I’ve been spending way too much of my time messing around with WordPress themes. I want this blog to look good. I want it to visually convey a message: establishing healthy eating habits is do-able. I want the look and feel of this publication to be unique. Problem is, I’m really not a visual designer. And every pre-made theme is going to be used by others. The solution is WP frameworks. They allow you to hang your customizations onto a foundation of code. Sounds good to me. It still leaves this blog looking rather plain until I dive into the CSS or hire somebody to do it for me. I definitely need to hire-out logo design.
While I figure that out, I think I’m either going to stick with Magazine Basic or Arras. I’m waffling. I guess I’ll have to ask M. her opinion and go from there. Whichever is easiest to tweak while I work on the framework will win out. I wish I could get the design done and then blog, but I’ll never get around to blogging if I wait around to do that. Besides design, there are a zillion other things to figure out like adding video, search engine optimization, microformats, etc. etc. etc. I really just need to focus on content and let the design evolve organically. Unfortunately, I’m the type of person that likes to tinker under the hood. It’s yet another area where I need to learn how to strike a balance.
