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The Theme Big Design

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I’ve finally gotten around to getting a decent design done for this blog. With a bit of content and traffic I felt like I needed to get something up that looked good, and fit with the brand I’m attempting to create here. Check out the video to see the features of the new design. There’s some work to be done, but that’s something I’ll tackle ...

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How To Use The Color Wheel To Choose An Effective Color Scheme

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One of my biggest faults as a designer is my “design eye.” I’ve gotten better with experience, but its difficult for me to come up with color schemes and design concepts that look good and are reader-friendly. I’ve gotten better with experience, but its still something I struggle with. Fortunately, if you’re aesthetically challenged like I am, there’s any easy way to jump start the ...

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The Complete List Of Thesis Fonts In Action

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One of the really convenient things about Thesis is the ability to change the fonts of most of the text of your blog or website in just a few clicks. This is a complete list of the available fonts in alphabetical order. It will be updated as more fonts are added. American Typewriter Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll ...

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The Thesis Body Class Filter Put To Good Use

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Thesis also allows you to use post meta options to add custom body classes on a per page and/or per post basis. Thesis also has a sweet body class filter that allows you to easily add classes to the <body> tag on a mass scale. I recently wrote an article over on Art of Blog detailing different ways to add classes to the body tag ...

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The Simplest WordPress URL Shortener Ever

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As the WordPress Universe becomes more and more “twitterfied”, URL shorteners become more and more relevant. Its important to present links to your post in a fashion that are easy to share. You can use dependable services like bit.ly or goo.gl. You can also create your own URL shortener using YOURLS. However, if you have a short domain name – such as http://themebig.com – there ...

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A Simple Guide to CSS Selectors

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CSS selectors are an absolutely crucial tool in your quest to present a speedy, semantic markup for your server and search engines like Google to digest. They allow you to separate style from content, and to go much further in terms of what you can do with your blog’s design. This is one of the most basic web design concepts in existence, but if you’re ...

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