Creating a Static Background on a blog

Posted October 7th, 2009

By Zo NicholasDaily Online Training Call
Tuesday 6th October
Creating a Static Background on a blog
A whole training call focused on resizing a large background image in order to use it as a static background on a blog. An image was provided for this purpose, a photo of the ‘Marble Stadium in Athens’.
Training Call Workshop
The workshop gave [...]

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Web Design Workshop 17 Resizing Large Background Image

Posted October 6th, 2009

By Yorgo Nestoridis
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1 Web Design Workshop 17 – Resizing Large Background Image
1.1 Large Background Image Marble Stadium
1.2 Edit the image in Gimp or Photoshop
1.3 Apply the Background to the Site
1.4 Ycademy Web Design Workshop

Web Design Workshop 17 – Resizing Large Background Image
Web Design Workshop 17 follows Workshop 16 where we discussed [...]

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Web Design Workshop 16 – Scroll over Background

Posted October 5th, 2009

By Yorgo Nestoridis
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1 How to let your Content Scroll over the Background
1.1 Background CSS
1.2 CSS Background Properties
1.3 Background Attachment
1.4 CSS Fixed Background Example with Semiomantics XO
1.5 Web Design Workshop by Ycademy

How to let your Content Scroll over the Background
Scr5olling over a background image may save resources, namely if you use a [...]

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Transparent WordPress Theme Design

Posted October 4th, 2009

Transparent WordPress with Semiomantics XO
Developing a transparent WordPress Based Photo Blog, I got inspired to use some elements in a Grunge environment. It’s creative, it’s fun, it’s the Semiomantics XO Theme for WordPress.
Grunge Background
The first step is to create a grunge background:
This background is 1680 x 1250 pixels big and has a weight of 130 [...]

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Transparent WordPress Semiomantics XO

Posted October 4th, 2009

Transparent WordPress with Semiomantics XO
Developing a transparent WordPress Based Photo Blog, I got inspired to use some elements in a Grunge environment. It’s creative, it’s fun, it’s the Semiomantics XO Theme for WordPress.
Grunge Background
The first step is to create a grunge background:
This background is 1680 x 1250 pixels big and has a weight of 130 [...]

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Design Graphic Background

Posted October 2nd, 2009

Design Graphic Background
While I prefer to keep my backgrounds white, I have added a background to this site for the purpose of the Web design Workshop.
The Background needs to be in harmony with the color scheme which is based on black-blue #000125 and red #B3000.
Background based on an image
This is what I did:
1. Take a [...]

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Dali Transformation Tiles

Posted September 24th, 2009

by Yorgo NestoridisDali Transformation Tiles
This is just for fun, but a nice way to create never seen before designs:
The technique used is just based on splitting and mirroring an image. I will use a design from Bianca Gubalke. I am sure good old Salvador would have loved this and he would have added some distortions…:-).
Dali:
Dali [...]

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Grunge Textures Old Paper

Posted September 24th, 2009

by Yorgo NestoridisGrunge Textures Old Paper
An easy way to start your grunge design is to load an old paper background (texture). Here are 5 old paper backgrounds which can be used to start your chef d’oeuvre. We will use them in our Web design Workshop.
The 16 MB Download is available from HERE.Please download before this [...]

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Corvette for Sale storms Google

Posted September 23rd, 2009

by Yorgo NestoridisCorvette for Sale storms Google
I fear by tonight that vette will be gone …! Check it out HERE. Google cannot get enough of it and Larrie’s Phone is busy.
Click the pic  to see the most recent detail.
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Gene Line Grunge Background
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Gene Line Grunge Background

Posted September 23rd, 2009

by Yorgo NestoridisGene Line Grunge Background
A background which could be used for a grunge styled site… :0.
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Author: Yorgo Nestoridis, Media Marketing & Publishing, Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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