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I'm quite new to Studiopress having used a program called Artisteer for a couple of years and am still experimenting with a few things but I'd welcome a few thoughts.
The site is a fan site dedicated to the singer Meat Loaf and it's currently using the Quattro Pro theme with only a minor edit to the coding for a larger header.
What is the minimum changes you'd be considering making to a site like this? Or do you think a different theme would be more suited? I've found it hard to visualise which theme would be best suited as the examples I've seen aren't even close to a fan site subject matter.
Thanks,
http:// http://www.theiconicmeatloaf.comIt all depends on what you want or like. Do you have any fan site example websites that you like and would like to use them as inspiration. If you want fully custom build Genesis theme, you can reach me at iguiding AT gmail DOT com
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Need Genesis help? Davinder @ iGuiding Media | My Blog | Fresh Genesis ThemesAt present I think the site design is very simple and I don't know if that's a good thing or not when it comes to a fan site for an entertainer. I've seen a few other fan sites that have nice designs but I'm pretty sure they're not Genesis themes and I'm not sure if they would suit the kind of music that Meat Loaf does or his fan base:
http://louis-tomlinson.org/
http://mybackstreet.net/
http://saoirse-ronan.org/I'm happy to have a go at creating something myself as I'm not going to learn Genesis otherwise but I just don't know where to start.
1. Make a test WordPress install
2. Install Genesis Framework and child theme you like. You can also use Genesis Sample child theme.
3. Goto Appearance > Editor and start customization CSS code for different sections as per requirement.This try and error is best building blocks method for learning. If you face any issue, update this thread.
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Need Genesis help? Davinder @ iGuiding Media | My Blog | Fresh Genesis ThemesWell I've been working on the CSS to change the colour scheme of the site and I think I might be getting there. I'm not 100% happy with how the header looks at the moment but I'm not sure what to do with that at the moment.
Is there anything you think I could improve on?
Make your header image bigger spanning full width in usual rectangular shape and then add those small thumbnails images on right side in a stylish manner. Try it.
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Need Genesis help? Davinder @ iGuiding Media | My Blog | Fresh Genesis Themeshey sparkly jacket
im not technical person but i understand business,design and marketing
i cannot answer the technical questions but design i can, the site is drowning in red, the background of meatloaf face is ok but then the theme background is also red, the font seems to be cutting through, but still the red makes it very harsh and intense in a bad way to look at, you want the feature articles,images or posts to be the standout, not the background colour, and reversing colours and font is tricky anyway not many site have the white nutrel font with a high power colour backdround
david
sorry i didnt see your follow up post
i understand your colour , red from the meatloaf bat out of hell album etc, it need toning down, try keeping the side element (the faded picture of meatloaf, and reversing the main page, black text, white back ground, then in each post or section ad some colour to it but not to much try making the quattro sand heading in red from the side image to lightly brighten up each post,
rather than fidle with you live site make a local install and copy your site and play with it on your desktop, then once you have figured it out then move forward on your live site
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