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 as CMS
Everybody Dance – From static to dynamic with WordPress
Nov. 30, 2010
This summer Vancouver Ballroom Dance Coach Elaine Carson of Everybody Dance approached us asking for help with her website. She got a site build several years ago that at the time was top-of-the-line, but in the past few years she … 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
BellevueGallery.ca – A WordPress Site Showcasing Fine Art
Apr. 28, 2010
One of our early clients as Pink & Yellow Media was a small fine arts gallery in West Vancouver called Bellevue Gallery. At the time they were looking for a website that reflected their style and sophistication and that showcased … Continue reading
Frugalbits.com – WordPress as a Magazine CMS
Apr. 5, 2010
Last year I was contacted by two veterans of the publishing business with an idea for a new online magazine called “Frugalbits“. It would be a daily publication in which readers would find deals and ideas on how to be … Continue reading
Webcast: An Intimate and Enlightening View into Microsoft Expression Web 3
Mar. 23, 2010
I’m doing a 1 hour live webcast with Microsoft Canada demonstrating advanced WordPress customization with Expression Web 3 on April 6th, and you are welcome to join. It will be an extended version of my MIX10 session with more demos … Continue reading
MIX10 Session and Supporting Documents
Mar. 14, 2010
Above is my MIX10 session A Case Study: Rapid WordPress Design and Prototyping with Expression Web 3 in its entirety in Silverlight video format. It can be blown up to full screen and I highly recommend it as there are … Continue reading
Design Schooled Kids – Pushing WordPress to the edge
Jan. 20, 2010
A couple of months ago I got a tweet from Tracy Sullivan of Design Schooled Kids about creating a web site for her line of stationery for kids. It was an interesting project both because of the products themselves – … Continue reading
BCIT Class Materials
Aug. 21, 2009
I’m teaching two classes on WordPress at BCIT Friday August 21st. Below are the key code snippets along with a zipped archive of the famous Twitter box featured on this blog and in Computer Arts Magazine. Replace the default heading … Continue reading