Reblogged from blackmedic
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The blog about becoming a Web Designer.
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I’m sorry but I feel like it’s counter productive to spend time hacking something to try to make it accommodate features I can easily find in another CMS. Wordpress is overwhelmingly designed in favor of blogging.
My clients wanted to stick to wordpress since that’s what their used to, but I guess my skills in PHP manipulation and hacking can’t quite accommodate the requirements of the layout. So after spending 10 hours reading the documentation, and obviously implementing the required hacks I’ve decided to abandon it all. I should use my meager skills with coding and PHP to manipulate a CMS that’s actually designed to produce the desired functions.
I guess I’m kind of frustrated from spending the last 15 hours building within the confines of the wrong CMS. Experimenting is important, so it was’t a waste at all. I suppose I will return to my natural choice Modx.
Being a web designer isn’t that hard… It just takes time.
As we move into the next decade of web design, it’s time for us to reevaluate our understanding of wireframes—a tried and tested user experience staple. (via MIX Online)
I’ve decided to focus on Wordpress theme development this spring while I explore deeper into Design theory and fundamentals. The tutorial by Themeshaper.com is essential and a very practical beginning to shape my understanding. Now I can get my feet muddy right away.
+ Check out The Art of Code podcast for PHP intro that makes absolute sense.
Too much to do today. Reading is over taking my life.
I have to finish learning how to develop sites under the Modex CMS. Thank god for The Coding Pad. I feel like Modex is the most versatile and lightweight CMS to create sites I will maintain on my own.
However, I have to devote a lot of my attention to Wordpress right away. I’m not naturally drawn to it as a CMS, particularly since I’m not going to use it for it’s primary use- blogging, but since wordpress seems the easiest and most intuitive for the majority of clients and users I will focus on using it for development.
All my client has to know is how to type and post. since that’s all they will need to be doing. I’m eager to learn it, even with it’s limitations. I can immediately begin to exploit it for clients. A reasonable and hassle free income is something I have to respect since I’m still in the process of setting up business structure and practices.
