I designed this theme with a ladybug after my cute ladybug phone charm. I’m not really fond of real-life ladybugs, but I find their illustrated versions adorable. <3

I also moved my blog from taintedsong.com to this “personal” domain. I purchased joniang.com some years back but have never really decided what to use it for. So I resolved to just transition away from my naive ideals from four years ago, and focus on building my online portfolio (whut?). After all, my full-time job could be taken away from me anytime, and my only emergency fall-back is my freelance work.

So this is my obligatory “I just installed a new theme! Hope you like it!” post. It’s a good thing that having a blog redesign provides an excuse to actually blog, isn’t it? I used to blog a lot two or three years back but things changed since I dealt with some major transitions in my life last year. As a result, blogging frequency has gone down to once a month or once in two months. Now that I’m starting to organize my life again, from furnishing my new (and permanent!) home to revamping my site, I’m hoping to regain the zest I lost and get back to blogging. But I’m not promising myself anything. Cos, most of the time, sharing thoughts in 140 characters or less is just more convenient than composing an entry. :P

So here’s to hoping I’d be blogging more often beginning June 1st!

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We are seeking to hire a part time web designer.

We are a very busy blog and website design company and are looking to hire a part time designer who has experience and knowledge with Graphic Design and CSS. Must have experience designing/developing themes popular blogging platforms. Strong preference given to candidates with both WordPress and Movable Type experience. Experience with TypePad and/or Expression Engine a big plus.

Compensation is generous. Deadlines are not insane. Team environment is virtual – – open and very friendly.

We have a very steady stream of new business, as well as a large client base and portfolio.

The hours are part time and flexible, and the location is virtual – you will work remotely (from home).

Please contact Lindsey Hardegree (our Assistant Project Manager) for details – – we’re very busy at E.Webscapes and are looking to fill this position as soon as we find the right candidate for the job. Is it you?

Interested? Ask me how you can contact Lindsey.

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www.saonoitieng.com

www.heblogssheblogs.com

www.optimumflexibility.com

www.lowerbodymakeover.com

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• To center an image and put a blue border around it (see example screenshot above), use the class name “itemcenter“, e.g. <img src=”image.jpg” alt=”image name” class=”itemcenter” />
• To align an image to the left and put a blue border around it, use the class name “itemleft“.
• To align an image to the right and put a blue border around it, use the class name “itemright“.
• To center a text or paragraph, use the class name “center“.

Why use these classes when you can use the normal way of aligning an image or text? These styles validate W3C compliant, while the usual align attribute does not. But of course, you don’t have to follow those. Pardon me for being neurotic with codes sometimes. :)

:: Download Stargaze :: Demo ::

This version is a valid xhtml with error-free css. Works fine with WordPress 2.3 to 2.3.3.

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I’m working on 3 projects this month — well, 4 if I include a personal project, heh. It’s a huge weight off my shoulders that I’m almost done with one of them. I’m not really given deadlines but I have this schedule I usually set for myself that I try to keep pace with. That way, I don’t go insane and I still get to complete them on time. Lol.

Anyway, I just wanted to update this blog (coz I really got nothing else to write about) so let me share this one project that I’ve almost completed. Check out what I’ve done so far. Actually, I only came up with the design and WordPress functionality. The brownish header on top was cropped from its previous layout like the client wanted. Good thing Sheena, the website owner, is already familiar with WordPress and html so she was able to tweak the sidebar all on her own. She got the hang of it really quickly. She’s even adding new stuff every minute! (Although I’m not too happy about the extra codes, they’re throwing xhtml errors all over the place. Oh well, it was valid when I was done with it, lol.)

The client wanted a “tropical”, magazine-style type of theme (and lots of green and brown!), and fortunately I was able to hit the nail on the head on my first try. Check out her blog sometime: kauairentals.biz.

One (almost) down, two to go!

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Word count: 297 | Filed under: Custom WordPress Theme, Wordpress

After almost three weeks, I’m finally done with my second project for EW. Kelly Marsh, the client, wanted a black, blue, red custom WordPress theme with a real microphone image. He wanted to have a “professional” look for his website (as opposed to a “personal blog” look), I just don’t know if I was able to achieve that. lol :D

Thanks to this project (and the previous one I did), I’m learning more and more about the in’s and out’s of WordPress. Because of the specifications given by the clients I’m forced to dig deeper into the Codex and search for other solutions provided by WordPress geniuses out there. :cute: There’s a bunch of “if’s” and “else’s” and query posts that hold his blog’s layout together, plugins were very useful too.

It’s funny how I spent the whole Saturday last week working on this one problem that I had and when I finally thought of the answer (which was around 11:00 PM) I wanted to take a whack at myself for not being able to come up with it sooner. :grr: Sometimes the processing that goes on inside my brain is really slow. lol. :P

Color Schemer is a such a useful website. It has become a personal favorite. You should try it. :)

Visit Kelly Marsh 360! And while you’re there you might want to check out his videos and podcasts. They’re funny. He’s a comedian, btw. ;)

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Test Run | Download zip file

For a time I didn’t have the desire to make WordPress themes anymore because, I don’t know, I just didn’t feel like it (and I don’t really have creative juices flowing in me, LOL). But the part-time job opening at E.Webscapes pushed me to try my luck. Lisa, the owner of E.Webscapes, is just the nicest. She stuck by me during my “audition” for several weeks, and just last Friday, she informed me that I got the job! I was so excited I kept thinking about it while I was on my 2-day vacation. LOL.

Anyway, Working Girl was my “audition piece” and fortunately it got me the job that I’ve been praying for. :) Why that kind of design you ask? In the sample order given to me, I was supposed to use a blue, green, and yellow color scheme and put an image of a blonde girl with blue eyes. And there should be books, a computer and a coffee. The header image is just a modified version of an image I got from GettyImages. With a touch of love and inspiration, the custom WordPress theme turned out like this. Now it’s up for grabs (since it was just a sample project). Hopefully, there are blonde bloggers out there who would make use of it. :D

Annie of eclecticwanderings.com sent me an e-mail a few minutes ago asking if I could change the girl’s hair to black. I swear I didn’t mean for this theme to project political incorrectness. Haha, just kidding. There should be a version two soon. Soon. After I finish the answering the pending memes. If I finish answering the pending memes. haha

Thanks again, Lisa! I know you’re kinda anticipating this post! LOL. And to the other designers, thanks so much for the warm welcome. :)

Please support E.Webscapes!

PS: Thanks to (Kuya) Raymond for writing the short bio for me. :P

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