

Thanks for this post! I’m looking to create a custom wordpress theme for my blog, but not sure where to start. I come more from the graphic design end, where I know what I want it to look like and would know html really well, but unsure where to even begin!

Did you use any tutorials or sites to get you going in the beginning?

Thanks!

~Quinn
karlyn December 22, 2010 at 11:15 pm

Thanks Quin! Like you, I lean more towards the graphic design end also. Though this was new to me, I spent time first looking over the themes of designers that I admired. By looking through their css coding, I was able to spot and learn what I needed and wanted in my own designs. I’ve only done a few so far, but it’s a start. My advice – jump in and try it!!!! Have fun. :)
Narmadi January 25, 2011 at 2:01 pm

Thanks for your information, i still confuse with WP, because I’m new be with WP, so my solution is buy some theme to redesign my personal blog, anyway thanks for the good news