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WordPress Project: Book Launch Video Blog

This project was launched in December 2010 to coincide with the publication of Diana Mercer’s new book Making Divorce Work. Diana is an attorney who specializes in divorce mediation. Her mediation firm Peace Talks already has an established website and identity. For this companion site to the book, Diana wanted something that carried some of the same colors, but with a fun, hip and much more casual vibe.

I creating the site using WordPress, starting with an existing theme that she had seen used by someone else at WordCamp LA, and customizing the design with the colors and feel she was after.

Check out Diana’s Making Divorce Work blog, and I think you’ll agree: her personality and sense of humor shine through the site and her video posts. And Diana has done an amazing job of consistently posting content.

 

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Another WordPress Project Launched

Most people, when they think of WordPress, assume it’s for hobbyists and bloggers, and the the design will look like a template. The Crossing proves this assumption wrong. The website isn’t a blog in the usual sense, but a great example of how WordPress can be used for pure content management with a unique style of its own.

For this project, my friends at PlainJoe Studios created the site design and architecture, with complete Photoshop mockups. Based on their design, I built a custom WordPress child theme using the StudioPress Genesis framework. The final product includes some great features, including a widgetized homepage, a dynamic video gallery fed via Vimeo, and slick access to the site map via the Quick Links in the header (give it a try!).

Best of all, the client can easily manage their own website content. And that is something to give praise for.

WordPress — it’s not just for blogging.

Do you need a website that works for you (instead of against you)? I can help. I have a network of design and developer resources that team together to deliver dynamic, high-performance websites. Our team is known as Room Five, and we’re here to help. Contact me for details.