Design Is Philosophy
Tuturials, thoughts, ideas and information about web design and digital media by Morten Rand-Hendriksen, designer, developer, digital media expert, information philosopher, speaker and author of the Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web in 24 Hours series (version 2, 3 and 4), Lynda.com's WordPress 3.0 Essential Training course and Microsoft Expression Web 4 LiveLessons and creative director of Pink & Yellow Media - a Vancouver based digital media company.
Category Archives: WordPress Themes
Day 24: Vidunder – a Free WordPress theme just for you
Dec. 24, 2010
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I promised something big, and here it is. On this 24th and Last Day of WordPress (for 2010 at least) I give you the new Vidunder WordPress theme that you see running on this very blog. Download Vidunder right here! … Continue reading
What would you want in the perfect WordPress photo theme?
Oct. 20, 2010
After having finished a myriad of enormously time consuming projects I have decided I need to do something just for fun. So I’m going to build an advanced (and free) WordPress theme for photographers. I’ve noticed over the last couple … Continue reading
Vancouver WordPress Meetup Talk: Simple Yet Powerful WordPress Hacks
Aug. 12, 2010
Below you’ll find the code examples for my Vancouver WordPress Meetup group talk Simple Yet Powerful WordPress Hacks held on August 12, 2010. This article will be expanded after the talk but for now it consists only of the code … Continue reading
MIX10 Proposal: I Reject Your Stylesheet and Substitute My Own
Jan. 6, 2010
Ever since I was invited to attend Microsoft’s web design and development conference MIX in 2008 I’ve been itching to submit my own session proposal and get on the podium to share with other developers and designers my experiences working … Continue reading
Introducing WaveFront – a new free WordPress theme
Sep. 22, 2009
Click here to download the free WaveFront theme from the WordPress Theme Directory. The WaveFront theme is a free generic WordPress theme designed to replicate the looks and features of the two custom WordPress sites Stop Living in the Past … Continue reading
Typograph Critical Update for WordPress 2.8
Jun. 11, 2009
It was brought to my attention last night that there is a critical conflict between the popular Typograph theme and the new WordPress 2.8. Knowing that most Typograph users will update their WordPress installation in the coming days finding the … Continue reading
Using WordPress in Alternate Configurations – My WordCamp Whistler 09 Presentation
Feb. 3, 2009
Finally, after a full week of catching up, here is the video tutorial version of my presentation at WordCamp Whistler 09 for those who were there and those who couldn’t come. The video is also available on WordPress.tv if you’d … Continue reading
Code snippets from my WordCamp presentation
Jan. 24, 2009
Here are some code snippets from my WordCamp Whistler presentation. This article will be expanded in the coming week but in the meantime here they are for anyone wanting to play around with them: Custom Page Templates in 5 lines … Continue reading
Typograph Theme Update – Now With Threaded Comments
Jan. 13, 2009
The Typograph theme has proven to be incredibly popular and I have gotten tons of emails and comments about it with suggestions of improvements and updates. As an answer to all the input I have uploaded the 0.8.5 version of … Continue reading
Using Conditional Custom Fields for Advanced Layouts
Dec. 19, 2008
An often overlooked function in the WordPress arsenal is Custom Fields. Overlooked because to most it makes no sense: What do you use a custom field for? And how do you use it? The answers to these questions differ depending … Continue reading