Month: November 2015

The Curious Case of Updating Large WordPress Themes

November 23, 2015 / Christine Taylor

The announcement of the next big update for Jupiter WordPress theme is imminent. We cannot wait to launch a product for which we have run one of our most complicated ideation and brainstorming sessions. The resulting proposal was a clear depiction of the current status of our product, its shortcomings, and possible ways to improve it. This post introduces a series of blog posts we wrote to discuss the ideation process, the methods we employed in development of the update and its results. Starting with a post from our head of development, Bob Ulusoy explains the multiple steps of the ideation process for Jupiter V5 and how it helped to designate the mission objectives. The most important of which was a modular framework that provides a brand new experience of speed, power and extendibility.

How to Achieve Perfection with Nothing! A Discussion of Minimalism in WordPress Layouts

November 11, 2015 / Maziar Firuzmand

Striving for simplicity and purity leads to a better usability and a positive user experience. That being said, reaching minimalism in WordPress layouts is a goal every designer should master. Minimalism bring elegance, aim to do more with less and that's where perfection is achieved.

Your Website Template Looks Awful After Customization? See What Experts Say About Website Template Customization To Learn Why!

November 4, 2015 / Alex Neil

If you have bought a WordPress theme, customized it and are not happy with the results - as it seriously looks like a dumb template edited by a non-talented designer - you're not the only one. And it's probably got nothing to do with your design skills. It's more likely the same pitfall that is true for every other template based design that so many users can't avoid.