Paper Craft
Latest Version: 3.00 Added on: 2015/05/19 I still remembered when I was a kid, my mom bought me a handcraft kit and I used it to make a greeting card. I thought of the moment and decided to make a theme that looks like it is handcrafted. Of course, this one is much better than the one I made 20 years ago 🙂 Click on the “Free Download” link above to get the theme now! By using this theme for FREE, you agree to accept the external links. Gain access to the fully layered Photoshop file for quick and easy tweakage. PSD files included for both the main and the sub themes. Ad-Free PackageRemoving the credit links will make the theme to not function properly. Unencrypted main and sub theme files can be purchased at $20. Theme CustomizationDo you want to customize this theme to include images that suit your blog's topic? I can help you with the graphical customization. For more details, please visit the theme customization service page. The following is an example of a custom design of the Paper Craft theme. Main Features – Different design for sticky post feature – Compatible with IE7, IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera – W3C XHTML and CSS compliant – SEO ready – Gravatar enable Blog Title and Description The demo is showing a special font as below: By default, after you install the theme, the blog title and description are showing the Arial font. You can change the font style by following this instruction: Part 1: Modifying Font Style – Download this PSD zip file (also include the font that I use) – Extract and open the PSD file in the Photoshop/ImageReady/Gimp/PaintShop program – Change the title and description using your desired font (you are free to modify the header image if you want) – Save the image using this name: bg_header.jpg – Upload the image to your server in the “/styles/dream/” folder Part 2: Activating the Style – Login to your WP admin – Go to the options page of the Paper Craft theme under “Appearance -> Paper Craft” – Find “Theme Style” under “Layout Setting” – In the pull-down menu, select “dream.css” – Save the setting and go to your site to see the changes. User Showcase The followings are a few examples of nice modification of this theme from other users. You can view all the nice design in the forum theme showcase. View all my themes Change log 2009-05-19 v1.00 – Release 2009-07-14 – Theme is compatible with WP 2.8 2011-09-16 v3.00 – New – Added drop-down menu, ad-widget, Options page, advanced automatic thumbnails, custom style, custom menu (works on WP 3+ onwards) and enabled localization...
Read More40+ Grid-based design Articles, Tutorials and Tools
Introduced as a new solution of designing structure problems, grid based design is alluring almost every designer. Grid designs are used as framework to prepare the page layout. It incorporates many tools, which assists designers a lot in their endeavor of accomplishing the work perfectly. If you are looking forward for more information, just read on… an assortment of information is available here, which will take you the pages of important grid articles, tips, tutorials and tool resources. 17 Grid Articles Tips and Resources Grids are Good Available as a PDF format, this article is illustrated in almost 152 pages. It offers all the tips and expertise that can be used for the betterment of your competency. Grid (page layout) Available in wikipedia, this article tells all about grid design and brings external resources to learners. Why Use a Grid Written by Mark Boulton, the article gives all the details to use a grid and tells about its importance too. The article is comprised with all the examples, which are required. Feeling Your Way Around Grids This is another article by Mark Boulton – Taking instances of Leonardo Da Vinci’s great art work ‘the last supper’, this article deals with use of grid in old proposed idea of ‘the golden section’ and ‘rules of third’. The Funniest Grid You Ever Saw Written by Khoi Vinh, this article starts with the an example posted at onion.com, later talks about Mark Boulton’s articles and then proposes the best ways of use of a grid. Grid Computing …and Designing This is next by Khoi Vinh. In this article, author has discussed about computing of the grid and its better use in designing. Grid-Based design 101 Steven Snell’s blog on grid gives all the information about grid. This article includes definition of grid, its use and incorporates good examples with images. It is a complete guidance for all those, who are looking forward for comprehensive information about grid. Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques This is another article, which comprises detailed information about grid and its use. This article is worth reading, as it provides all the basics for effective grip approach. You will love to read it. Pictorial examples increase its readability. Thinking Outside the Grid The article written by Molly E. Holzschlag is an attempt to visualize diversified use of grid. In this article, author is not limited to the use of grid just in designing the page layout but also incorporated it inn preparing a map, graffiti and many more tasks. It is great deal for all those, who love to think out of kitty. Columns and Grids Providing a detailed information, this article focuses on every possible utilization of columns and grids to prepare a good lay out. Examples are given here to demonstrate it nicely. Grids: Show ‘Em if You Got ‘Em This article highlights artistic features of grid. It illustrates how a person can suffice his /her art temptation by using grids. It also tells about some finest virtual brush strokes. Introduction to Layout Grids This is an in-depth introduction of layout grids. This article can be a perfect theoretical material for beginners. The Grid: Structure of Design Telling about ‘ABC’ of grid and its use in design structure, this article is also supposed to be a great deal for novice designers. Grids: Order out of Chaos The article starts with introduction of grid and respectively teaches about its use and functionality in good designing. Vertical Grids The article is especially focused on vertical grids, its use and way of preparation. The article includes several example...
Read More150 AJAX Tutorials
AJAX Client-Server Communication Tutorials Alternate Ajax Techniques, Part 1 – This tutorial tackles other Ajax techniques aside from XMLHttp as the means to describe the client-server communication. Dynamic HTML and XML: The XMLHttpRequest Object – This tutorial tackles the steps of retrieving and submitting XML data directly through XMLHttpRequest object in the background. Guide to Using XMLHttpRequest – This tutorial provides the steps in using XMLHttpRequest with php and nysql. Make Asynchronous Requests with JavaScript and Ajax – This tutorial tackles the most fundamental and the basic of all Ajax-related objects and programming approaches, the XMLHttpRequest object. Instant Tutorial – This tutorial shows how Ajax allows you to make a call to an http server get its content and load them into your existing page without having to refresh the whole page. Advanced Requests and Response in AJAXR – This tutorial will show you the different status codes and demonstrate how browsers handle each and showcase the lesser used HTTP requests that you can make with Ajax. AJAX Drag and Drop Tutorials Drag and Drop Sortable Lists with JavaScript and CSS – This tutorial shows the ways to rearrange items in a list in Web applications. Building a Drag & Drop Shopping Cart with Ajax – This tutorial shows how to create an interactive shopping experience allowing us to add items to the shopping basket by dragging and dropping them into an icon of a shopping cart. AJAX Form Tutorials Accessible Forms and Unobtrusive JavaScript – This tutorial shows how to separate the backend logic from the user interface logic when creating new PHP applications. Submit a Form with Ajax – This tutorial deals with the new release of CakePHP (RC2) that comes with a completely written AjaxHelper::form() function. AJAX File Uploader Tutorial Better File Uploads with AJAX and JavaServer Faces – This tutorial takes a fresh approach and outlines the steps on how to implement an AJAX-powered component that will not only upload the file to the server, but also monitor the actual progress of a file upload request in real time. AJAX Framework and Toolkit Tutorials AJAX Tutorial with Prototype – This tutorial outlines the steps in building a zip code verifier as an example of how to use AJAX. Developer Notes for Prototype.js – This tutorial tackles some important points in using Prototype.js. AJAX Getting Started Tutorial AJAX:Getting Started – This tutorial guides you through the basics of AJAX and gives two simple hands-on examples to get you started. AJAX Keyword Suggest Tutorial How To Create Google Suggest Feature with ASP.NET 2.0 – This tutorial tackles the steps in creating the Google Suggest feature in the website or blog. Creating an Autosuggest Textbox with JavaScript, Part 1 – This tutorial outlines the steps in creating the autosuggest Textbox using JavaScript. AJAX Live Search Tutorials HOWTO: Animated Live Search/Ordered List – This tutorial covers important aspects of the animated live search and ordered list. Live Search Explained – This tutorial will tackle everything about Live Search, which will gradually replace traditional search in web applications. AJAX Rounded Corners Tutorial Rico Rounded Corners without All of Rico – This tutorial have made minimal changes to Rico’s rounded corner implementation resulting to its use without needing all of Rico. AJAX Sorting Tutorial Make all Your Tables Sortable – This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide at how to make all your tables sortable. AJAX Tabbed Pages Tutorials Make an AJAX Website in Less Than Ten Minutes – This tutorial provide the steps in using AJAX apps and XMLHttpRequest and put up a site that loads all of its content asynchronously....
Read MorePlans for the Custom Theme Service
In the past one month, I have received about 6 requests regarding the custom theme service. This makes me think about whether I should offer custom theme design and earn extra income. After much thoughts, I figure that if I accept custom theme jobs, I won’t be able to release 4 quality free themes a month unless I hire a good coder to help me out. With that said, I would have to put in some time with the coder to ensure my themes adhere to the high standard as usual. Here’s what I have decided. I will take my time to find a good freelance coder. If I am lucky to find one, I’ll make him to be my partner and we’ll share profit for the custom theme design. When I start accepting the custom theme jobs, I’ll make another announcement on this site. [Help needed] Do you know of any good freelance coder whom you can recommend? I am looking for a coder who can convert a PSD file into a WordPress theme which satisfies the following requirements: Compliant with W3C standard Work on the latest WordPress version Compatible with major browsers that include IE6, IE7 (maybe IE8 later), Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari Gravatar supported Follow my CSS coding standard. Basically, it is similar to the WordPress standard. You can open the style.css file of any of my themes and study. The theme has to score Gold in ThemesPreview.com. See the details of the rating system. If you do the first 5 correctly, the theme should have no problem scoring...
Read More29 Graffiti Tutorials using Photoshop/Illustrator
Photoshop is truly a boon for artists in present scenario, as it not only paints their imagination in multitude of colors but also refine them to create some of the most striking graphics. With various Text and layers, Photoshop incorporates superb effects in graphics, which make them just wonderful. To make you more competent with these tools, a special set of 32 Graffiti tutorials using Photoshop/Illustrator isoffered for you. Just read on to know more- 1. Graffiti Drawing Tutorial This tool is use to “rasterize” the layer that contains the rectangle. It comprises five different steps, which assists you in preparation of wonderful graffiti using photoshop brushes and colors. 2. Graffiti Part 1 This graffiti imprints mark of your imagination on a real picture. It is a fun for all the graffiti lovers. 3. Realistic Graffiti Effect Photoshop Tutorial This tutorial is to provide an aspiring Photoshop graffiti writer the techniques, which is required to attach an image and graffiti with realism. 4. Graffiti in Photoshop this includes almost ten steps of learning. First step tells about selection of appropriate font, which later deals with making a custom blend of color and making it better using an amalgamation of ‘Layer 1’ (this is available on the layers palette of Photoshop) and your imagination. 5. Creating and Implementing Graffiti This tutorial is to teach you how to create your own graffiti text; it will also make you understand that how can you use your graffiti on a picture and make it realistic. 6. Amazing Graffiti HDR tutorial This graffiti tutorial incorporates mesmerizing features of HDR. Here, you will learn how to use HDR magnificently using just a single picture. 7. Make Graffiti Effect Photoshop This tutorial is to make you understand that any kind of graffiti can be created. This also demonstrates the use of CS2 tools such a ‘transform’ and ‘perspective’ of Photoshop. 8. Textured Graffiti a modern art prepared by you using different textures. Go through this article to get the most advanced tools and layers of Photoshop and prepare striking graphics. 9. Drawing Graffiti This tutorial is wonderful. It teaches how to incorporate your drawing tints into a real picture. It tells you about special tools of Photoshop, which assist a graffiti writer in changing the picture into a magnificent drawing. 10. Paint Graffiti on Wall in Photoshop This graffiti teaches how to put a virtual graffiti on the wall. The tutorial makes you understand the use of Paint Drips brushes from elliottfelix and Graffiti Set 2 from Krakograff. 11. Graffiti Effect Incorporating ten different steps, this graffiti introduces the fabulous effects of Photoshop. It teaches how one can submerge two graffiti wonderfully. 12. Draw Graffiti This tutorial is supposed to be the best for beginners, as it starts from A, B, C of the graffiti designing and teaches you how to use it in later context profoundly. 13. Graffiti Text This short and easy tutorial is to make you understand that will you be able to create some of the most amazing graffiti texts for your graphics and websites. 14. Pringle Chips Logo as Wall Graffiti Learnt in 20 different steps, this graffiti tutorial teaches learners to how to draw pringle logo and create wall graffiti. 15. Graffiti Text This graffiti tutorial will assist you in getting the expertise to add nice text to you graffiti signatures. It also uses Photoshop brushes. 16. Graffiti/Cartoon Text Effect This is one among the easiest and most interesting graffiti tutorials. It teaches you how to prepare striking cartoon...
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