Posted on 19 Oct 2011 by Chris Ford

Wednesday November 9, 2011 | 6PM | @ 3rd Space | Presented by AIGA San Diego

In 2010, 8% of all websites on the internet were built on WordPress. In 2011, that number more than doubled to 17%. If you look at newly registered domains, that number jumps to an astounding 22%.

Want to get in on the future of web design? Then you won’t want to miss this evening with Chris Ford, Creative Director of Creativity Included as well as a WordPress/Genesis theme developer, educator and evangelist.

In this introduction to WordPress and Genesis, Chris will demonstrate a variety of tools that can help you do less repetitive coding and more designing (which is really what you want to be doing, right?).

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Posted on 21 May 2011 by Chris Ford
  1. Sign up for the Making Cool Blog Headers class
  2. Submit the URL of an existing site
  3. One of them will be used to create a class demo
  4. The winner will recieve the layered PSD file

So $40 will not only get you a class packed full of tips, tricks and resources for making your own cool blog headers, but you could also walk away with a custom blog header designed by Chris Ford.

>Pretty cool, right? You need to sign up for the class by 12pm PDT on May 28, 2011 to be eligible to win. The winner will be chosen at random.

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Posted on 16 May 2011 by Chris Ford

I love WordPress. Let’s get that out up front.

My entire career revolves around WordPress and the Genesis Theme Framework in some way or another.

I design premium Genesis child themes for StudioPress and Theme Garden. I customize those themes for clients. And recently, I started classes teaching about everything from creating cool blog headers to branding using WordPress as your CMS. I think it’s a great tool. I love everything about it. Except…

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