The Variant Creative template is the most downloaded template since its release, and it was also the first template to include a .PSD source file that makes it easier to customize its design. In this post, I will explain how to edit the .PSD and create a new header image for the template. What you…
The single most popular template since its release a few weeks ago, Variant Creative, has been reworked and released as an alternate version: Variant Creative (alt). The new version comes with red/pink colors, an embedded @font-face font (Ubuntu, downloaded from Font Squirrel) and a new blog-styled layout (see the screenshot below) – a bonus that…
Year 2011 has started with several simultaneous projects going on at once here on andreasviklund.com. Some are not very obvious, such as optimization work to speed up the site using a cache plugin for WordPress and a significant update to the forum registration form to prevent spam robots from registering and posting in the forum….
Want to change the visual appearance of the Variant Whitespace template without having to edit any code at all? Then try replacing the default background images, it can make a significant difference. I have created a package with six replacement backgrounds in 3 different styles (original layout + reversed layout for each style) that you…
Here is the first new template of 2011: Variant Creative. It is a classic 3-column layout with a vertical button menu. The total layout width is 980px wide, and it uses a header image of a kind that I have not used in any template before. In order to make the header image easier to…