A couple of months ago I had the privilege of partnering with Bill Erickson on designing a responsive, mobile ready child theme for the Genesis framework. The child theme is called Driskill and is available through the new StudioPress marketplace. Driskill is a crisp and minimalistic design geared for tech companies, business professionals, bloggers, social [...]
StudioPress and Genesis Theme
I have been working in the web development and blogging profession since 2004. There have been tremendous changes to web technology since that time. The web is no longer for the web masters or the programming geeks – it is now open to people like me who have no deep understanding of code or technical wizardry that [...]
Will Groupon Kill Local Businesses and their Brand?
We all love a good deal right? Who doesn’t appreciate receiving a 50% discount (or more) on products or services? But I wonder if Groupon or other sites like it will kill local businesses and their brands. The philosophy behind Groupon and other discount type programs like Living Social, Daily Deals, Urban Delight, OKCoupon, is that if you [...]
Premium WP Theme Review: Startbox
The fifth premium WordPress theme I am going to review for my WP Theme Experiment is none other than Startbox — the new kid on the block! Startbox is really more of a theme framework than an actual theme (though it does offer child themes) and it was created by Brian Richards. Brian developed Startbox [...]